It was a special design, a high voltage gain pentode first section and a high current gain triode second section, and it was supposed to be built. Most tube manufacturers provide new tube mutual conductance ranges, and we test to these ranges. The 6y6 is a 6v6 type and can be used in its place. Mullard e182cc would be a vast improvement over the chinese 6n6. Document in this file the radiocommunication electricity vacuum tubes manual. The novosibirsk 6h6pi tubes we stock are the highest quality 6h6pi we have found and is a great power tube upgrade. An impressive manly vacuum tube such as an 807 beam tetrode will have about a 1a filament, so an ordinary laptop adapter should be able to power at least 9 tubes check the nameplate rating and the tube datasheets and add maybe 30% margin. Hickok 539c provides a minimum acceptable mutual conductance. Released in 1949 for the zenith transoceanic shortwave portable radio, this tube was in commercial production until the early 1960s.
Follow the links on the left to find the tubes, valves, sockets, grid caps, and capacitors for your antique radio, ham radio, hifi stereo, or other electronic piece. Often, finding a tube that works on the higher frequency bands requires several samples including various brands. I need a basic primer on interpreting vacuum tube datasheets. One hickok tested new old stock general electric gl 918. It is very similar electrically to its predecessors, the loktalbased 1la6 and 1lc6. This auction is for one matched pair 2 tubes of the high quality novosibirsk 6h6pi power tubes compatible with the little dot mk ii and mk iii amps. The 6hs6 doesnt have much impact compared to its role in the r4b. Basics how does a tube work vacuum tube electrodes diode valve tube triode tetrode beam tetrode pentode equivalents pin connections numbering systems valve sockets bases. This is historic data that we found on the internet. Use sku special 6fv6 or special 6gx7, etc to order. Ge, sylvania, rca, mullard, zenith, westinghouse and emerson. The rca tube 6e5 is the first magic eye, designed by allen balcom du mont born jan. Tube 6bh6 or rohre 6bh6 id3712, vacuum pentode, miniatur7pinbase b7g, usa 1940 and rfifstage shown.
Free vacuum tube data sheets free vacuum tube substitution. The first electronic amplification of sound was done with vacuum tubes. The 5r4gy is a high voltage power rectifier and was designed for transmitter use. Tube 6hs6 or rohre 6hs6 id4060, vacuum pentode, miniatur7pinbase b7g, usa 1940 and shown. Welcome to the tube data sheet locator, a popular web resource for finding data on vacuum tubes. Its a common tube to swap in a jim kelley amp, as it handles the higher voltage well. It is an excellent small signal detector and was used in many early vacuum tube voltmeters for the ac rectifier, as well as fm detectorsdiscriminators but was pretty much replaced by the miniature 6al5 twin diode tube later on, and then by crystal rectifiers like the. This is a list of vacuum tubes or thermionic valves, and lowpressure gasfilled tubes. The 1959 book lost some older tube data, and some of the good info in the appendix, but gained a bunch of picture tube crt data, modern tv tubes, as well as some other odd info like crystal diode data. The 6t9 vacuum tube was used in early color television sets. Id1o20b rca interchangeability directory this interchangeability directory of industrial. It has many circuit diagrams, using these tubes and all the information, about these original vacuum tubes.
It does not have the same wattage ratings and will make the amp clip faster. Your diminutive tube requires only 300ma, so many more could be powered. We also specialize in hammond organ, power amplifier, and guitar amplifier vacuum tubes. Jan 01, 2014 the problems with the 6c4 vacuum tube, when used as the tunable oscillator in certain receivers, i. The 1l6 is a 7 pin miniature vacuum tube of the pentagrid converter type. The tube list at abc vacuum tubes is very extensive, as is our inventory of vacuum tubes, grid caps, sockets, valves and capacitors. This tube is often seen as 6n6p, 6n6pi, 6n6pi, 6h6p, 6n6pi, 6n6ni,or 6h6ni. As if the features above are not enough, tdsl pe includes internet urls for over 9,500 vacuum tubes where you can click to see a data sheet on the web or visit the site which hosts the data. Starting 1924 as an engineer for westinghouse lamp company, bloomfield, nj, developing manufacturing and testing equipment for vacuum tubes. If you have never used this facility before, click the help link. It has since found a new use in the making of doityourself one tube amplifiers that have been all the new rage on the internet. Most of the data sheets just show the incircuit performance. Substitutes are given as a guide only please refer to original manufacturers data sheets to ensure that a substitute is safe and appropriate for your application.
You will need to be an experienced test technician to carry out these repairs. Audto bastcs iuly, 1990 page 3 new 6gh8a driver tubes for. At over 750 pages this one has to stay broken into pieces. All are hand tested before they are shipped out to you and every one is individually tested on eico, sencore, abc and precision testing equipment to ensure high quality products. Released in 1949 for the zenith transoceanic shortwave portable radio, this tube was in commercial production until the early 1960s the 1l6 was to be a specialty tube, produced.
The 6n6p is a fantastic tube for preamps and driver stages, and is even used as output tubes in the little dot mkiii headphone amp. The ecc82 is a dual triode vacuum tube with medium gain and low noise characteristics, making it ideal for hifi audio equipment and instrument amplification. Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details. Oct 06, 2011 the vacuum tube candle actually looks pretty nice, and with a bit of tweaking could easily be made to behave like a candle as well.
We do not know these differences as the 3bs2b tube data is not available. With the wide variety of tubes that are in use there are many. The 6kz8 v8 is a close second, followed by 12be6 v3 and then v4, v5, v12 12ba6. Vacuum tube 6l6wgc, tube amp doctor the classic sound of the 1950s and 60s excellent tone, maximum lifetime. The thin glass tube envelope is 17 mm in diameter and, excluding the b7g base pins, is 46 mm tall. At the time philips had already developed and patented power pentode designs, which were rapidly replacing power triodes due to their greater efficiency. Price list page 5 vacuum tubes, electron tubes, tubes, tube. Antique radio forums view topic how does a 6h6 tube work. The reason type 6c5 disappeared from the lists fairly early is that it was superseded by the 6j5 which had slightly superior ratings and characteristics but was, for all practical purposes, a direct replacement. The final item he shows off is a vacuum tube flash drive. As if the features above are not enough, tdsl pe includes internet urls for over 9,500 vacuum tubes where you can click to see a data sheet on the web or visit the site which hosts the data sheets. Philips valve data book, philips electrical industries, 6973 clarence street sydney, radio valve application division, 1958.
The 6bh6 is a high impedance, medium gain signal amplifier. Displays real world application data for over 1,700 vacuum tubes. Definitioner grid an intermediate electrode between the cathode or filament on a direct type and the anode plate. Telefunken vacuum tubes have been the benchmark of excellence in all audio applications, both production and reproduction, for many decades. Dieters nixie tube data archive this file is a part of dieters nixie and display tubes data archive if you have more datasheets, articles, books, pictures or other information about nixie tubes or other display devices please let me know. Types of grid include control g1 which controls the electron flow, screen g2 which is an electrostatic screen between anode and control grid improving rf performance, suppressor g3 which suppresses secondary emission between the anode and. Most 6c5s were of the metalenvelope type whereas most 6j5s were gtg and therefore suitable for a wider range of applications. This 1932 rca below manual provides all the data sheet information, of the first radio receiving tubes ever made, from about 1920 to 1932. Bold designators are close or identical, italic designators are different ratings, different pinouts or different filament voltages. I am working on posting the rca hb3 tube handbook on line on this site on its. Although offered in good faith, there are no guarantees with this information.
It has a low heater current requirement and was designed for use in car radio and other mobile equipment. The beam tetrode design of the 6l6 allowed rca to circumvent philips pentode patent. I had some and used them in my jks when i had them. Consequently, this tube is becoming extremely rare and hard to find. This tube was the heart of the dyna st70 amplifier and our super seventy upgrade thereto. One of our tested general electric 918 nos photo vacuum tubes.
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