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EL6

Country:	Netherlands	Brand:	Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Netherlands
		Developer:	Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Netherlands
		Tube type:	Vacuum Pentode Power/Output

Tube ID = 1831

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Identical to	EL6 = WE14
Similar Tubes	Normally replaceable-slightly different: EL6E Different maximum ratings: 4699; EL6/425 Other base: EL12; EL36_audio Other base and other heater: AL60; CV9
First year	Jul.1938 Tube leaflet collection E.Erb Analysis by original leaflets
First Source (s)	Jan.1938 : Philips Bulletin Jul.1938 : Philips Bulletin
Predecessor Tubes	AL5 EL5
Successor Tubes	1947 EL60 EL34

Base	Europe side contact base P (P8A) (Codex=Seo)
Filament	Vf 6.3 Volts / If: 1.3 Ampere / -: Indirect / -: Parallel, (AC/DC) /
Description	18 W power output pentode with almost twice the sensitivity as the EL5, intended for applications designed for normal output pentodes as the EL3, but where twice the output power is desired. Type 4699 is same as EL6/425. A suffix /xxx indicates the max. voltage this tube is especially selected for, otherwise it's 250 V. The EL12 is a parallel type with Y8A base [Jacob Roschÿ,13May2003] Text in other languages (may differ)
Tube prices	1 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Literature	Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49


	EL6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse Karel De Reus †

EL6: Patrice ZEISSLOFF
Patrice Zeissloff

EL6: Telefunken Werkstattbuch
Wolfgang Bauer

EL6: RVF-Röhrenbuch-M1,1947
Anonymous 15 Collector

Usage in Models

23= 1938 ; 1= 1939?? ; 1= 1939? ; 36= 1939 ; 1= 1940?? ; 15= 1940 ; 17= 1941 ; 1= 1942? ; 8= 1942 ; 1= 1943? ; 3= 1943 ; 1= 1944? ; 4= 1944 ; 1= 1945?? ; 6= 1945 ; 7= 1946?? ; 2= 1946 ; 2= 1947? ; 4= 1947 ; 2= 1948?? ; 5= 1949 ; 6= 1950?? ; 1= 1950? ; 2= 1951?? ; 1= 1951 ; 2= 1952?? ; 1= 1952? ; 1= 1953? ; 2= 1953 ; 1= 1954? ; 1= 1954 ; 1= 1956? ; 5= 1957? ; 3= 1958? ; 1= 1964??

Number of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe): 169

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