\2AL8 TUNG-SOL TRIODE-TETRODE MINIATURE TYPE COATED UNIPOTENTIAL CATHODE HEATER 12.6 VOLTS 0.55 AMP, 2.625" AC OR OC MAX. ANY MOUNTING POSITION nT. + | GLASS suLa BOTTOM VIEW MIN ATURE BUTTON 9 PIN BASE €9-2 BASING OLAGRAM EDEC 968. OUTLINE oRwine ‘ueDEC &3 THE 12AL8 1S A COMBINED MEDIUM-MU TRIODE AND SPACE-CHARGE GRID TETRODE WITH INDEPENDENT UNIPOTENTIAL CATHODES IN THE 9-PIN MINIATURE CON— STRUCTION. THE TRIODE SECTION IS INTENDED FOR USE AS DETECTOR OR VOLTAGE AMPLIFIER AND THE TETRODE SECTION IS INTENDED FOR USE AS A POWER AMPLI- FIER WHERE THE HEATER, PLATE AND SPACE-CHARGE GRID POTENTIALS ARE OB~ TAINED DIRECTLY FROM AN AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY. DIRECT INTERELECTRODE CAPACITANCES WITHOUT EXTERNAL SHIELD TWIODE INPUT: (6 TOK + H) TRIODE OUTPUT: (P To kK + H) TRIODE GRID TO PLATE TETRODE INPUT: (Gp TO Gy +KEH) TETRODE OUTPUT: (P TO Gy +KeH) TETRODE GRID TO PLATE COUPLING: (TETRODE GRID #2 TO TRIODE GRID 44) (MAX«) RATINGS SNTERPRETED ACCORDING TO OESIGN CENTER SySteW EATER VOLTAGE vouTs MAXIMUM TETRODE PLATE VOLTAGE vouTs MAXIMUM POSITIVE TETRODE GRID $4 VOLTAGE vouTs MAXIMUM NEGATIVE TETRODE GRID #2 VOLTAGE VouTs MAXIMUM TETRODE GRID #2 CIRCUIT RESISTANCE MEGOHMS, MAXIMUM TRIODE PLATE VOLTAGE Yous MAXIMUM TRIODE CATHODE CURRENT MA. MAXIMUM TRIODE GRID CIRCUIT RESISTANCE MEGOKMS MAXIMIM HEATER-CATHODE VOLTAGE vous "Teis Toe 18 INTENDED To BE USEO Im AUTOMOTIYE SERVICE FROM A ROMIWAL 12 VOLT BATTERY SouRCE. ME MEATER 1S THEREFORE DESIGNEN To OPFRATE OVER THE 10.0 TO 1Be9 VOLTAGE RANGE EACOUATERED HCE. THE AXIMDM RATINGS OF THE TUBE PROVIOE FOR AK ADEQUATE SAFETY FACTOR SUCR JE ILL WITHSTAND THE WOE VARIATION IF SUPPLY VOLTAGES” CONTINUED O¥ FoLLoWLAG PAGE mp ino IcaTEs: A cwance. Tune-soU FLECTRIC ING, ELECTRON TUBE OIVISION BLOOMFIELD, HEW JERSEY, U-S.A, OCTOBER 1, 1961 PLATE #005312AL8 TUNG-SOL CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE TYPICAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS CLASS Ay AMPLIFIER — SINGLE TUBE TRIODE TETRODE HEATER VOLTAGE 12.6 HEATER CURRENT 0.55 PLATE VOLTAGE 12.6 12.6 GRID #4 (SPACE~CHARGE GRID) VOLTAGE 12.6 CONTROL GRID VOLTAGE - 0.5" PLATE CURRENT 40 GRID #4 (SPACE~CHARGE GRID) CURRENT 6 PLATE RESISTANCE 480 AMPLIFICATION FACTOR 7.26 TRANSCONDUCTANCE 15 000° RESISTANCE-COUPLED AMPLIFIER-SINGLE TUBE (SEE CIRCUIT? PLATE (SPACE-CHARGE GRID & HEATER) SUPPLY VOLTAGE vous AF SIGNAL VOLTAGE vouTs PLATE CURRENT (TETRODE) MAL GRID #4 (SPACE-CHARGE GRID) CURRENT MA. LOAD RESISTANCE (TETRODE} OHMS TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION PERCENT POWER OUTPUT Mw 0.1 uf oot AF Signal Voltage *avERAGE BAS DEVELOPED ACROSS A 2.2 MEGOMM GRID RESISTOR, Brena: SIGHAL PLATE CURRERT 15 APPROXIMATELY $0 MA BECAUSE BIAS 15 OBTAINED BY GRID #2 RECTI Freartone Crrow crio #2 10 PLate.TENTATIVE DATA I2ZAL8 12AL8 TETRODE Ef = 12.6 Volts Ecz (Control Grid}= 0 Volts 2 : § = 30 PLATE VOLTS 12AL8 reTKoDe Ef = 12.6 Volts 100} Ec, (Space Charge Grid)=+12.6 Volts HH o peat 3 Pr. 5 r-3 FO 350 ro os z a 4 z r Lo 2 S, -1 oy 10 20 30 40 50. 60 a PLATE VOLTS Ef if COOP CATT TUNGHSOL ELECTRIC IMC. ELECTRON TUBE OIVISION BLOOMFIELD, NEW ERSEY, U.S.A, OCTOBER 1, 1987 PLATE #509712AL8 TENTATIVE DATE 1208 TRIOvE SECTION Ef = 12.6 Volts 2 ig 5 = 2 5 2 = & Ss iz