It needs another gain stage before or after it to work. The following list shows the tube types i have entered in my database, with exception of the service types e. Rca rc10 tubemanual 1933 complements of tim reese and harvarduniversity. These 9 group oddmix vacuum tubes by and large uses 9 volt for filament voltage.
These tubes are differ in size and shape and purpose. You will find thousands of tubes or valves with interesting links. Tube 6au5 or rohre 6au5 id18667, beam power tube, and shown. I cannot find anything by comparing both tube types data sheet that would make me think. You even can look up radio models with a certain tube line up. Unlike the el34 power tube, 6l6 tubes generally sound a little cleaner and tend to have a bit more beef in the low end as well as more bite on the top. An alternate design use is as a series pass device in regulated power supplies. Lets see, i just printed out the 6ax5gts data sheet solder one uf4007 or uf5408 anode each to pins 3 and 5, and then tie the two cathodes together and solder them to pin 8. 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. Ef86 vs 5879 what do you think about an ac15 with 5879. The 6883b 8032a 8552 vacuum tube is a small, sturdy, glassoctal heater cathode type used as an af power amplifier and modulator and as a rf power amplifer and oscillator. This one has a lot of pages from the european philips tube manual. I believe the only difference is one more watt additional dissipation for the 6av5 vs the 6au5, and the smaller t9 envelope on the 6au5 s. You might get a rating for mu from g1 to g2, but you wont find one for mu from g1 to plate which is what triode mu represents.
Click here for an extensive listing of professional tube microphones and audio processing equipment, and complete data on what tubes each takes. Data sheet pp2 tube tester 320042 this is a condensed reprint the chart october 6am4 6am8 6am8 6an4 6an5 6an6 6an6 6an6 6an8 6an8 6aq7 6ar5 6ar6 6ar8 6ar8 6as5 6as6 6as7 6as8 6as8 6at8 6at8 6au4 6au5 6au6 6au7 6au7 6au8 6au8 6av5 6a v6 6av6 6av6 6aw7 6aw7 6aw7 6aw8 6aw8 6ax4 6ax5 6ax5 6ax6 6ax6 6ax7 6ax7 6ax8 6ax8 6az5 6az6 6az6 6az8 6az8 684. The 1959 miniwatt technical data book from philips lists the 6bq5 as the r. They were made by a variety of companies decades ago at the good old times. There are my first diy, and i would like to go for a tube amp. The wide glass tube envelope is 29 mm in diameter, and. This testing started as a thread on the diyaudio forums. These are all pin compatible with one another, the only differences being the gain factor of each tube. A common substitution is to replace a 12ax7 with a 5751 or a 12ay7 to tame a preamp that. Author ale moglia posted on may 27, 2012 may 28, 2012 categories headphone amp, valve curve tracer tags 6e5p, 6e5p spice model, 6e5p triodestrapped curves, dmitry, grado, headphone amplifier, otl, tube curve tracer, valve curve tracer.
It is a small, sturdy, glassoctal heater cathode type used as an af power amplifier and modulator and as an af power amplifer and oscillator. The type 5691 tube is a premium version of the type 6sl7. Full text of heathkit tc 2 tube data internet archive. Full text of heathkit tc 2 tube data see other formats important notes special short test for tubes with internal eonrwceone. It was commonly used as an output audio amplifier in tube tvs and radios. The 6j5p pentodes are miniature devices enclosed in glass bulb and are provided with a sevenpin base, rigit leads and an indirectly heated oxidecoated cathode. The el84 was developed to eliminate the need for a driver tube in radios, so it has rather more gain than is usual in a power pentode.
I would be interested in your experience with them. I tried building an amp with just a 5879 and it didnt have hardly any volume. Fender has been using them since the 1940s and since then there have been many others who have designed hugely popular tube amplifiers that rely on the 6l6 tube types for their tone. Tube 6au5gt or rohre 6au5gt id4597, beam power tube, octal int. Eye, 1 shadow angle, 6pinbase u6a, old, usa and indication shown. The sylvania 12br7 twin diode highmu triode is used for fm and television applications. The following list shows tube types i have entered so far in my database. The underscore and these letters are not part of the tube type number. The power amps together feed either of two output transformers. Tube 6ax5 or rohre 6ax5 id18669, fullwave vacuum rectifier, and shown. Try searching the tube data sheet locator, the worlds biggest index of tube datasheets other pages online with tube data. Sylvania type 6e5 electron ray indicator tube i 6r00 physical specifications base, control electrode which is attached to the plate of the triode.
Would you like to see a tube added to the database. A flood tube wm not show short whsn the levers shown in pereothesls are moved afcmultaneouaty. The 6aq5 mullardphilips tube designation el90 is a miniature 7pin b7g audio power output beam tetrode vacuum tube with ratings virtually identical to the 6v6 at 250 v. The 6aq5 mullard philips tube designation el90 is a miniature 7pin b7g audio power output beam tetrode vacuum tube with ratings virtually identical to the 6v6 at 250 v. The el84 is smaller and more sensitive than the octal 6v6 that was widely used around the world until the 1960s. Bold designators are close or identical, italic designators are different ratings, different pinouts or different filament voltages. We have general electric usa, not ukand rca recieving tube manuals for sale, as well as the rca transmitting tube manual tt4, and a book of data on western electric tubes. 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. Hi all i am endeavoring to put together a list of sweep tubes. The 6au5 is a beam power pentode with a maximum plate. Rca53 class b twin amplifier the 53 is a heatercathode type of tube. An interchangeable north american type is the 6bq5 the retma tube designation name for the el84.
The 6au5gt is described as a beam pentode and was designed for line output service in television receivers. American name for the el84 in its type number cross reference, and hence an exact substitute. I have never been one to follow specs or rules so i decided to turn up the voltage. Picture tubes that have been in use for a year or two may test down in the red or bad but in many cases this means only the emission is below normal. Oct 31, 2016 i cannot find anything by comparing both tube types data sheet that would make me think they should not work. The same steps are used in testing tv picture tubes as any reeeivei type tube.
Plate resistance is very high and often difficult to accurately calculate, but is the most constant parameter. Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details. As an aside, just try to find a pentode data sheet with mu listed. Chassis all custom made sheet metal finished in santex powder coat for. Available are the 9au7 and 9br7 types of rare, vintage, exotic, original and collectors vacuum tubes, electron tubes and thermionic valves. The premium qualities of the 5692 include a longlife cathode rated at 10,000 hours along with extra support rods and mica spacers to eliminate microphonics. Some players prefer the extra clarity and punch of the 6l6. You reach this tube or valve page from a search after clicking the tubes tab or by clicking a tube on a radio model page. You have to have one more gain stage to drive the 5879 tube.
This tube is designed primarily for use, when no voltage is applied to the control grid of the tube. I dont know if they count, but in the attached sylvania datasheet, the 6cm6. I dont have necessarily data for all these types but i also have many data for types not listed. This story began several years ago with rumors that the 6av5 was a possible substitute for the 6b4. I cannot find anything by comparing both tube types data sheet that would make me think they should not work. Many thanks to bill beech, nj7p for his efforts in providing the data found on this site. Useful for antique radio restoration projects or to set up a private vacuum tube museum. Two 6n7 s or 6n7 gs can be operated in a class b output stage with the two triode units of each tube connected in parallel to give a power output of 20. Data presented include those characteristics and ratings essential. Description the 6j5p 65 hightransconductance pentode has been designed for h.
It didnt sound half bad, in fact i think that it sounded better than the 6b4, but not as good as the 300b. The top view shows the heat sink fins attached to the grid support rods. Considering how well the 6av5 output tubes sound, i expected similar sound from the 6au5 tubes. The balanced circuit has positive feedback in crisscross fashion. The triodes also works well for amfm and general purpose oscillator circuits and for pushpull cathodedrive rf amplifiers. The 6146w vacuum tube is a ruggedized military version of the 6146 family of tubes. Try searching the tube data sheet locator, the worlds biggest index of tube datasheets other pages online with tube. This tube may be used with full input up to 60 mhz and with reduced input up to 175 mhz. The wide glass tube envelope is 29 mm in diameter, and excluding the io base pins is 65 mm. The 6au5 is a beam power pentode with a maximum plate dissipation of 10 watts and an octal base.