Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6SJ7

Country:	United States of America (USA)		Brand:	Common type USA tube
			Tube type:	Vacuum Pentode Universal

Tube ID = 2716

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Identical to	6SJ7 = 6j8 = VT-116
Similar Tubes	Other shape (e.g. bulb type): 3127_OSW; 6SJ7GT; OSW3127 Normally replaceable-slightly different: VT-116B Other class quality (otherwise equal): 5693; 6SJ7WGT; 6SJ7Y; CV591 Heater different: 12SJ7
First Source (s)	07.Oct.1938 : Electron Tube Registration List
Predecessor Tubes	6J7
Successor Tubes	7AJ7

Base	Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 (Codex=Uka)
Filament	Vf 6.3 Volts / If: 0.3 Ampere / -: Indirect / -: Parallel / series AC/DC /
Tube prices	2 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Literature	Essential Characteristics, GE 1973 Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49


	6SJ7: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse Michael Schlör

6SJ7: collection JR
Jacob Roschy

Variants

6SJ7: RCA Reference Book 1968
Michael Schlör

6SJ7: Valvulas de recepción manual RC-20
Miguel Angel Trujillo-Rodriguez

Usage in Models

1= 1938? ; 1= 1939?? ; 1= 1939? ; 21= 1939 ; 9= 1940?? ; 3= 1940? ; 48= 1940 ; 12= 1941?? ; 22= 1941? ; 45= 1941 ; 16= 1942?? ; 22= 1942? ; 19= 1942 ; 1= 1943? ; 4= 1943 ; 1= 1944? ; 2= 1944 ; 3= 1945?? ; 5= 1945? ; 6= 1945 ; 19= 1946?? ; 15= 1946? ; 51= 1946 ; 6= 1947?? ; 10= 1947? ; 66= 1947 ; 6= 1948?? ; 10= 1948? ; 47= 1948 ; 15= 1949?? ; 6= 1949? ; 45= 1949 ; 28= 1950?? ; 18= 1950? ; 11= 1950 ; 9= 1951?? ; 22= 1951? ; 20= 1951 ; 6= 1952?? ; 6= 1952? ; 17= 1952 ; 2= 1953?? ; 5= 1953? ; 6= 1953 ; 1= 1954?? ; 1= 1954? ; 9= 1954 ; 2= 1955?? ; 2= 1955 ; 3= 1956?? ; 1= 1956? ; 1= 1956 ; 1= 1957?? ; 3= 1957? ; 3= 1958? ; 2= 1958 ; 2= 1959? ; 8= 1959 ; 3= 1960?? ; 1= 1960 ; 2= 1961? ; 1= 1962?? ; 1= 1962? ; 2= 9999

Number of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe): 737

Variants

6SJ7*RCA special shape

Shape of the metal cover is like GT bulb, and it is longer than normal. Around the bottom rim metallic cover is like GT metallic part and it is the same diameter up to the top.

28.Feb.2012

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