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DN143

Sensibly equivalent to:
EBL21
    
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The DN143 is a double diode audio output pentode, and very few were designed. This valve, labelled as Marconi, is also marked as supplied by Mullard, and so is identical to the EBL21.
The valve has a common cathode and the diodes are for signal rectification for detector or AGC service. We have not found any designs using this early example of all glass construction. It is probable that it was intended as a single valve detector and audio stage driving the output transformer and loudspeaker. It would have needed considerable drive at intermediate frequency and the output pentode is of high gain.
The wide glass tube envelope is 32 mm in diameter, and excluding the B8B base pins is 76 mm tall.
References: Data-sheet, 1040 & 3002. Type DN143 was first introduced in 1941. See also 1941 adverts.

 

Pin Connections
B8B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
h
a
g1
g2
a(d2)
a(d1)
k
h

 

Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions
Pentode
Vh
Ah
Va
Vs
Vg
mAa
mAs
ra
gm
Pout
D
6.3
0.8
250
275
-6.2
44
5.8
50K
9.5
5.5
10%
Thanks to Frank Philipse for supplying the above PDF datasheet.
Updated January 26, 2013.
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