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Preferred Substitutes ......................... 1B8
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Glass octal type used in compact battery-operated receivers. Diode unit is used as detector or avc tube, triode as first audio amplifier, and pentode as power output tube. Tube requires octal socket.
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Bulb .......................................... T-9
Base Type ..................................... Octal
EIA Outline ................................... 9-17
EIA Base ...................................... 8AJ
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Heater Voltage ................................ 1.4 DC V
Heater Current ................................ 0.1 A
Pentode
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 110 V
Grid No. 2 Voltage ............................ 110 V
Triode
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 110 V
Pentode Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 90 V
Grid No. 2 Voltage ............................ 90 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ -9 V
Plate Resistance (approx) ..................... 200K Ω
Transconductance .............................. 925 µ
Plate Current ................................. 5.0 mA
Grid No. 2 Current ............................ 1.0 mA
Load Resistance ............................... 12K Ω
Power Output (approx) ......................... 0.2 W
Pentode Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 67.5 V
Grid No. 2 Voltage ............................ 67.5 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ -6 V
Transconductance .............................. 875 µ
Plate Current ................................. 3.8 mA
Grid No. 2 Current ............................ 0.8 mA
Load Resistance ............................... 16K Ω
Power Output (approx) ......................... 0.1 W
Pentode Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 45 V
Grid No. 2 Voltage ............................ 45 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ -4.5 V
Transconductance .............................. 650 µ
Plate Current ................................. 1.6 mA
Grid No. 2 Current ............................ 0.3 mA
Load Resistance ............................... 20K Ω
Power Output (approx) ......................... 0.035 W
Triode Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 90 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ 0 V
Amplification Factor .......................... 25
Plate Resistance (approx) ..................... 43.5K Ω
Transconductance .............................. 575 µ
Plate Current ................................. 1.1 mA
Triode Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 67.5 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ 0 V
Amplification Factor .......................... 25
Plate Resistance (approx) ..................... 55K Ω
Transconductance .............................. 450 µ
Plate Current ................................. 0.6 mA
Triode Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Plate Voltage ................................. 45 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ 0 V
Amplification Factor .......................... 25
Plate Resistance (approx) ..................... 77K Ω
Transconductance .............................. 325 µ
Plate Current ................................. 0.3 mA
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