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Help, how to plot transconductance for a valve

Hello.
Can someone help, like a tutorial, how to plot and find trans-conductance for a valve (ECC81) for a given Ia(plate current).

In the datasheet the trans-conductance change with Ia and Va. In the datasheet it is 5.5mA/V for 10mA at 250V, but how can I find how much for 1mA at 250V ?

Thank you.
 
Can someone help, like a tutorial, how to plot and find trans-conductance for a valve (ECC81) for a given Ia(plate current).
how can I find how much for 1mA at 250V ?
Goes like this, two possebilities.🙂
Is a proxamation, like everything with tubes 😀
Mona
 

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Regarding the valve noise I suggest you to build a test citcuit where you can change the anode and catodhe resistors function of the tubes you are testing
Then you need some instruments to measure the amplification factor, then the residual with the input shorted ( 600 ohm standard)
A good audio card with ARTA software ( for example).
This is the only way to get the right results about noise.
You can have different value of s/n in the same brand for the same type of tubes
Of course you need dc regulated power for filaments an HT


Walter
 
Please check on real circuit.
You have to consider the resistors and voltage you are using.
All of them have a weight for the final results.
An high value of R has more noise than the lower ones


If you use a pentode in triode connection you will get a good gain with a low noise due to the high gm and low Rp ( you have to choice carefully the type)


Walter