6T8—5T8—19T8 Ltadeonte TRIPLE-DIODE TRIODE TUBES DESCRIPTION AND RATING ‘The 6T8 is a miniature triple-diode, high-mu triode intended primarily for use as a combined AM detector, FM detector, and audio-frequency voltage amplifier in radio and television receivers. For flexibility in circuit design, one of the three high-perveance diodes is provided with a separate cathode con- nection, ‘The 5T8, 6T8, and 1978 are alike except for heater ratings and heater- cathode voitage ratings. The 19T8 is particularly suited for use in a-c/d-c radio receivers; while the 5T8, as a result of its controlled heater warm-up characteristic, is especially well suited for use in television receivers which employ series-connected heaters. When the STS 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 period. GENERAL ELECTRICAL Cathode—Coated Unipotential 518 618 Heater Voltage, AC or DC. 47 63 Volts wee 06 0.45 0.15 Amperes 1.0 . Seconds Direct Interelectrode Capacitancest ® Triode Grid to Plate... 18 wut eae) Input. . 16 ppt le Output oO ape “ae to Any Diode Plate, maximum. 0.035 put Diode-Number 1 Input . : 3.8 wut iode-Number 2 Input . 45 wut iode-Number 3 Input. . 38 wut Diode-Number 2 Cathode to All. 85 uuf MECHANICAL ‘Mounting Position—Any Envelope—T-61, Glass Base—E9-1, Small Button 9-Pin MAXIMUM RATINGS DESIGN-CENTER VALUES Plate Voltage. 300 Volts Pole Be Cid Watoce 3 Yeh ma : 19 Wate Heater-Cathode Voltage 518 618 1978 Heater Positive with Respect to Cathode DC Component. wees 100 — Volts Total DC and Peak . 200 90 Volts Total DC and Peak. 200 90 Volts Diode Current for Cc wous Operation, Each Diode. 5.0 5.0 Milliamperes GENERAL @@ ELECTRIC ‘Supersedes ET-T4718 dated 2-51 ond ET-T472B dated 12-50 618 518 19T8 ET-1893 Page 1 rr BASING DIAGRAM ® @ RETMA 9E. TERMINAL CONNECTIONS Pin 1—Diode Number 3 Plate Pin 2—Diode Number 2 Plate Pin 3—Diode Number 2 Cathode and Pin 4—Heater Pin 5—Heater Pin 6—Diode Number 1 Plate Pin 7—Cathode and Shield Pin 8—Triode Grid Pin 9—Triode Plate ield PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Loa we | TOE I RETHA 6.2678 518 19T8 ‘ET-T893 te? CHARACTERISTICS AND TYPICAL OPERATION Class A, Amplifier Plate Voltage Grid Voltage Amplification Factor Plate Resistance, approximate. Transconductanc Plate Current ‘Average Diode Current, Each Diode With 5.0 Volts DC Applied... . See . 20 Milliomperes 100 =1 ni 70 54000 1300 0.8 ter warm-up time is defined as the time required ‘the circuit shown at the right for the voltage across the Heater heater terminals to increase from zero to the heater test of Tube voltage (Vi). For this type, E= 187 volts (RMS or DC), Under Vi=3,73 volts (RMS or DC), and R=23.5 ohms. Test n + Without external shield. ® Indicates o change in ratings on the 6T8 and 19T8. CLASS A RESISTANCE-COUPLED AMPLIFIER ES = Werte Ebb Teslenb = 0 volt] re [gain| fo | Re fo | tk [bial fo 0.20]. 3700] 21 | 7.0] 2400] 2 | 18 | 1800) 33 | 35 ce 0.10]. 6100| 6 | 9.0} 2700| 34 | 23 | 2000] 33 | 42] esig Fags ' {o-24]0. 9100] 39 | 10 [4300] 40-| 26 | 3000] 44 [a3 0.24L0, 10000 | 34 | 13 | 4700| «5 | 31 | 3300] «9 | 5 Rk 9-51]0- el ee 0.51] 1. 15000 | 40 50 | 35 | 6200] 55 | 60 f.24]0.24] 10] 0 | at a] i] 0 |e] o pcacs | 6 [3 [alt [ele] me cone ances tenes 0-si]o.si] 10] 0] 39 apa] ope] ae fk should be adequately o-sili.0 | 10 | o | a2 sj] o |s| 6 hiotes: 1. 0 is maximum RS voltage output for five percent (54) total hamonic distortion. 2. Gain measured at 2.0 volte Aus output. 3. For zero-blas date, generator Inpedance 1s negligible.PLATE CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS 200 Ey * RATED VALUE 300 100 PLATE VOLTAGE IN VOLTS. AVERAGE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS 300 2.0 ep = mired vate Lt PT ¥ 40 | of [- Cyt y { | vA a 7° 10 GRID VOLTAGE IN 6T8 518 19T8 ET-T893 Page 3 es678 518 19T8 ET-1893 Page 4 °° ose 10 so 30 20 20 AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS 140000) 2800 20000 Ht 2400 100000} 2000 00 80000] 200 PLATE RESISTANCE (Rp) IN OHMS TRINSCONDUCTANCE (Gq) IN MICROMHOS 20000} ° 10 2.0 30 4.0 PLATE CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS Each 1008. - a 12 20 8 Ey © RATED VALUE ineut sienatJvoutnee RECTIFIED CURRENT IN MICROAMPERES. 40 20 20 =10 ° DC VOLTAGE DEVELOPED BY DIODE IN VOLTS TUBE DEPARTMENT GENERAL @@ ELECTRIC