Groove tubes gt6l6ge pentode this is our flagship gt tube, the one we spent nearly 4 years developing from scratch after purchasing the original general electric design, the original rca grid winding machines that made this tube, and tons of the original materials. Works great in tweed 5e3 deluxe and deluxe reverb amps. Some datasheets are only one page 3050k, some are 810 pages 300k and more. 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. General electrical cathode coated unipotential, applicable to a bogey electron tube of a specified type as defined by its published data and should not be exceeded under the worst. 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. Nos ge 6v6gty another powerful creamy yet earthy sounding tube for those old guitar amps with incredible warmth and punch. 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. Although fender is best known for their 6l6 tube amp designs, they have had huge success with the champ, princeton, and deluxe tube amps that all use 6v6gt output tubes. Due to coronavirus covid19 we have limited staff working on location.
A pretty nice amp, full of the bluemolded signal caps like old fender blackface amps. It runs an ez81, a couple 12ax7s and a pair of pp 6gk6 power tubes. 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. Pair nos nib rare 556 rca 6cl6 3 mica gray vtg audio amp. Im converting an old thomas organ amp into an 18 watter. Myles, i was reading some info about gts on your website earlier, but now im confused.
Raytheon radio tube data and substitution chart 1945 sf. A 6bg6 is a horizontal output sweep tube for early black and white tvs. At the bottom of this page youll find some links to other tube datasheet sites in. 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. I see that these are similar to 6bq5s, but have a different pinout and can take a little more plate voltage. A faithful reproduction of the original general electric clear top tube made on the original ge machines and with many original materials. Fender twin reverb showman tube set, jj tubes x4 6l6gc, x4 12ax7, x2 12at7. Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details. Tungsol 6v6gt matched power tubes medium duet guitar center. The tungsol 6v6gt is the preferred oem tube of the 50sera fender tweed champ and deluxe amplifiers. Even when pushed to saturation there are no harsh upper mids as often experienced with other 6v6 makes. The preferred oem tube of 50sera fender tweed champ and deluxe amplifiers the tungsol 6v6 has a geometry designed to safely handle the higher voltages used in guitar amps plus heavier plate and grid materials.
The 6c5s 6u5c double anode kenotron are enclosed in glass bulb and are provided with an octal base and an indirectly heated oxidecoated cathode. If this checks out as ok, ill start to put together a shopping list for the rest of the project components. You would need to look it up in a tube book but i doubt you can swap them. Each tube sample used for comparison was chosen because it measured in the middle range of idle plate current draw at the same operating point set by a maximatcher digital tube tester.
To put item to basket click on the basket picture or price. Try searching the tube data sheet locator, the worlds biggest index of tube datasheets other pages online with tube. After almost 80 years, more powerful and improved versions are being produced by factories in slovakia, russia and china. The 807 is a beam tetrode vacuum tube, widely used in audio and radiofrequency power. Tube 6dg6gt or rohre 6dg6gt id4762, beam power tube, octal int. 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.
In a few cases, when the 1966 edition omitted graphics on obsolete tubes, i inserted scans from the 1948 ginkins reference book. Tube 6bg6g or rohre 6bg6g id4644, beam power tube, octal int. Vacuum tubes radio tubes 5,000 different tubes in stock. A 6v6 is more of a 15 watt tune and a 6l6 is more like a 25 watt tube. Its a common tube to swap in a jim kelley amp, as it handles the higher voltage well.
Philips valve data book, philips electrical industries, 6973 clarence street sydney, radio valve application division, 1958. And i say this as only a off the top personal opinion of how i see it. Bold designators are close or identical, italic designators are different ratings, different pinouts or different filament voltages. Hard to find these smoked glass, brown base tubes were manufactured in canada by general electric and branded national. Antique electronic supply makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy. In preamp stages, the plate resistor determines the loadline slope. In singleended tube amps one 6v6 output tube can produce about 5 watts of power. I try to concentrate on popular andor readily available tube types.
The tad 6v6gtstr is a heavy duty 6v6gt tube, that handles higher plate current. The following list shows the tube types i have entered in my database, with exception of the service types e. Also i have halved the value and doubled up the output tube grid resistors. The 6c5s 6u5c double anode kenotron is designed for a. Since i am still fairly new to tube building i am surprised that so few components need to be changed when doubling up tubes.
The beam tetrode design of the 6l6 allowed rca to circumvent philips pentode patent. This list is biased by the tubes that i have encountered during the repair of the many tube amps that have come to my repair shop. We carry over 5,000 radio and vacuum tubes in stock every day and we ship world wide. With almost datasheets and the visitor counter indicates over 4000. The tungsol 6v6 has a geometry designed to safely handle the higher voltages used in guitar ampsplus heavier plate and grid materials. Tentative data volts volts volts volts volts ohms rca6be6 is a miniature multielectrode vacuum the singleended type designed to perform simul the functions of a mixer first detector tube of an oscillator tube in superheterodyne circuits. Tad 6v6gtstr produktbild high performance audio beam. This is a suitable replacement for any 6g6gvt198a power pentode tube type. At the time philips had already developed and patented power pentode designs, which were rapidly replacing power triodes due to their greater efficiency. To prevent damage to equipment, it would be wise to double check with a good tube manual before actually doing a substitution.
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