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The Vacuum Triode
Electricity and Electronics · Chapter 10 · 9. Vacuum Triode
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- Structure of the vacuum triode; action of the control grid; grid cut-off voltage
- Plate and mutual characteristics of a triode
- Triode parameters: plate resistance, mutual conductance, amplification factor; mu = rp x gm; numerical problems
- Triode as a voltage amplifier: bias voltage, cathode resistor and cathode bypass capacitor
- Significance of vacuum in tubes; causes of tube failure