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6BA6

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ID = 1425
       
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Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   RF/IF-Stage   Controlling (mu) 
Identical to 6BA6 = W727 = CV454 = 6F31 = PM04 = EF93
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  6P1_Magnadyne
Other class quality (otherwise equal):
  2J6BA6 ; 5749 ; 5749W ; 6660 ; CK5749 ; GL5749
Heater different:
  12BA6 ; 3BA6
Different connections:
  6K4_China ; 6К4П
Other base:
  6DG7
First year 1946 -- Collector info (Sammler)
First Source (s)
25.Oct.1945 : Electron Tube Registration List
Predecessor Tubes 6SK7   6SG7   7A7   6SK7GT   7H7   6SD7GT  
Successor Tubes 6BA6W  

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

Remote cutoff pentode for RF/IF stages.

Heater to cathode insulation initially specified for +/- 90 V max peak. Uprated to +/- 200 V from December 1959.

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

 
Tube prices 7 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
- - Manufacturers Literature

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6BA6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Anonymous 10 Collector

6ba6_national_tube_book_1962_p1_pin.png 6BA6: National Tube Book 1962
Adrian Riesen

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Just Qvigstad
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6BA6: GE Data Sheet
Egon Penker

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Usage in Models 10= 1946?? ; 9= 1946? ; 31= 1946 ; 3= 1947?? ; 13= 1947? ; 98= 1947 ; 23= 1948?? ; 79= 1948? ; 247= 1948 ; 36= 1949?? ; 207= 1949? ; 277= 1949 ; 193= 1950?? ; 292= 1950? ; 209= 1950 ; 64= 1951?? ; 400= 1951? ; 248= 1951 ; 98= 1952?? ; 145= 1952? ; 163= 1952 ; 68= 1953?? ; 94= 1953? ; 298= 1953 ; 62= 1954?? ; 112= 1954? ; 218= 1954 ; 94= 1955?? ; 213= 1955? ; 209= 1955 ; 43= 1956?? ; 111= 1956? ; 157= 1956 ; 27= 1957?? ; 118= 1957? ; 130= 1957 ; 28= 1958?? ; 160= 1958? ; 214= 1958 ; 17= 1959?? ; 312= 1959? ; 198= 1959 ; 75= 1960?? ; 66= 1960? ; 50= 1960 ; 5= 1961?? ; 60= 1961? ; 55= 1961 ; 24= 1962?? ; 98= 1962? ; 49= 1962 ; 12= 1963?? ; 117= 1963? ; 43= 1963 ; 10= 1964?? ; 100= 1964? ; 23= 1964 ; 29= 1965?? ; 10= 1965? ; 35= 1965 ; 3= 1966?? ; 11= 1966? ; 17= 1966 ; 2= 1967?? ; 9= 1967? ; 16= 1967 ; 3= 1968?? ; 7= 1968? ; 8= 1968 ; 1= 1969?? ; 4= 1969? ; 8= 1969 ; 7= 1970?? ; 4= 1970 ; 1= 1971?? ; 2= 1971? ; 1= 1971 ; 1= 1972?? ; 4= 1972? ; 1= 1972 ; 2= 1973?? ; 1= 1973 ; 1= 1974? ; 1= 1975?? ; 1= 1975? ; 1= 1975 ; 1= 1977?? ; 1= 1977? ; 1= 1979? ; 11= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):6720


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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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6BA6
 

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