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5Y3GT

Country:	United States of America (USA)		Brand:	Common type USA tube
			Tube type:	Full-Wave Vacuum Rectifier Power-supply

Tube ID = 3116

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Identical to	5Y3GT = CV1856 = VT-197A = 5Y3GT/G
Similar Tubes	Other shape (e.g. bulb type): 5Y3; 5Y3G Normally replaceable-slightly different: 5Z2P Other class quality (otherwise equal): 5Y3WGTA Different connections: 5Y4GT Other base: 1882; 5AZ4; 80
Predecessor Tubes	80 5Y3G
Successor Tubes	5AZ4 6106 6087 5Y3GT/G

Base	Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 (Codex=Vy)
Filament	Vf 5 Volts / If: 2 Ampere / -: Direct / -: Parallel, (AC/DC) /
Description	Glass octal type used in power supply of radio equipment having moderate dc requirements. Filament 5 volts, 2 amperes. Same characteristica as the 5AZ4. The indirectly heated 6AX5GT has similar data except the heater. Text in other languages (may differ)
Tube prices	5 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Literature	Essential Characteristics, GE 1973 Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49


	5Y3GT: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse Karel De Reus †

5Y3GT: eigene Sammlung
Jörg Kulbe

5Y3GT: Telefunken Werkstattbuch
Wolfgang Bauer

5Y3GT: RCA Tube Manual
Peter Hoddow

Usage in Models

1= 1936? ; 1= 1937?? ; 1= 1938?? ; 2= 1939 ; 5= 1940?? ; 2= 1940 ; 3= 1941?? ; 1= 1941? ; 8= 1941 ; 8= 1942?? ; 5= 1942? ; 5= 1942 ; 2= 1943 ; 1= 1944?? ; 3= 1944? ; 1= 1944 ; 3= 1945?? ; 5= 1945? ; 12= 1945 ; 8= 1946?? ; 34= 1946? ; 171= 1946 ; 28= 1947?? ; 17= 1947? ; 224= 1947 ; 11= 1948?? ; 33= 1948? ; 252= 1948 ; 19= 1949?? ; 14= 1949? ; 178= 1949 ; 102= 1950?? ; 18= 1950? ; 118= 1950 ; 43= 1951?? ; 24= 1951? ; 113= 1951 ; 42= 1952?? ; 15= 1952? ; 76= 1952 ; 20= 1953?? ; 19= 1953? ; 44= 1953 ; 15= 1954?? ; 22= 1954? ; 56= 1954 ; 24= 1955?? ; 30= 1955? ; 42= 1955 ; 4= 1956?? ; 34= 1956? ; 20= 1956 ; 1= 1957?? ; 21= 1957? ; 22= 1957 ; 5= 1958?? ; 30= 1958? ; 118= 1958 ; 199= 1959? ; 135= 1959 ; 8= 1960?? ; 41= 1960? ; 9= 1960 ; 2= 1961?? ; 30= 1961? ; 1= 1961 ; 1= 1962?? ; 48= 1962? ; 2= 1962 ; 1= 1963?? ; 14= 1963? ; 1= 1963 ; 6= 1964? ; 1= 1964 ; 3= 1965? ; 1= 1968?? ; 1= 1971

Number of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe): 2640

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