Machlett 3CPX1500A7 Ceramic/Metal High-Mu Power Triode - 1 Year Warranty

Description

Machlett Factory Direct
Machlett 3CPX1500A7 Ceramic/Metal High-Mu Power Triode
Machlett
3CPX1500A7 Ceramic/Metal High-Mu Power Triode
New Current Production
The 3CPX1500A7 is a rugged high-mu power
triode, designed with beam-forming cathode and
control grid geometry to allow the simplicity of
design and circuit advantages of a triode with the
gain of a tetrode. The tube is intended for pulse
modulator or pulse regulator service. The external
anode may be forced-air cooled. Or, for increased
high voltage holdoff, the tube may be immersed
in an insulating liquid, which is also used to cool
the tube. This tube may be used in a grid or plate
pulsed RF application where high peak power is required.
Characteristics
Plate Dissipation (Max.) 1,500 Watts
Screen Dissipation (Max.) ---
Grid Dissipation (Max.) 25 Watts
Frequency for Max. rating (CW) 250 MHz
Amplification Factor 200
Filament/Cathode Oxide Coated
Voltage 5.5 Volts
Current 11.2 Amps
Capacitance Grounded Cathode
Input 38.5 pf
Output 0.2 pf
Feedthrough 10 pf
Capacitance ---
Input --- pf
Output --- pf
Feedthrough --- pf
Cooling Liquid or Air
Base Special 7 pin
Air Socket SK-2200
Air Chimney SK-2216
Boiler ---
Length 4.02 in; 102. mm
Diameter 3.38 in; 86 mm
Weight 26.02 oz; 0.737 gm
CPI | 3CPX1500A7
No returns, however defective devices will be replaced free of charge for 1 year from purchase date.
WHY MACHLETT FACTORY DIRECT?
Once manufactured by Machlett, vacuum tubes undergo exacting quality control measures to further assure reliability. Power tubes and megatrons are first mounted in test fixtures and burned in for 24 hours. This burn-in helps stabilize the internal operating parameters of the tubes before measurements begin. Each device is then tested and graded for technical characteristics specified by Machlett engineers. Only after a component successfully passes these exacting challenges is it labeled and put into stock to be sold.
The Machlett brand has a storied past. Founded in 1897 as E. Machlett and Son as a maker of scientific glass products, the company was a pioneer in the field of X-ray technology and collaborated with the likes of Madame Curie and other leading roentgenologists. Machlett LogoMachlett Laboratories was created in 1934 to produce X-ray tubes, and grew to become the world leader in the field.
Machlett's product line expanded to include transmitting tubes, and also did contract work for the Atomic Energy Commission. The company was acquired by Raytheon Manufacturing Company, as the conglomerate sought to increase its efforts in the area of microwaves. Raytheon had received a patent for a "high frequency dielectric heating apparatus" in 1945.
Raytheon expanded their military microwave technology into commercial applications, introducing a huge microwave oven for hotel and shipboard use in 1947. The Raytheon Industrial Systems division was formed in Waltham, Massachusetts and subsequently acquired appliance manufacturer Amana. In 1967 the "Radarange," the world's first microwave oven designed for home use, was enthusiastically welcomed by the general public.
As part of a parallel universe, Raytheon LogoPenta Laboratories, another tube manufacturer, was acquired by Raytheon in 1973 and the two operated as separate divisions. In 1988 Connecticut-based Machlett, which had manufactured magnetron tubes for Raytheon's microwave efforts, was sold to Varian and absorbed into the California-based company.
About the same time Penta spun off from Raytheon, becoming an independent entity. The company has become a primary manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of electron tubes, covering broadcast, industrial, research, military, medical and scientific applications. Penta LogoIts California facility is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Penta has affiliated manufacturing entities in Europe and Asia.
In recent years Penta acquired the Machlett brand, and has retained the services of a cadre of highly experienced personnel who trace their roots back to the Raytheon Power Tube division. Penta has reinvigorated Machlett's manufacturing and service operations. The company stands unique as the industry's only microwave systems manufacturer that supplies its own magnetrons.
SHIPPING INFORMATION
USA Shipping .95 (USPS)
International .95 (USPS)