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6AU6

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ID = 2115
       
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Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   RF/IF-Stage 
Identical to 6AU6 = EF94 = 6Ж4П = 6P2 = CV2524
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  6AU6A ; 6J4_China ; 8425 ; M3622
Other class quality (otherwise equal):
  6136 ; 6AU6W ; 6AU6WA ; 6AU6WC ; 7543
Heater different:
  12AU6 ; 8425A ; CV1961
First year 1946 Mass market introduction most probably 1946.
First Source (s)
25.Oct.1945 : Electron Tube Registration List
23.Oct.1945 : - - Manufacturers Literature RCA Data sheet
Predecessor Tubes 6SH7   7G7   7V7   7L7   7W7  
Successor Tubes 6AU6A   6136   8425   8426  

Base Miniatur-7-Pin-Base B7G, USA 1940 (Codex=Za)
Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc.
Filament Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC
Description

RF-IF sharp cutoff amplifier.

+/- 90 V max peak heater to cathode insulation, uprated to +100/-180 V from June 1951. Further uprating to +/- 200 V in January 1960.

For use in sets with series connected heaters superseded by 6AU6A since November 1956.

* RMA/JEDEC register record available by courtesy of TCA* - Full record is downloadable here.

 
Tube prices 4 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
- - Manufacturers Literature

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6AU6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Anonymous 10 Collector

6au6wah_so~~3.png 6AU6: ARRL Handbook 1972
Anonymous 10 Collector

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Just Qvigstad
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6AU6: Audio-u.Hifi-Röhren R.zur Linde
Günther Stabe † 19.8.20

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Usage in Models 1= 1946?? ; 1= 1946? ; 15= 1946 ; 1= 1947?? ; 4= 1947? ; 35= 1947 ; 5= 1948?? ; 50= 1948? ; 129= 1948 ; 4= 1949?? ; 178= 1949? ; 204= 1949 ; 35= 1950?? ; 452= 1950? ; 234= 1950 ; 7= 1951?? ; 1100= 1951? ; 105= 1951 ; 24= 1952?? ; 816= 1952? ; 110= 1952 ; 12= 1953?? ; 103= 1953? ; 407= 1953 ; 12= 1954?? ; 56= 1954? ; 247= 1954 ; 118= 1955?? ; 448= 1955? ; 346= 1955 ; 33= 1956?? ; 1785= 1956? ; 280= 1956 ; 11= 1957?? ; 839= 1957? ; 229= 1957 ; 35= 1958?? ; 518= 1958? ; 373= 1958 ; 7= 1959?? ; 307= 1959? ; 239= 1959 ; 91= 1960?? ; 46= 1960? ; 132= 1960 ; 11= 1961?? ; 39= 1961? ; 108= 1961 ; 31= 1962?? ; 88= 1962? ; 121= 1962 ; 11= 1963?? ; 100= 1963? ; 75= 1963 ; 4= 1964?? ; 68= 1964? ; 54= 1964 ; 42= 1965?? ; 15= 1965? ; 59= 1965 ; 15= 1966?? ; 18= 1966? ; 37= 1966 ; 13= 1967?? ; 2= 1967? ; 34= 1967 ; 2= 1968? ; 12= 1968 ; 8= 1969?? ; 32= 1969 ; 4= 1970?? ; 2= 1970? ; 7= 1970 ; 7= 1971 ; 3= 1972?? ; 1= 1973?? ; 2= 1973 ; 1= 1975 ; 1= 1976 ; 1= 1979? ; 1= 1982?? ; 13= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):11226

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Documents about this component
  RMA registration record covering the RCA tube types 6AT6, 6AU6, 6BA6, 6BE6, 12AT6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4 and 50B5 2327 KB
 
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6AU6
 

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