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6HS8

Sensibly equivalent to:
6BU8
    
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The 6HS8 (also marked 6BU8) is a specialist AGC and sync separator for television receiver use. There is a common cathode, control grid and screen grid but two independent suppressor grids and anodes.
The Raytheon Logo and the Type designations of 6HS8 and 6BU8 together with Brasil.
The two anodes, one on each side of the envelope.
The thin glass tube envelope is 21 mm in diameter, and excluding the B9A base pins is 58 mm tall.
Reference: Data-sheet. Type 6HS8 was first introduced in 1957. See also 1957 adverts.

 

Pin Connections
B9A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
k
g2,s
a(2)
h
h
g3(2)
g1
a(1)
g3(1)

 

Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions
Triode
Vh
Ah
Va
Vs
Vg
mAa
mAs
6.3
0.3
300
150
-10
2.2
3.3
Thanks to Frank Philipse for supplying the above PDF datasheet.
Updated March 08, 2026.
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