What is the PCL82-P vacuum tube?

The PCL82-P (PCL82 (Pentode)) is a pentode vacuum tube designed for power applications. Pentode section. Series heater TV tube..

What is a PCL82-P substitute or equivalent?

Direct equivalents to the PCL82-P include 16A8. These share the same pinout and operating envelope, so they can usually be swapped without circuit changes — though batch-to-batch variations between manufacturers (NOS vs current production) may shift the sonic character noticeably.

What are the key specifications of the PCL82-P?

Amplification factor μ ≈ 10, transconductance gm ≈ 7.5 mA/V, plate resistance rp ≈ 16.0 kΩ, max plate voltage 250 V, max plate dissipation 7 W, heater 16 V / 0.3 A.

Is the PCL82-P still in production?

Production status varies by year and manufacturer. The current Amperatubes catalog classifies the PCL82-P as Common availability. NOS (new-old-stock) examples from RCA, Mullard, Tung-Sol, GE, Sylvania and Telefunken trade among collectors; modern production where it exists comes mostly from JJ Electronic, Electro-Harmonix, Tung-Sol (New Sensor), Genalex, and a handful of small-batch makers.

What does the PCL82-P sound like?

Pentode section. Series heater TV tube.. Sonic character also depends heavily on the circuit operating point, the surrounding tubes in the stage, and the output transformer when present — use the interactive loadline calculator on this page to explore the trade-offs.

By Jean-Michel Falligan Devergne · Reviewed May 29, 2026

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PCL82-P PCL82 (Pentode) Pentode Vacuum Tube

Pentode16V / 0.3A9-pin Noval

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Small-signal pentode for low-noise voltage amplification

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PCL82 (Pentode) — Philips·Mullard — pentode vacuum tube — (1955)

16.0kΩ

7.5mA/V

9.3pF

0.3pF

8.00pF

GAIN10%

POWER18%

DRIVE84%

LINEARITY95%

SPECIFICATIONS

Heater16 V · 0.3 A

Max Plate Voltage250 V

Pa max7 W

Gain Factor10

gm7.5 mA/V

rp16.0 kΩ

Inter-electrode capacitances

Cgk9.3 pF

Cgp0.3 pF

Cpk8 pF

Pinout9-pin Noval

Era1955

RarityCommon

HEATER16V / 0.3A

MAX PLATE250V / 7W

BASEnoval

Source datasheets

5 manufacturer datasheets cross-checked for PCL82 (Pentode)

5 verified

Triode-connectedPhilipsJanuary 1970; FP page 1999.08.02

Specs when the screen grid (g2) is tied to the anode — the tube acts as a triode.

100 V

Vg1

0 V

3.5 mA

2.2 mA/V

9.5

According to Philips (Data handbook) (January 1970; FP page 1999.08.02): « en triode »

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The PCL82-P is a indirectly-heated pentode from Philips·Mullard, introduced around 1955. It provides a gain factor (μ) of 10 with 16.0kΩ plate resistance. Commonly used in power applications. Pentode section. Series heater TV tube.

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HISTORY

Introduced1955ManufacturerPhilips·Mullard

Golden Age

PCL82-P Datasheet

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METRIX TESTER

Test this tube on a Metrix

Interactive loadline calculator not available for this tube yet — it needs calibrated Koren or Ayumi parameters.

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