Antique radio forums view topic replacement for 1232 tube. Known for their reliability and articulation, the jj 6l6gc is a great option guitar amplifiers and hifi stereo. Sylvania electronic products sylvania electric products inc. We will continue to build this list, but please look in the regular nos category if you do not find your tube here. The highs are clear and responsive with warm mids and tight solid lows. This is a list of vacuum tubes or thermionic valves, and lowpressure gasfilled tubes, or discharge tubes. Unbeatable prices on thousands of guaranteed vacuum tubes for sale, vintage nos hifi audio tubes, radio tubes, ham and industrial ready to ship. I do not know who started this, i first heard of it a long time ago and have been using the 1619 in radios to replace 45s since the 1970s if not before. Please ask us if theres a question we havent answered here 1.
Are you looking for the very best tubes for your vacuum tube amplifier. The sovtek 5881 delivers a warm, round tone that sweetens any vintage or modern guitar amp design. A sincere thanks to both bob cheney, n1dqm, and john red shaw, k1deu, who provided guidance in compiling this tube. Details about ultimate 300 vacuum tube valve audio radio reference book manual s on dvd. We guarantee every vacuum tube we sell for thirty days. Ultimate 300 vacuum tube valve audio radio reference book. Ultimate vacuum tubes valves audioradio reference ebooks. Data sheets amp designs survival tips tube mechanics schematics. Vacuum tube, electron tube, thermionic valve, valve. The 807 is a beam tetrode vacuum tube, widely used in audio and radiofrequency power amplifier applications. Every tube is double tested by hand prior to shipment. Power tubes 6v6 page 384, page 385 6l6 page 345, page 346, page 347 6bq5 el84 page 124, page 125. In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube in north america, tube, or thermionic valve or valve in british english is a device controlling electric current through a vacuum in a sealed container.
Tube 6c4 or rohre 6c4 id2842, triode, vacuum, miniatur7pinbase b7g, usa 1940 and universal shown. The wide glass tube envelope is 27 mm in diameter and, excluding the io base pins, is 88 mm tall. There are two schemes that were adopted, one used in europe for valves primarily manufactured and used there, and the other for vacuum tubes from. It was widely used, in specialquality versions such as ecc82 and 5814a, in presemiconductor digital computer circuitry.
Your diminutive tube requires only 300ma, so many more could be powered. This 1932 rca below manual provides all the data sheet information, of the first radio receiving tubes ever made, from about 1920 to 1932. The tube list at the tube center is very extensive, as is our inventory of vacuum tubes, grid caps, sockets, valves and capacitors. Tube ux 171a or rohre ux171a id3833, triode, vacuum, uxbase 4 pins 2 thick, usa 1924, ux and poweroutput shown. The tube is popular in hifi vacuum tube audio as a lownoise line amplifier, driver especially for tone stacks, and phaseinverter in vacuum tube pushpull amplifier circuits. Purchase 12au7 ecc82 vacuum tubes online, in stock and ready to ship. Vacuum tube, electron tube, thermionic valve, valve resources category is a curation of 19 web resources on, fun with tubes, about vacuum power tubes, what is a vacuum tube. The complete western electric vacuum tube library this is a comprehensive reference for collectors and users alike. Vacuum tube numbers were not standardized until the early 30s. Formulas audio speaker electronic circuit financial unit conversion. I think they are a great looking model that play well. Jan 01, 2014 the problems with the 6c4 vacuum tube, when used as the tunable oscillator in certain receivers, i. The complete western electric vacuum tube library books. Western electric vacuum tube data 101d to 300b 1941 212 pages.
This exibit is of foreign origin, our other example eabc80 is british made. Often, finding a tube that works on the higher frequency bands requires several samples including various brands. The sovtek 5881wxt is the same as the 5881 but with a full size base for easy installation in vintage amp designs. The simplest vacuum tube, the diode, contains only two elements. This is not a simple collection of scans ripped from the internet. Just after wwi, it was impossible to legally manufacture a useful vacuum tube for sale to the public because the essential technology was tied up by a series of lawsuits over two interlocking patents controlled by competing companies.
The jj electronic 6l6gc is the classic pentode built with the rugged construction that only jj could deliver. The nuvistor is a thimblesized vacuum tube enclosed in miniature metal rather than glass that promised highreliability, lownoise, and lowpower operation. A fine assorted selection of newoldstock receiving vacuum tubes from the 1950s1970s. There are several different tube numbering systems that you may see on tubes, which generally are a result of where they were built. A triode connected 1619 is what bill and others are using. Before the advent of semiconductor devices, thousands of tube types were used in consumer electronics. 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. Using these it was possible to gain an approximate idea of the tube and its functions. Purchase jange 6072 12ay7 vacuum tubes online, in stock and ready to ship.
The 1629 magic eye tuning indicator is from rca who designed the first such tuning indicator in the 1930s. Glass, 612 tall with additional attached base that is 112 tall and 212 wide with 4 large contacts. The triode and two diodes share a common cathode but one diode has a separate cathode. Built to rigid military standards, the 5881 will tolerate higher voltages than any other 6l6. We carry brands like western electric, mullard, telefunken, sovtek, jj, electroharmonix, genalex and tungsol. We carry everything from nos rca 6l6gc black plates to jj 12ax7s. Hhscott vacuum tubes 6cw4 6ds4 nuvistor applications.
We specialize in newoldstock tubes and offer high quality tubes, sockets, capacitors, and other parts. Both tubes are equal in their characteristics except for base connection and filament voltage. Used vacuum tubes used electronic test equipment bmi. Vacuum tube 12ax7ac ecc83, tube amp doctor, premium selected 9 pin miniature preamp tube amplification factor 100. 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. The basic working principle of a vacuum tube is a phenomenon called thermionic emission.
I need a basic primer on interpreting vacuum tube datasheets. 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. We have added a shopping cart for easier ordering and an improved search feature. All of which it needed to have any hope of competing in the brave new solidstate world emerging when. Its characteristics include creases on the top of the bottle, gray risers, round shield with two raised rectangular sections on opposite sides, a halo getter with wide support post, the heerlen factory code imprinted along the bottom of the. Vplate250v, vgrid4, iplate3ma, gm1750, rplate25kohms.
Please, follow these basic instructions to place your order. The 6dj8 amperex bugle boy is a dual triode preamplifier tube that was made in the early 1960s in holland. Riverstone audio vacuum tube pin straightener for 9pin b9abase 12ax7 el84 5670 and 7pin b7gbase 5654 6au6 6aq5a tubes hardened stainless hand held straightens vacuum tube pins 4. In order that vacuum tubes or thermionic valve numbering had some reason to it, numbering schemes were developed. In 1904, english physicist john ambrose fleming took advantage of this effect to create the first vacuum tube device, which he called an oscillation valve. Assortment may include 7pin, 9pin, octal, and compactron types, used in amplifier, oscillator, rectifier, if, hv, detector, sync, video amplifier, color seperation, and sync circuits. Western electric vacuum tube data 301a to 373a 1963 188 pages. Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details. Many industrial, military or otherwise professional tubes were also produced. Very good gain, tight deep bass, fat mids and silky top end with overall definition and brightness. Western electric vacuum tube data 300a 300b 7 pages. Vacuum tube products 781 varian associates 809 litton industries 879 electrons, inc 935 usa retma system first number.
Tube data vintage info from the age of vacuum tubes. The eabc80 was specifically designed 1954 for use in the detector stage of early fm and fmam radios. Ux201a became a 01a, a uy227 became a 27 and so on. Identifying vintage nos vacuum tubes by brand country and. Tube depot carries a selection of 12ay7 6072 pre amp vacuum tubes. The tdsl tube data sheet locator personal edition provides information right on your pc for a large number of vacuum tubes. Due to coronavirus covid19 we have limited staff working on location. Understanding and building tube amps explains tube theory and construction practices for the hobbyist. Antique radio forums view topic 45 tube replacement. Incorporate the tube sound into your home audio system. It was originally designed for highspeed digital computers and was manufactured using very high quality materials under rigid controls and underwent rigorous testing. Learn how to work with vacuum tubes and construct highquality audio amplifiers on your workbench with help from this handson, doityourself resource.
Bold designators are close or identical, italic designators are different ratings, different pinouts or different filament voltages. An a suffix on tube number indicated an improvement over the previous version, either version will work. Free vacuum tube data sheets free vacuum tube substitution. A vacuum tube computer, now termed a firstgeneration computer, is a computer that uses vacuum tubes for logic circuitry. Vacuum tubes 807 and 1625 are commonly used by hams as power amplifiers. Comprehensive tube data american radio relay league.
Only a few types are still used today, mainly in highpower, highfrequency applications. Owner jim cross and his knowledgeable staff continue to offer the same great expertise and service. New old stock triode on standard 4 pin base with top cap. It has many circuit diagrams, using these tubes and all the information, about these original vacuum tubes. Add only the numerical characters of the item number. Comprehensive tube data table eia vacuumtube base diagrams table 14triode transmitting tubes table 15tetrode and pentode transmitting tubes material taken from the component data chapter of the 1988 arrl handbook. The operating characteristics are the same as for type 6e5.
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