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BELL SYSTEM PRACTICES SECTION AB46.293A
Transmission Engineering Data Issue 1, September 1950
Vacuum Tube Data AtT.&T. Co. Standard

PENTODE
POWER AMPLIFIER @579! Electric

DESCRIPTION

The 293A is a suppressor grid, power pentode having an indirectly heated cathode. It is
designed for use as an audio-frequency power amplifier in Class A1 service.

CHARACTERISTICS

Heater Voltage 1 l , . . . . . . I . . . . . 10.0 volts

Plate Current . . . Eb : E02 2 180 volts; . . . . 15.8 milllamperes
Transconductance . E _ _ 18 olt . E _ 0 . 1175 micromhos
Power Output . l _ V s 3 _ 1.2 watts

ELECTRON TUBE DATA SHEET
FILE: GENERAL PURPOSE SECTION
293A

PENTODE

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293A -- PAGE 2

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

ELECTRICAL DATA

Heater Voltage, A-C or D-C
Heater Current

Direct Intereleetrode Capacitances (without external shield)

Grid to Plate .
Input
Output.

MECHANICAL DATA

Cathode .

Bulb.

Base . . .
Mounting Position .

Dimensions and pin connections shown in outline drawing on Page 6

MAXIMUM RATINGS, Design-Center Values

Plate Voltage . .
Screen Grid Voltage .
Plate Dissipation . ,
Screen Grid Dissipation .
Cathode Current . .
Heater-Cathode Voltage .

TYPICAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

SINGLE TUBE AMPLIFIER -CLASS A.

Plate Voltage , . .

Screen Grid Voltage .

Control Grid Voltage .

Peak A-F Grid Voltage .

Zero Signal Plate Current .
NIaximum Signal Plate Current .
Zero Signal Screen Grid Current .
NIaximum Signal Screen Grid Current .
Transconductance

Plate Resistance .

Load Resistance .

Nlaximum Signal Power Output
Total Harmonic Distortion .

135
135
- 12
12
12.5
13.5
1.9
3.2
1140
95000
11000
0.6
9.7

180
180
- 18
18
15.8
17.0
2.7
52
1175
100000
11500
1.3

11

10.0
320

0.66
6.2
6.5

Coated Unipotential

ST14

volts

milliamperes

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uuf
uuf

Medium 6-pin

Any

250

200

150

- 18
18
21.5
23.5
3.5
5.6
1340
100000
12000
2.1

10

volts

volts

watts

watt
milliamperes
volts

volts

volts

volts

volts
milliamperes
milliamperes
milliamperes
milliamperes
micromhos
ohms

ohms

watts

per cent