6L6 @ The Valve Museum

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6L6

Sensibly equivalent^¶ to:

6P3P CV1948 VT-115

See also:

Beam Tetrodes and the 807 - Valves in PA Equipment - The Williamson Amplifier

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General Electric G8LSD Valve Collection Other 6L6 exhibits

The 6L6 is an audio output beam tetrode. The 6L6 is both highly sensitive and capable of as much as 60 Watts output as a pair used in push-pull.

The GE Logo and white lettering on the black painted steel envelope.

The IO base and flange.

See also 6L6 for historic details.

The wide metal tube envelope is 31 mm in diameter and excluding the IO base pins, is 92 mm tall.

References: Data-sheet. Type 6L6 was first introduced in 1936. See also 1936 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	D
	6.3	0.9	350	250	-18	54	2.5	33K	5.2	11W	15%

Thanks to Frank Philipse for supplying the above PDF datasheet.

Updated January 07, 2012.

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