Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6A8GT

ID = 2689

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Brand:	Common type USA tube/semicond.
Tube type:	Pentagrid-Converter (Heptode) Pentagrid (old)

Identical to

6A8GT = VT-151B = 6A8GTX

Similar Tubes

Other shape (e.g. bulb type):

6A8 ; 6A8G ; 6A8MG ; 6A8V

Other class quality (otherwise equal):

CV580

Heater different:

12A8GT

Other base:

7B8

First Source (s)

11.Mar.1938 : Electron Tube Registration List

Predecessor Tubes

6A7 6A8G

Successor Tubes

6TE8GT 7B8 6SA7GT 7Q7

Base	Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 (Codex=Ue) Top contact with a cap.
Filament	Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Parallel / series AC/DC
Tube prices	3 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source	Essential Characteristics, GE 1973 Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49


	6A8GT: my collection Giuseppe Antonio Tusini

6A8GT: Collection JR
Jacob Roschy

6A8GT: Telefunken Werkstattbuch
Wolfgang Bauer

6A8GT: Manufacturer's Literature
Emilio Ciardiello

from Just Qvigstad

Usage in Models

3= 1938? ; 13= 1938 ; 12= 1939?? ; 32= 1939? ; 73= 1939 ; 10= 1940?? ; 5= 1940? ; 73= 1940 ; 11= 1941?? ; 4= 1941? ; 11= 1941 ; 6= 1942?? ; 11= 1942? ; 4= 1942 ; 1= 1943? ; 1= 1944? ; 1= 1945?? ; 2= 1945? ; 2= 1945 ; 2= 1946?? ; 9= 1946 ; 3= 1947?? ; 2= 1947? ; 12= 1947 ; 2= 1948 ; 1= 1949 ; 2= 1950?? ; 3= 1951? ; 1= 1959? ; 1= 1962??

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):313

Collection of Jacob Roschy (D)

Collection of Christian Schaufelberger (CH)

Collection of Mario Coelho (P)

Collection of Peter Gruschka (D)

Collection of Heinz Schmidt (D)

Collection of Aldo Patriarca (CH)

Collection of Ottmar Rollmann (D)

Collection of Jozef Brughmans † (B)

Collection of Georges Werts (B)

Collection of Massimo Pedrina (I)

Collection of Stuart Irwin (AUS)

Collection of Alberto Ammendola (I)

Collection of Siegmar Mey (D)

Collection of Antonio Bordini (I)

Collection of Oskar Elm (D)

Collection of Tor Steinnes (N)

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