Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6C6

ID = 3538

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. Ken-Rad - see also Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co. Osram (tubes/valves) - see British General Electrics; Sydney Philips Australia Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC ADA, Ad. Auriema, Inc.; New York, NY General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA Raytheon Mfg. Co.; Cambridge, MA Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA) Triad Television & Mfg. Co.; Pawtucket, RI

Tube type:

Vacuum Pentode Universal

Identical to

6C6 = UZ6C6 = UZ-6C6 = CK108 = 38636 = W2166

Similar Tubes

Other shape (e.g. bulb type):

M6C6

Normally replaceable-slightly different:

277A ; 77

Other class quality (otherwise equal):

1221 ; 1603 ; CV585 ; CV652

Other base:

6D7 ; 6J7G

First year

1933 The AWA Journal Vol. 7, 1992

First Source (s)

01.Aug.1934 : Electron Tube Registration List

Predecessor Tubes

Successor Tubes

6J7 6J7G 6D7 1223 1221

Base

6-Pin-Base U6A, old, USA (Codex=Kf) 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 registration for pre-RMA types dates August 1, 1934.

* 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.

Tube prices

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Information source

Essential Characteristics, GE 1973
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

6C6: Aus das buch DE KORTE GOLF ; PHBRANS Willy De Grande
6C6: Telefunken Werkstattbuch Wolfgang Bauer More ...	Just Qvigstad	6C6: Sylvania Technical Manual Peter Hoddow More ...

Usage in Models

10= 1933?? ; 26= 1933? ; 21= 1933 ; 25= 1934?? ; 21= 1934? ; 125= 1934 ; 53= 1935?? ; 51= 1935? ; 199= 1935 ; 71= 1936?? ; 63= 1936? ; 179= 1936 ; 52= 1937?? ; 50= 1937? ; 108= 1937 ; 29= 1938?? ; 24= 1938? ; 112= 1938 ; 22= 1939?? ; 9= 1939? ; 42= 1939 ; 6= 1940?? ; 4= 1940? ; 2= 1940 ; 7= 1941?? ; 1= 1941? ; 2= 1941 ; 7= 1942?? ; 2= 1942? ; 1= 1942 ; 1= 1943? ; 3= 1943 ; 1= 1944?? ; 1= 1944? ; 9= 1944 ; 1= 1945?? ; 1= 1945? ; 2= 1945 ; 1= 1946?? ; 1= 1946? ; 4= 1946 ; 2= 1947 ; 1= 1948?? ; 1= 1949?? ; 4= 1950?? ; 2= 1951? ; 1= 1952?? ; 2= 1952 ; 1= 1953? ; 1= 1956?? ; 3= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):1367

Museum "Wireless In Wales Museum"

Collection of

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

6C6

Variants

Metal coated cylindrical glass version. Complete name: M6C6. The letter "M" appears only on the boxes and enclosed paperwork, not on the tubes. Please klick here: M6C6

Forum contributions about this tube

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Reinhard Hanschke 14.Aug.07	1 6C6 (6C6) Neupreis 1938: 57,00 FFR. Lit.: Catalog der Fa. MANUFRANCE (MF) von 1938.

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