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6BY6

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ID = 4699
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Tube type:  HEPTODE 
Identical to 6BY6
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Other class quality (otherwise equal):
  1680 ; 2032 ; 5915 ; 6687 ; E91H ; EH900S ; EH960
Heater different:
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First Source (s)
30.Nov.1953 : Electron Tube Registration List

Base Miniatur-7-Pin-Base B7G, USA 1940
Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc.
Filament Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC
Description

Gated amplifier for TV purposes. Both control grids have sharp-cutoff characteristics, makes it suited as AM- modulator.

Can also be used as as logic switching tube: both control grids at 0 V = tube conducts, control grid #1 OR control grid #3 at negative voltage: tube blocked. _ [JR]

 
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Tube prices 3 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   

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6BY6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Anonymous 10 Collector

mi31_g_10.gif 6BY6: RTT Schwandt
Günther Stabe † 19.8.20

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Just Qvigstad
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6BY6: RCA Tube Manual
Peter Hoddow

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Usage in Models 1= 1954? ; 15= 1954 ; 21= 1955? ; 60= 1955 ; 130= 1956? ; 29= 1956 ; 62= 1957? ; 1= 1957 ; 70= 1958? ; 21= 1958 ; 12= 1959? ; 3= 1959 ; 1= 1960? ; 2= 1960 ; 2= 1961 ; 1= 1965 ; 1= 1966? ; 3= 9999

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6BY6
 

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