You can use a european tube in a usa radio for example. If you make this connection you will have a 700 volt potential difference on those two pins, depending on the set of course. Since they got produced in such large volumes they are still available in quantities at very low prices. The grey anode allows greater heat dissipation by radiation than a bright metal anode. It dates from the 1950s and was thus designed in the era of 405 line vhf television. This single gain stage, of course, does not favor guitar amps and if employed in a guitar amp, would likely be found with a 12ax7 in front of them.
Hhscott vacuum tubes 6cw4 6ds4 nuvistor applications. The plate voltage in the ranger i runs around 550, with solid state rectifiers a bit over 600 volts on the modulators and 6146. Tube 6sk7 or rohre 6sk7 id2717, vacuum pentode, octal int. A kennedy audio labs, and is provided with the understanding that this information is for personal use only. Unfortunately for tube aficionados, the release of the nuvistor appeared at the same time as the announcement of the first integrated circuit, and its fate was all but sealed right from the start. Designed mainly for military and testequipment applications, the nuvistor bridged the gap between tubes and transistors. Tube 6au4gt or rohre 6au4gt id4595, damper, booster, flyback diode, octal int.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The following list shows the tube types i have entered in my database, with exception of the service types e. The valve has a hard glass foot containing the leads and an outer softer glass envelope. Antique radio forums view topic 5y4g is there a substitute. A 6bg6 is a horizontal output sweep tube for early black and white tvs. The first section of this book lists all receiving tubes which have been or are being manufactured in this. You can use the search to find service types or go to the service type lists that you can access from the page more tube related stuff. Mint in original box wonderful sub for the 5v4 tube. I dont have necessarily data for all these types but i also have many data for types not listed. 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.
Another spot to look, which is especially useful if youre looking for replacement types and tubes with similar bases or characteristics, is the nj7p tube database. If you really want to find data sheets, youll probably have to reference that book and try to track down data sheets from the original manufacturers. The information provided is and remains the sole property of kennedy tube audio a. The wide glass tube envelope is 29 mm in diameter, and excluding the io base pins is 65 mm tall. The 6au5gt is described as a beam pentode and was designed for line output service in television receivers. Vacuum tube 5ar4, ruby tubes antique electronic supply. Free vacuum tube data sheets free vacuum tube substitution guide manuals free radio tube data manuals free tube base diagrams. This 1960 tube caddy below book also includes all tube numbers from all over the world. The latest edition of the tube amp book by aspen pittman has a groove tubes section where they show you which gt tube model numbers correspond to the various manufacturers. Net tube data here youll find manufacturers data sheets and curves for many popular and some not so popular electronic valve types. Types 67 section 5 picture tube substitutes 79 fln in i introduction the first section of this book lists all receiving tubes which have been or are being manufactured in this country. Jumper pins 2 and 7 of rt510 with a piece of wire, replace v505 the bfo oscillator tube and v701 the pto oscillator tube with 12ba6 tubes. Tv dampers were produced in the millions for tv sets and had to be cheap.
Tube 6au4 or rohre 6au4 id18666, damper, booster, flyback diode, octal int. We have over 25,000 nos new old stock tubes available however we do not keep these on the site due to the sheer volume of data it would produce on the site, also nos is stored offsite in another warehouse and is only handled once per week. Free vacuum tube data sheets free vacuum tube substitution. An alternate design use is as a series pass device in regulated power supplies. I guess the tube manufacturers preferred to keep selling their more expensive rectifier tubes for power supplies. Mar 07, 2016 since they got produced in such large volumes they are still available in quantities at very low prices. Just make sure you do a very very very good job of soldering on pins 4 and 5. There has been a seller at radio shows in the midwest, such as elgin and lansing, selling certain types of 6bg6gas with adapters to use them as a 6l6 replacement. The top view shows the heat sink fins attached to the grid support rods. Decided to order the ruby and it was perfect in both sound and feel. I like jj for power tubes but the ruby is perfect for the rectifier. I read online somewhere that a 6v4ez80 can be used in place of a 6ca4ez81 tube.
In a few cases, when the 1966 edition omitted graphics on obsolete tubes, i inserted scans from the 1948 ginkins reference book. Numbers shown in light blue background are coldcathode tubes. This is a suitable replacement for any gz325v4gcv593 tube type. The 6au4gt is basically similar but with a reduced current rating. Tube 6bv7 or rohre 6bv7 id18549, double diodepentode, noval, b9a and poweroutput shown. If you cant find what you need here, try duncans tube data sheet locator. The following list shows tube types i have entered so far in my database. For tube in vert icat position with base down in r ree space and with natural vent i lat ion, the hottest point on the bulb is in the center of the dome just above open end of cathode sleeve.
In addition to the data i have scanned and posted, if youre looking for data on a particular tube you should visit tsdl on duncanamps website, or franks tube data. I think its a beautiful sound straightforward like triode. According to the rca hb3 data sheet for the 1614 dated 121946, the tube is called a transmitting beam power amplifier. The a was added after the tube was improved with slightly higher current handling capability. Here youll find manufacturers data sheets and curves for many popular and some not so popular electronic valve types. Like all wide band amplifier active devices it has a high mutual conductance figure so that feedback can achieve a wide band design. Herein you will find a collection of vintage engineering texts, vacuum tube datasheets, and other obsolete information, presented free of charge and without annoying advertisements. Use keywords to find the product you are looking for. I have been using this amplifier as the main amplifier. I put a jj 5ar4 in it and didnt like it at all it was harsh sounding and stiff. With almost datasheets and the visitor counter indicates over 4000. Dec 29, 2005 i read online somewhere that a 6v4ez80 can be used in place of a 6ca4ez81 tube. Raytheon radio tube data and substitution chart 1945 sf. If any electricity gets across that little gap between those two pins you can kiss the tube, the socket and possibly your power transformer.
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