Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6B7

ID = 2840

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Brand:	Common type USA tube/semicond. Common type USA tube/semicond. Genalex, BGE (brand), British General Electric Co. Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW. Osram (tubes/valves) - see British General Electrics; Sydney Philips Australia Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC International (tube brand) Raytheon Mfg. Co.; Cambridge, MA Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA) Triad Television & Mfg. Co.; Pawtucket, RI
Tube type:	Double Diode-Pentode RF/IF-Stage Controlling (mu)
	Ca. 1925 up to 1945 rare.

Identical to

6B7 = Ut6B7 = Ut-6B7 = VT162_GPO = CV1711

Similar Tubes

Other shape (e.g. bulb type):

6B7S ; G-6B7-S

Normally replaceable-slightly different:

38627 ; 6B7E

Other class quality (otherwise equal):

NU-6B7S ; VT-68

Other characteristic (electr. data):

6B7S_Aus

Heater different:

2B7 ; ER2B7 ; G-2B7-S

Other base:

6B8 ; 6B8G ; 6B8GT ; EBF1

Other base and other heater:

WE37F

First year

1933 -- Collector info (Sammler)

First Source (s)

1933 : The AWA Journal Vol. #7

Successor Tubes

6B8 6B8G 6B8GT

Base

7-Pin-Base U7A = small, old, USA (Codex=Mb) 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

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

3 Tube prices (visible for members only)

Information source

Essential Characteristics, GE 1973
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49
Babani, International Radio Tube Encyclopaedia
Universal Vade-Mecum, Electron Valves and Semiconductor Devices

6B7: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse Anonymous 10 Collector
6B7: Telefunken Werkstattbuch Wolfgang Bauer More ...	Just Qvigstad	6B7: Sylvania Technical Manual Peter Hoddow More ...

Usage in Models

10= 1933?? ; 33= 1933? ; 103= 1933 ; 17= 1934?? ; 45= 1934? ; 305= 1934 ; 47= 1935?? ; 91= 1935? ; 358= 1935 ; 37= 1936?? ; 40= 1936? ; 182= 1936 ; 15= 1937?? ; 14= 1937? ; 216= 1937 ; 13= 1938?? ; 8= 1938? ; 94= 1938 ; 2= 1939?? ; 6= 1939? ; 42= 1939 ; 6= 1940?? ; 4= 1940? ; 5= 1940 ; 3= 1941?? ; 4= 1941? ; 1= 1941 ; 1= 1942?? ; 1= 1943? ; 1= 1944? ; 5= 1944 ; 1= 1945?? ; 2= 1946? ; 4= 1947 ; 1= 1948 ; 1= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):1718

Collection of

6B7

Forum contributions about this tube

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Reinhard Hanschke 14.Aug.07	1 6B7 (6B7) Neupreis 1938: 57,00 FFR. Lit.: Catalog der Fa.MANUFRANCE (MF) von 1938.

6B7
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6B7

Common type USA tube/semicond.

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