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12A6

Sensibly equivalent to:
12A6Y CV525 VT-134
See also:
Metal Striptease - Ferranti 12A6 Box
    
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The 12A6 was designed for use as a single end audio output stage for radio receivers. The Ferranti details give a cathode resistor of 375 Ω and a load resistance of 7,500 Ω. The original design was American.
The base has pin 6 omitted.
The thin metal tube envelope is 25 mm in diameter and, excluding the IO base pins, is 67 mm tall.
References: Data-sheet, Data & 1040 Type 12A6 was first introduced in 1942. See also 1942 adverts.

 

Pin Connections
IO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
m
h
a
g2
g1
nc
h
k

 

Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions
Beam Tetrode
Vh
Ah
Va
Vs
Vg
mAa
mAs
ra
gm
Pout
12.6
0.15
250
250
-12.5
30
3.5
70k
3.0
2.4
Thanks to Frank Philipse for supplying the above PDF datasheet.
Updated January 20, 2023.
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