Hickok 6000A - General Information; Functional Description

SECTION 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1
FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
Тһе
Hickok
Model
6000A
Dynamic
Mutual
Conductance
Tube
Tester
is
used
for
testing
the
important.
conditions
of
tubes.
It
is
designed
for
accuracy,
portability,
simplicity
of
operation,
on
115
volts
or
230
volts.
It
provides
filament
voltages
from
0.
6
to
117
volts
in
19
steps.
The
Model
60004
is
capable
of
testing
and
measuring
mutual
con-
ductance
and
the
life
expectancy
of
vacuum
tubes
used
in
television,
radio,
and
transmitting
tubes
delivering
less
than
25
watts
of
power.
Transis-
tors,
Diodes,
Compactrons,
Novars,
and
Nuvistors
can
be
checked
on
the
Model
6000A.
Mutual
Conductance
(GM)
values
are
indicated
on
the
test
meter
in
one
of
three
scales,
0-3000,
0-6000,
and
0-15,
000
micromhos.
The
value
of
GM
is
determined
by
the
setting
of
the
SHUNT
control.
Mounted
on
the
tube
mounting
plate
are
eight
tube
sockets
used
for
testing
various
tubes.
A
built-in
roll
chart
is
provided
to
give
test
data
for
more
than
1350
vacuum
tubes
normally
encountered
in
the
servicing
of
entertainment
type
electronic
equipment.
The
roll
chart
is
replace-
ableand
is
revised
semi-annuallyto
include
tube
data
available
atthe
time
of
each
printing.
Revised
róll
charts
can
be
ordered
directly
from
the
factory.
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