BELL SYSTEM PRACTICES AB46.

348A
Transmission Engineering and Data Issue 2, February 1956
Electron Tube Data A.T.&T. Co. Standard

ELECTRON TUBE DATA SHEET

WESTERN ELECTRIC 348A ELECTRON TUBE

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DESCRIPTION
The 348A is an indirect~ heated cathode type pentode having a separate

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suppressor grid connection. It is intended for use in audio, carrier and radio-
frequency voltage amplifiers, oscillators or mo~ulators. It has special design
features to minimize microphonic noise and hum. This tube, except for having a
different base, top cap, heater voltage and current rating, is identical to the
310B.

CHARACTERISTICS

Heater Voltage • 6.3 volts

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Plate Current volts; Ec2 = 135 volts;) 5·5 milliamperes
Transconductance volts; Ec3 = 0 1820 micromhos

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348A
GENERAL CH.ll.RAC<PERISTICS

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K"LEClliiCAL DA'l'A

Heater Voltage • 6.3 volts

Heater Current • 0.50 ampere
Direct Interelectrode Capacitances without with
external external shield
shield (REJ'fo!A #3ll)
Grid to Plate (maximum) • • • 0.016 *0.010 ~llf'
Input: g1 to (h+k+g2+g3+i.s.) 6.0 *7-0 ~
OUtput: p to (h+k+g2+g3+i.s.)

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13 *13 ~llf'

l.fECli..-11ITCAL ~A..I'A

Cathode Coated unipotential

Bulb ST12
3ase Small, 7-pin octal
1·1ounting Position Any
Dimensions an~ pin co~ec~ions st.own in outline drawing on page 5

J-.t:V::D-IDJ.f RATINGS, :Jesig:!l-Center Values

Plate Voltage . . •
Screen Grid Voltage
Plate Dissipation
Screen Grid Dissipation
Cathode Current • • • •
Heater-Cathode Voltage
250 volts
l8o volts
2.0 watts
0.4 watt
10 milliamperes
30 volts
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·TYPICAL OPERP.'.CI!IG COliDITIO::S Aiill c:L<'L"AC'l'ERISTICS

Plate • • • • 135 180 250 volts

Sc=een Grid Voltage 135 135 135 volts

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Control Grid Voltage -3 -3 -3 volts
Sa~pressor Grid Voltage 0 0 0 volts
Plate CUrrent ).40 5-50 5 .6o milliamperes
Screen Grid Current 1.20 1.18 1.17 milliamperes
Peak A-F SigPBl Voltage 3.00 1.50 2.10 volts
Plate Resistance o. 75 0.)10 1.15 megobms
Transconductance 1500 1820 1840 micromhos
Load Resistance 20000 100000 100000 obms
Paver OUtput 250 150 310 milliwatts
Total nar.monic Distortion 8.5 6 6 per cent

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Cont~ol Grid Voltage, Approximate, for
Plate Current of 10 ~icroamperes -9-5 -9·5 -9.5 volts
*With external shield (RE'Th1A. #311) connected to cathode pin.
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BULB
9"
432MAX.
29"
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• l..----B7-2 SMALL SHELL

7-PIN OCTAL BASE

CATHODE NO CONNECTION

• SUPPRESSOR GRID
a INTERNAL SHIELD
HEATER

PLATE

SCREEN GRID
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