[Boatanchors] Eimac 15E

[J Forster]

It was used in sets of 4 in the ASB-5. It's a shame to use these up as they are not made anymore. I happen to collect that radar system. Why not use a common sweep tube?

-John



Barrie Smith wrote:

> Anyone know where I can get a complete spec sheet for the Eimac 15E?
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> It's a physically small triode, used (I'm told) as an output tube in aircraft radar.  Evidently, a long time age.
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> All connections are pins.  Two out the bottom are filament, one out the top is the grid, and the plate comes out the side.  Certainly a different configuration.
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> I have some specs.  The max plate voltage is 2000 volts.  The filament voltage is 5.6 volts, which I suspect, since, if it's a radar tube, designed for pulse-service, Eimac often used a higher-than-normal voltage for that use.
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> Anyway, I've got an urge to build something and that tube is so (dare I say) cute that I'd like to build a semi-QRP CW rig around it.
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> Barrie, W7ALW, DN36au,
> QRV 6M, 432 & 1296 EME