12AT7/ECC81 MAXIMUM RATINGS (Each Section) Design Center Values Zero Signal Plate Voltage 550 volts Plate Voltage 300 volts Plate Dissipation 2.5 watts Cathode Current 15 mA Grid Voltage -50 volts Grid Voltage (Grid Current = + 0.3 uA) -1.3 volts . Grid Resistance[4] 1 megohm Heater to Cathode Voltage 90 volts Heater to Cathode Resistance 20,000 ohms Typical Operating Conditions Class A Amplifier (Each Section) Plate Voltage 100 170 200 250 volts Grid Voltage - 1.0 -1.0 - 1.0 -2.0 volts Plate Current 3.0 8.5 11.5 10.0 mA Transconductance 3750 5900 6700 5500 umhos Amplification Factor 62 66 70 60 Plate Resistance 16.5 11.0 10.5 11.0 K ohms [4] with self bias [diagram of base and envelope omitted from text file]