[AMPS] FYI 3-600Z

[Rich Measures]

>
>I just noticed this on their web-page.  I have no commercial interest and
>all that blather.......
>----------------
>1. Q. I understand Svetlana is developing a replacement for the 3-500Z.
>When will it be available and how much will it cost? 
>A. Svetlana is developing an upgraded version of the 3-500Z, which will
>carry the nomenclature 3-600Z. This upgraded tube will have a higher plate 
dissipation
> rating and
>it will be fully compatible with the existing 3-500Z equipment; that is, the 
new Svetlana
>3-600Z will operate in original equipment designed for the 3-500Z. In 
addition, it will be
>particularly useful in newly
>designed equipment to take advantage of the increased capability of the 
Svetlana tube.

If the 3-600Z is fully compatible, it must have the same 5V, 14.5A 
filament/cathode.  The emissive limit of such a cathode is c.400mA of 
anode current.  It seems to me that it would make no difference in PEP 
output whether the anode dissipation capability is 500w, 600w, or even 
1000w.  Beyond a certain point, the bottleneck is the emissive limit of 
the cathode.  The idea that a tube with a fixed emissive limit can be 
"upgraded" to provide an "advantage" by upping the anode dissipation 
rating is hipe.  
-  later. 


Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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