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Country: United States of America (USA) Brand: Common type USA tube/semicond. Common type USA tube/semicond. Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co. Ltd. (AWV); Sydney, NSW Genalex, BGE (brand), British General Electric Co. Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW. Ken-Rad - see also Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co. Osram (tubes/valves) - see British General Electrics; Sydney Philips Australia Cunningham Inc., E.T.; Harrison (NJ) National Union Radio Corp.; Orange (NJ) Raytheon Mfg. Co.; Cambridge, MA Triad Television & Mfg. Co.; Pawtucket, RI Tung-Sol Electric Inc.; Newark (NJ) Tube type:  Pentagrid-Converter (Heptode)   Frequency converter   Controlling (mu)  Identical to 6A7 = Ut6A7 = Ut-6A7 = 6A7E = G-6A7 = CV1870 = NU-6A7 Similar Tubes Other shape (e.g. bulb type):   6A7S ; G-6A7-S Other class quality (otherwise equal):   NU-6A7S Heater different:   2A7 Other base:   6A7_Octal ; 6A8G Multiple differences or of other kind:   MH1118 ; UPG105 First year 1933 -- Collector info (Sammler) First Source (s) Mar.1933 : The AWA Journal Vol. 7, 1992. 01.Aug.1934 : Electron Tube Registration List Successor Tubes 6A8   6A8G   6A8GT   6WC5   6W-C5   Base 7-Pin-Base U7A = small, old, USA (Codex=Mh) Top contact with a cap. Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc. Filament Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC Description * RMA/JEDEC register record available by courtesy of TCA* - This tube was already listed by several manufacturers when RMA started its standardization in 1934. In order to characterize popular receiving types, manufacturers were asked to supply average characteristics as measured on production lots. Here are the filled answer forms supplied by Radio Valve Co., Raytheon, Sparton, Triad, Tung Sol, Ken Rad, Hytron and Arcturus. Full record is downloadable here.   Dimensions (WHD) incl. pins / tip x 116 x 38 mm / x 4.57 x 1.50 inch Weight 39 g / 1.38 oz Tube prices 6 Tube prices (visible for members only) Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973    Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49        6A7: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse Anonymous 10 Collector

6A7: Collection JR Jacob Roschy More ...   6A7: Telefunken Werkstattbuch Wolfgang Bauer More ...   6A7: Sylvania Technical Manual Peter Hoddow More ... from Just Qvigstad

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Documents about this component

RMA qualification record for tube types 76, 77, 78, 6C6, 6D6, 75, 41, 42, 2A5, 85, 6F7, 80, 84 and 6A7. 1569 KB

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Reinhard Hanschke 14.Aug.07	1 6A7 (6A7)  Neupreis 1938: 57,00 FFR. Lit.: Catalog der Fa. MANUFRANCE (MF) von 1938.

 

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