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EEV CV1478 magnetron

Size The magnetron measures 186x76x38mm overall.

The prototype for this magnetron is E1326 and it is one of a series of frequency variants, namely CV1475, CV1476, CV1477 and CV1478, which replaced the CV69A, B, C and D respectively.

Heater voltage 5V
Heater current 2.6A
Nominal frequency 9.23cm
Max anode dissipation 400W
Typical operating conditions
(prf=500pps; pulse length=0.5µs
field strength=2100 oersteds)
Peak anode voltage 26kV
Peak anode current 40A
Peak power output 450kW
CV1478
Side view