6AQ5—5AQ5 Election” TUBES BEAM PENTODE DESCRIPTION AND RATING The 6AQS is a miniature beam-power pentode designed for use in the audio- frequency power output stage of television and radio receivers. It may also be used as a triode-connected vertical deflection amplifier in television receivers. ‘Within its maximum ratings, the performance of the 6AQS is equivalent to that of the 6V6-GT. Except for heater ratings, the 5AQ5 is identical to the 6AQS. In addition, the 5AQ5, as a result of its controlled heater warm-up characteristic, is espe- cially suited for use in television receivers which employ series-connected heaters. When the 5AQS is used in conjunction with other 600-milliampere types which exhibit essentially the same heater warm-up characteristic, heater voltage surges across the individual tubes are minimized during the warm-up GENERAL ELECTRICAL 5AQ5 6AQ5 Cathode—Coated Unipotential Heater Voltage, AC or DC . ce ay 6.3 Volts Heater Current. Pe 06 0.45 Amper Heater Warm-up Time* : Direct Interelectrode Capacitances, appro W cee+ Secon Grid-Number 1 to Plate 204 put Input. 18.0 aut Output. 185 unt MECHANICAL Base—€7-1, Miniature Button 7-Pin MAXIMUM RATINGS DESIGN-CENTER VALUES UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED Vertical Deflection Class Al Amplific (Triede Connection) § DC Plate Voltage......... 250 Volts Peak Positive Pulse Plate Voltage . ties 11008 Volts Screen Voltage... ...---.. eee eee 21250 «2. Volts Peak Negative Grid-Number 1 Voltage on 250 Volts Plate Dissipation poweeeenen 90a Watts Screen Dissipation . cen ~ Watts DC Cathode Current : : 35 Milliamperes Peak Cathode Current el 105 Milliomperes Heater-Cothode Voltage Heater Positive with Respect to Cathode DC Component... . = 100 100 Volts Total DC and Peale. 200 200 Volts Heater Negative with Respect to Cathode Total DC and Peak...... 200 200 Volts : peers 011 . Megohms With Cathode Bias 105 2.2 Megohms Bulb Temperature at Hottest Point £250 250 C GENERAL @@ ELECTRIC Sepavede ET.TE7ID dated 6-53 6AQ5 5AQ5 ET-Te85, Page 1 o-38 BASING DIAGRAM RETMA 782, TERMINAL CONNECTIONS Pin |—Grid-Number 1 Pin 2—Cathode and Beam Plates Pin 3—Heater Pin 4—Heater in 5—Plate in 6—Grid-Number 2 (Screen) Pin 7—Grid-Number 1 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS a wks6AQ5 SAQS ET-T885 Page 2 635 CLASS A; AMPLIFIER Plate Voltage... ceeteeeeeeees cette eee tenes --180 Screen Voltage 180 Grid-Number 1 Voltage... -85 Peak AF Grid-Number 1 Voltage... ceeeees cone BS Plate Resistance, approximate : 58000 Transconductance . : . ceeeees = :3700 Zero-Signal Plate Current. . ceeeees ceseees cece ‘Moximum-Signal Plate Current cee cesses 30 Zero-Signall Screen Current. - 3.0 Milliamperes Maximum-Signal Screen Current : wees : 40 7.0 Millicmperes Load Resistance... . coset ee ee ee cees weve 5500 5000 Ohms Total Harmonic Distortion, approximate . 8 8 Percent ‘Moximum-Signal Power Output 20 45 Watts PUSH-PULL CLASS AB; AMPLIFIER, VALUES FOR TWO TUBES Plate Voltage veeees-250 Screen Voltage... . 250 Grid-Number 1 Voltage. Peak AF Grid-to-Grid Voltage Zero-Signal Plate Current Maximum-Signal Plate Current Zero-Signal Screen Current... ‘Maximum-Signal Screen Current. : cee weet . 13 Milliamperes Effective Load Resistance, Plate-to-Plate +-.10000 Ohms Total Harmonic Distortion . . ; 5 Percent ‘Moximum-Signal Power Output . - 10 Watts AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS, TRIODE CONNECTIONS Plate Voltage a ; 250. Volts Grid-Number 1 Voltage. ceeeeeeeees ceeeteeeeeeees ceseeeeees 125 Volts Amplification Factor. weet eens we cere 9S Plate Resistance, approximate a 1970 Ohms Transconductance enoaaeod ; Micromhos Plate Current. Grid-Number 1 Voltage, approximate 1,=0.5 Milliampere r warm-up time is defined as the time required in the Heater shown at the right for the voltage across the heater of Tube — --—37 Volts terminals to increase from zero to the heater test voltage (Vi). For this type, E=187 volts (RMS or DC), Vi=3.73 volts (RMS or DC), and R= 23.5 ohms. Test under + Without external shield. n in a 525-line, 30-frame television system as described in "Standards of Good Engineerin, ion Broadcast Stations,” Federal Communications Commission. The duty cycle of the voltage pulse must not exceed 15 percent of one scanning cycle.= Value given is to be considered as an Absolute Maximum Rating. In this case, the combined effect of SAQS supply voltage variation, manufacturing variation including components in the equipment, and adjustment SAQS of equipment controls should not cause the rated value to be exceeded, Er-te0s A In stages operating with grid-leak bias, an adequate cathode-bias resistor or other suitable means is Page 3 tequired to protect the tube in the absence of excitation. as AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS 220 70 Ey = RATED VALUE 240 Ege = 250 VOLTS 50 160 40 GRID NUMBER 1 CURRENT (Ie) IM MILLIAMPERES. = 120 30 2 80 2 0 10 0 ° 100 200 300 400 500 PLATE VOLTAGE IN VOLTS ho AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS to + HE Ht areo rave 120 250 voLTS 60 © 00 Hs0 @ = 80 40 = = so = o « 20 & 2» 10 z lo ° 100, 200 300, 400 500 PLATE VOLTAGE IN VOLTS6AQ5 5AQ5 ET-Te85 Page 4 ose PLATE CURRENT IN MILLIAKPERES ce) CURRENT IN MILLLAMPERES. AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS Ey * RATED VALUE v0 HA ec = 0 vours = isp vot! 20 ° 100 200 300 400 500 PLATE VOLTAGE IN VOLTS AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS TeI00e coNNECTION 200 Ep = ATED VALUE I 150 100 | so Ly oe K Z ° 100 200 300 400 500 PLATE VOLTAGE iN VOLTSAVERAGE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS 4 RATED VALUE 250 voLrs 12 SCREEN CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES 40 30 20 =10 0 GRID NUMBER 1 VOLTAGE 1M VOLTS AVERAGE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS. tuo Ey © RATED VALUE fy * 250 VOLTS hia PLATE CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES 20 40 30 ~20 =10 ° GRID NUMBER 1 VOLTAGE IN VOLTS 6AQ5 5AQ5 ET-1885 Page 56AQ5 S5AQ5 ET-T885 Page 6 ast TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION IN PERCENT 28 2 POWER OUTPUT IN WATTS OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS 250 Yours 250 VOLTS 712.5 vours vours: (us) seater CURRENT 2000 4000 6000 8000 LOAD RESISTANCE IN OHMS TUBE DEPARTMENT GENERAL @@ ELECTRIC Schenectady 5, N. Y. WAXIMUM-SIGNAL PLATE OR SCREEN CURRENT IN MILLLANPERES