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6/30L2

Sensibly equivalent to:
6GA8 B729 ECC804
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Valves and their Habits
    
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The 6/30L2 is a general purpose double triode with a screen between the sections. Their main applications are found in television receivers. This Mullard implementation also has their own designation of ECC804 on the glass. The logo is the older style whereas ECC804 has the later logo.
The two triodes end view with the screen between.
One triode. The insulated heater is coiled, the control grid has copper supports and the cathode has a flat face.
The thin glass tube envelope is 20 mm in diameter and, excluding the B9A base pins, is 48 mm tall.
References: Data-sheet & 1040 Type 6/30L2 was first introduced in 1958. See also 1958 adverts.

 

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

 

Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions
Triode
Vh
Ah
Va
Vg
mAa
ra
gm
6.3
0.3
200
-7.9
10.0
5.3k
3.4
Thanks to Frank Philipse for supplying the above PDF datasheet.
Updated September 29, 2025.
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