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Preferred Substitutes ......................... 6BL7GTA 6BX7GT
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Glass octal type used as combined vertical-deflection amplifier and vertical-deflection oscillator in color and black-and-white television receivers.
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
When so operated, it is recommended that unit no 1 (pins 4, 5 and 6) be used as the oscillator. Requires octal socket.
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Bulb .......................................... T-9
Base Type ..................................... B8-58 Short Intermediate Octal 8-Pin
EIA Outline ................................... 9-41
EIA Base ...................................... 8BD
Cathode ....................................... Coated Unipotential
Mounting Position ............................. Any
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Heater Voltage ................................ 6.3 V
Heater Current ................................ 1.5 A
Triode 1
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Shielded Unshielded
Input ......................................... 4.4 5.0 pf
Output ........................................ 1.1 3.4 pf
Grid to Plate ................................. 4.2 4.2 pf
Triode 2
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Shielded Unshielded
Input ......................................... 4.8 5.0 pf
Output ........................................ 1.2 3.2 pf
Grid to Plate ................................. 4.0 4.0 pf
Each Unit
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Plate Voltage ................................. 500 V
Negative Grid No. 1 Voltage ................... 500 V
Plate Dissipation ............................. 10 W
Cathode Current ............................... 210 mA
Grid No. 1 Circuit Resistance
Self Bias .................................. 4.7M Ω
Class A Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
Plate Voltage ................................. 250 V
Grid No. 1 Voltage ............................ -9 V
Amplification Factor .......................... 15
Plate Resistance (approx) ..................... 2150 Ω
Transconductance .............................. 6200 µ
Plate Current ................................. 40 mA
Grid No. 1 Voltage for Ib ..................... 25 µa @ -25 V
Vertical Amplifier
Source ........................................ RCA DS 10/53
DC Plate Supply Voltage ....................... 500 V
Peak Positive-Pulse Plate Voltage ............. 1800 V
Peak Negative-Pulse Grid No. 1 Voltage ........ 500 V
Average Cathode Current ....................... 60 mA
Plate Dissipation ............................. 10 W
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