List of Vacuum Tubes

List of vacuum tubes
This is a list of vacuum tubes or thermionic valves, and

low-pressure gas-lled tubes, or discharge tubes. Before
the advent of semiconductor devices, thousands of tube
types were used in consumer and industrial electronics;
today only a few types are still used in specialized applications.
the same power, e.g. 6.3 V/300 mA and 12.6 V/150 mA).
See, for example, the RCA Receiving Tube Manuals.
In half-indirectly heated tubes the cathode and one side
of the lament share the same pin.
2 Tube bases
1
Heater or lament ratings
Main article: Tube socket
Main article: Hot cathode

Vacuum tubes fall into three mainly non-interchangeable
3 Numbering systems
categories regarding their heater or lament voltage
(some tubes heaters run at a voltage and current suitable
for either series or parallel operation, e.g., 6.3 V at 300 3.1 North American systems
mA).
3.1.1 RMA system (1942)
1. Battery types, with a low-power lament operated
usually from 1 to 2 V (2 V types for lead-acid bat- Main article: RMA tube designation
tery, others for dry battery); all laments in a design are rated at the same voltage and are connected
The system assigned numbers with the base form 1A21,
in parallel. They are usually directly heated to save
and is therefore also referred to as the 1A21 system.
heating power (therefore requiring a DC current),
except if the (due to the voltage gradient along the First digit Filament/heater power rating:
lament) poorly dened cathode potential impedes
the function of the device, as is the case e.g. with
1 No lament/heater; cold cathode or solid state deAM detector diodes with lament voltages of 1.9 V
vice
or more.
2 Up to 10 W
2. Types for AC-only equipment with a mains transformer, or for car radios; all tube heaters are rated
3 10-20 W
at the same voltage and fed in parallel from a trans 4 20-50 W
former winding or from the car battery, usually 6.3V
(domestic AC-only, and 6V car radios) or 12.6V
5 50-100 W
(mainly 12V car radios). Most are indirectly heated.
6 100-200 W
3. Types for equipment designed to run on either AC or
DC mains power (ac/dc) with no mains transformer;
7 200-500 W
all heaters are connected in series, possibly with an
additional ballast tube (barretter) or power resistor
8 500W-1 kW
chosen so that the sum of the heater and ballast volt 9 More than 1 kW
ages equals the mains voltage. All tubes must be
rated at the same heater current, typically 100, 150,
300 or 450 mA. They are always indirectly heated. Next character: Function:
The currents drawn by parallel-connected types, and the
voltages across series-connected types, vary widely according to the tubes heating power requirements. Otherwise identical tubes were manufactured in several variants with dierent heater characteristics[1] (but usually
A Single element (ballast, barretter)

B Two-element device such as:
Diode
1
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
TR (Transmit/receive) cell, cold-cathode

water vapor discharge tube for use in
radar systems, short-circuits the receiver
input to protect it while the transmitter
operates
1B23 20 kW, 400 to 1500 MHz Gas-lled, coldcathode Transmit/Receive Tube (TR cell)
ATR (Anti-transmit/receive) cell, coldcathode water vapor discharge tube for

use in radar systems, decouples the transmitter from the antenna while not operating, to prevent it from wasting received
energy
1B45 Gas-lled, cold-cathode 14 kV, 450 A spark

gap
Spark gap
C Triode
D Tetrode
E Pentode or beam power tetrode
F Hexode
G Heptode
H Octode
J Magnetically controlled types, usually incorporating a resonator (essentially, magnetrons)
K Electrostatically controlled types, including a resonator (klystrons and inductive output tubes)
L Vacuum capacitors
N Crystal rectiers (This designation lived on as the
N in the EIA/JEDEC EIA-370 solid state device
numbers standard, like 2N2222)
P
Photosensitive
types
(phototubes,
photomultipliers, camera tubes, image converters)
Q Resonant vacuum cavities
R Ignitrons and mercury arc rectiers
S Vacuum switches
T Storage, radial beam, and deection control tubes
(no known examples assigned)
V Flash tubes
W Traveling-wave tube
X X-ray tube
Y Thermionic converter
The last 2 digits were sequentially assigned, beginning
with 21 to avoid possible confusion with receiving tubes
or CRT phosphor designations. Multiple section tubes
(like the 3E29 or 8D21) are assigned a letter corresponding to ONE set of electrodes.
Examples
1B41 Gas-lled, cold-cathode 9.5 kV, 450 A spark

gap
1B49 Gas-lled, cold-cathode 12 kV, 450 A spark

gap
1C21 Gas-lled, 25 mA , 100 mA , triode
thyratron
1D21 Strobotron, gas-lled, 50 mA , 5 A , luminiscent tetrode thyratron for use as a stroboscope
lamp
1P21 9-stage Photomultiplier, spectral S4 response,
11-pin base
1P25 Infrared image converter used in WW2 night
vision sniperscopes.
1P29 Gas-lled phototube, spectral S3 response, 4pin base
1P39 Vacuum Phototube, spectral S4 response, 4pin base
1S22 10 kV, 20 A Vacuum SPDT switch
2C21 Dual transmitting triode, indirectly heated, 7pin base plus a single top cap for one of the grids
2C22 Transmitting triode, indirectly heated, 8-pin
base plus dual top cap for grid and anode
2C39 Disk-seal-type planar UHF power triode.
2C43 Lighthouse-type disk-seal UHF planar transmitting triode, indirectly heated, up to 3.37 GHz,
6-pin base
2C51 Dual shielded triode, indirectly heated, 9-pin
base
2D21/EN91 (PL21, PL2D21, CV797) 100 mA ,
500 mA , 10 A , Gas-lled, indirectly heated
tetrode thyratron, negative starter voltage, miniature
7-pin base, for relay and grid-controlled rectier service, used in jukeboxes and computer equipment.
2E22 53 W Power pentode, 5-pin base with anode
on top cap
2E26 Popular amateur 5.3 W VHF beam power
tetrode up to 175 MHz, octal base
2E30 10 W Directly heated beam power tetrode
with deection screens available on separate pin,
miniature 7-pin base
3.1
North American systems
2E31 Subminiature, directly heated, fully shielded

sharp-cuto RF/IF pentode, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed, FL
2E32 Similar to 2E31, SL
2E35 6 mW Subminiature directly heated power
pentode, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed, FL
2E41 Diode, pentode, FL
2F21 Indirectly heated hexode monoscope, Indian
Head test pattern, 6-pin base with dual top caps for
grid4 and anode
2G21 Directly heated triode-heptode mixer, 7-pin
all-glass pigtailed
2G41 Triode-heptode converter, FL
2G42 Similar to type 2G42, SL
3
5C22 Half-indirectly heated, hydrogen triode thyratron for radar modulators.
5D22 (6156, Eimac 4-250A) 250 W, 110 MHz
Glass beam power tetrode
5J26 500 kW, 1.22 to 1.35 GHz S-band Magnetrons
5K70 30 kW S-band reex Klystron
6C21 Triode radar modulator for hard tube
pulsers.
7C23 120 kW Power triode for high voltage pulse
operation.
8D21 Internally water cooled dual tetrode used in
early VHF TV transmitters.
9C21 100 kW Water-cooled power triode, directly
heated, 4-pin base with dual top caps for grid and
anode
3.1.2 RETMA receiving tubes system (1953)
2J30 to 2J34 300 kW S-band Magnetrons
Main article: RETMA tube designation

2J55 and 2J56 40 kW X-band Magnetrons for use
as pulsed oscillator
RETMA is the acronym for the Radio Electronic Television Manufacturers Association, originally the RMA, later
2K25 25 mW 8.5 to 9.66 GHz reex Klystron
RTMA, then EIA (Electronic Industries Association, since
1997 Electronic Industries Alliance).
2K50 15 mW 23.5 to 24.5 GHz reex Klystron
2P23 Early image orthicon TV camera tube.
3B28 Xenon half wave rectier; ruggedized replacement for mercury vapor type 866.
3C23 1.5 A , 6 A , Mercury-vapor triode thyratron, 4-pin base with anode top cap
3C45 45 mA , 1.5 ARMS, 35 A , Halfindirectly heated hydrogen triode thyratron, 4-pin
base with anode top cap
3D21 Indirectly heated beam power tetrode, 8-pin
3D22 Gas-lled, 800 mA , 8 A , tetrode thyratron, 7-pin base
3E29 Dual beam power tube used in radar equipment; a pulse rated variant of the earlier 829B, 7-pin
base with dual anode top cap.
4B32 10 kV, 1.25 A , 5 A Xenon half wave
rectier
4D21 (6155, Eimac 4-125A) 125 W Glass VHF
beam power tetrode
4E27 125 W Glass radial-beam power pentode
4J31 to 4J35 1 MW S-band Magnetrons
The rst character group is always a number, consisting of one to three numerals, and very often represents the heater voltage to the nearest whole number - exceptions including 2.0 Volt lament tubes
(such as 1C7-G and 1F4) and series heater tubes
where the rounding was less exact (such as the 5.9Volt 5X9 and the 46-Volt 50Y7GT).
These numerals are followed by one or two letters assigned to the devices in some sort of semichronological order of development and introduction to the marketplace,
and then another single numeral that represents
the number of active elements in the tube (including any internal shield plus the heater in indirectly
heated tubes - electrodes connected together internally count as one). For example, a 7 could mean
a heptode (pentagrid converter) such as the 12SA7GT, or a pentode with two diodes such as the 7E7, or
with one diode and a shield pin such as the 12SF7,
or triode with two diodes and a shield pin such as
the 6SR7, or a twin-input triode such as the 6AE7GT, or a double triode such as the 6SN7-GT. Exceptions include the 35L6-GT (with 5 elements, but
named for consistency with the 6L6/6L6-G where
pin 1 may or may not be connected to a shield, making the sixth element).
3
Sometimes a string of up to three Roman letters can
be suxed to the overall number; these generally
distinguish various revisions and improvements to
the original model or dierent bulb shapes; use is
unsystematic, except that for octal tubes G often indicated a shouldered glass envelope, GT a tubular
glass envelope, and neither of these often a metal
envelope. When discussing a type in general the
letters are often omitted; discussion of the properties of the 6SN7 would tacitly include the 6SN7GT,
6SN7GTB, etc., but not the comparable 6SL7 family. By and large tubes with the same basic designation are interchangeable unless the qualities of an
enhanced version are required.
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
Standard tubes This part dates back to the joint valve

code key (German: Rhren-Gemeinschaftsschlssel) negotiated between Philips and Telefunken in 1933-34.
Like the North American system the rst symbol describes the heater voltage, in this case a Roman letter
rather than a number. Further Roman letters, up to three,
describe the device followed by one to four numerals assigned in a semi-chronological order of type development
within number ranges assigned to dierent base types.
If two devices share the same type designation other than
the rst letter (e.g. ECL82, PCL82, UCL82) they will
usually be identical except for heater specications; however there are exceptions, particularly with output types
(for example, both the PL84 and UL84 dier signicantly from the EL84 in certain major characteristics, although they have the same pinout and similar power rating). However, device numbers do not reveal any similarity between dierent type families; e.g. the triode section
of an ECL82 is not related to either triode of an ECC82,
whereas the triode section of an ECL86 does happen to
be similar to those of an ECC83.
Lastly, manufacturers may decide to combine two

type numbers into a single name, which their one
device can replace, such as: 6DX8/ECL84 (6DX8
and ECL84 being identical devices under dierent
naming schemes) or 6BC5/6CE5 (suciently identical devices within the RETMA naming system)
and even 3A3/3B2, or 6AC5-GT/6AC5-G (where
the single type number, 6AC5-GT/6AC5-G, super- Pro Electron maintained a subset of the M-P system after
sedes both the 6AC5-G and the 6AC5-GT).
their establishment in 1966, with only the rst letters E, P
for the heater, only the second letters A, B, C, D, E, F, H,
Often, but not always, vacuum tube designations that K, L, M, Y, Z for the type, and issuing only three-digit
diered only in their initial numerals would be identi- numbers starting with 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 for the base.[3]
cal except for heater characteristics. Exceptions include: Notes: Tungsram preceded the M-P designation with the
the 12BR7 and 9BR7 are unrelated to the 6BR7; the letter T, as in TAD1 for AD1; Vatea (United Incandes4BL8/XCF80 is the 4.6 Volt (600mA series heater) ver- cent Lamp and Electric Company, Budapest, Hungary)
sion of the 6BL8/ECF80, but the 450mA series heater preceded the M-P designation with the letter V, as in
version is the 6LN8/LCF80 rather than 6BL8.
VEL5 for EL5.
For examples see below
First letter: heater/lament type
3.1.3
EIA professional tubes system
A four-digit system was maintained by the EIA for special

industrial, military and professional vacuum and gas-lled
tubes, and all sorts of other devices requiring to be sealed
o against the external atmosphere.
Heater ratings for series-string, AC/DC tubes

are given in milliamperes; heater ratings for
parallel-string tubes are given in volts
A 4 V heater for 2-cell lead-acid batteries
and for AC mains transformers
B 180 mA DC series heater
3.2
3.2.1
West European systems

Mullard-Philips system
Main article: Mullard-Philips tube designation

This system is very descriptive of what type of device
(triode, diode, pentode etc.) it is applied to, as well
as the heater/lament type and the base type (octal, noval, etc.).[2] Adhering manufacturers include AEG (de),
Amperex (us), Dario (fr), La Radiotechnique (fr), Lorenz
(de), Mullard (uk), Philips (nl), RCA (us), RFT (de),
Siemens (de), Telefunken (de), Toshiba (ja), Tungsram
(hu) and Valvo (de).
C 200 mA AC/DC series heater

D 1.4 V DC lament for Leclanch
cells, later low-voltage/low power lament/heater:
0.625 V DC directly heated
for NiCd battery, seriesheated two-tube designs such
as hearing aids. If either lament breaks, further draining
of all batteries stops
Wide range 0.9 V to 1.55
V DC directly heated for dry
cells
3.2
1.25 V DC directly heated for

NiCd batteries
1.25 V or 1.4 V AC from a
separate heater winding on
CRT horizontal-output transformers, in half-indirectly
heated EHT rectiers
H Mixer hexode, special purpose heptode
E 6.3 V parallel heater; for 3-cell

lead-acid vehicle crank batteries (mobile equipment) and for AC mains or
horizontal-output transformers
P Secondary emission tube - mostly used

as third letter
F 12.6 V DC parallel heater for 6-cell

lead-acid vehicle crank batteries
G 5.0 V AC from a separate heater winding on a mains or horizontal-output transformer for the anode voltage rectier;
later misc.
H 150 mA AC/DC series heater
K Mixer heptode or octode

L Power output, beam tetrode or pentode
M Optical tuning/level indicator
N Gas-lled thyratron
Q Nonode
R Resistive element (ballast tube,
barretter, photoresistor)
S Special tube (German: Sonderrhre)
T Beam deection tube, or misc.
W Gas-lled half-wave rectier
X Gas-lled full-wave rectier
I 20 V heater
Y Vacuum half-wave rectier (power

diode)
K 2.0 V lament for 1-cell lead-acid batteries, later for AC transformers
Z Vacuum full-wave rectier (dual power

diode with common cathode)
L 450 mA AC/DC series heater; was

shifted here from Y
E.g. ECCnn is a 6.3 V dual triode; EABCnn

has a single detector diode, a common-cathode
pair of diodes, and a triode.
M 1.9 V, directly heated

N 12.6 V, indirectly heated
O Cold cathode (by 1955 this also included semiconductors as these had no
heater)
P 300 mA AC/DC series heater
Q 2.4 V, indirectly heated
S 1.9 V, indirectly heated
T Customized heater
U 100 mA AC/DC series heater
V 50 mA AC/DC series heater
X 600 mA AC/DC series heater
Y 450 mA AC/DC series heater,
shifted to L to avoid conicts with the
professional tubes system
Z Cold cathode tube; was shifted here
from O after the advent of semiconductors
Second and subsequent letters: system type
A Small signal diode
B Dual small signal diode
C Small signal triode
D Power output triode
E Small signal tetrode
F Small signal pentode
Following digits: model number and base type

For signal pentodes, an odd model number
most often identied a variable transconductance (remote-cuto) valve, whereas an even
number identied a 'high slope' (sharp-cuto)
valve
For power pentodes and triode-pentode combinations, even numbers usually indicate linear (audio power amplier) devices while odd
numbers were more suited to video signals or
situations where more distortion could be tolerated.
1-9 Pinch-type construction valves,
mostly P8 bases (P base, 8-pin sidecontact) or European 5-pin (B base) and
various other European pre-octal designs
1019 8-pin German metal octal, G8A
2029 Loctal B8G; some octal; some 8way side contact (exceptions are DAC21,
DBC21, DCH21, DF21, DF22, DL21,
DL21, DLL21, DM21 which have octal
bases)
3039 International Octal (IEC 67-I-5a),
also known as IO or K8A
4049 Rimlok (Rimlock) B8A All-glass
miniature valves
3
5059 Special construction types tted
with bases applicable to design features
used[4] "; mostly locking bases: 9-pin
Loctal (B9G) or 8-pin Loctal (B8G);
but also used for Octal and others (3-pin
glass; Disk-seal incl. Lighthouse tubes;
German 10-pin with spigot; min. 4-pin;
B26A; Magnoval B9D)
6064 All-glass valves tted with 9-pin
(B9G) bases
65-69 Sub-miniature all-glass valves with
or without bases
7079 Loctal Lorenz, all-glass pigtailed
(y-leads in place of pins) subminiatures
8089 Noval B9A (9-pin; IEC 67-I-12a)
9099 Button B7G (miniature 7-pin;
IEC 67-I-10a)
100109 B7G; Wehrmacht base; German PTT base
110119 8-pin German octal; Rimlok
B8A
130139 Octal
150159 German 10-pin with spigot; 10pin glass with one big pin; Octal
160169 Flat wire submins; 8-pin German octal
170179 RFT 8-pin; RFT 11-pin allglass gnome tube with one oset pin
180189 Noval B9A
190199 Miniature 7-pin B7G
200209 Decal B10B; Pro Electronissued
230239 Octal
270279 RFT 11-pin all glass with one
oset pin
280289 Noval B9A
300399 Octal; Pro Electron-issued
400499 Rimlok B8A
500529 Magnoval B9D, Novar; Pro
Electron-issued
600699 Flat wire-ended
700799 Round wire-ended
800899 Noval B9A; Pro Electronissued
900999 Miniature 7-pin B7G; Pro
Electron-issued
1000- Round wire-ended; special nuvistor base
2000 Decal B10B
3000- Octal
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
5000- Magnoval B9D

8000- Noval B9A
Special quality tubes Vacuum tubes which had special qualities of some sort, very often long-life designs,
particularly for computer and telecommunications use,
had the numeric part of the designation placed immediately after the rst letter. They were usually specialquality versions of standard types. Thus the E82CC was
a long-life version of the ECC82 intended for computer
and general signal use, and the E88CC a high quality version of the ECC88/6DJ8. While the E80F pentode was
a high quality development of the EF80, they were not
pin-compatible and could not be interchanged without
rewiring the socket (the E80F is commonly sought after
as a high quality replacement for the similar EF86 type
in guitar ampliers). The letters CC indicated the two
triodes and the F, the single pentode inside these types.
A few special-quality tubes did not have a standard equivalent, e.g. the E55L, a broadband power pentode used
as the output stage of oscilloscope ampliers and the
E90CC, a double triode with a common cathode connection and seven pin base for use in cathode-coupled
Flip-ops in early computers. The E91H is a special heptode with a passivated third grid designed to reduce secondary emission; this device was used as a gate, allowing or blocking pulses applied to the rst, (control) grid by
changing the voltage on the third grid, in early computer
circuits (similar in function to the U.S. 6AS6).
Some tubes can appear to belong to a particular numbering scheme, but in fact do not. A case in point is the E81L
which could be mistaken for a special quality version of
the EL81 in the Mullard-Philips numbering scheme. In
reality, they are not even similar in characteristics or application. The E81L is a high slope signal pentode and
was the product of one of many numbering schemes used
by the telephone industry. There is the possibility for confusion in such cases, though in this instance an SQ version
of the EL81 was never produced.
Many of these types had gold-plated base pins and special heater congurations inside the nickel cathode tube
designed to reduce hum pickup from the A.C. heater supply, and also had improved oxide insulation between the
heater and cathode so the cathode could be elevated to
a greater voltage above the heater supply. (Note that
elevating the cathode voltage above the average heater
voltage, which in well-designed equipment was supplied
from a transformer with an earthed center-tapped secondary, was less detrimental to the oxide insulation between heater and cathode than lowering the cathode voltage below the heater voltage, helping to prevent pyrometallurgical electrolytic chemical reactions where the oxide
touched the nickel cathode that could form conductive
aluminium tungstate and which could ultimately develop
3.2
into a heater-cathode short-circuit.)
7
Relay tetrode, two starter electrodes to make
counters bidirectional or resettable
Better, often dual, getters were implemented to maintain

a better vacuum, and more-rigid electrode supports in W Trigger pentode, two starter electrodes and a
troduced to reduce microphonics and improve vibration
primer electrode
and shock resistance. The mica spacers used in SQ and
X Shielded Trigger pentode, two starter electrodes,
PQ types did not possess sharp protrusions which could
a primer electrode and a conductive coating of the
ake o and become loose inside the bulb, possibly lodgglass envelope inside connected to a separate pin
ing between the grids and thus changing the characteristics of the device. Some types, particularly the E80F,
E88CC and E90CC, had a constricted section of bulb to For examples, see below under Z
rmly hold specially shaped akeless mica spacers.[5]
For examples see below, starting at EAA
Professional tubes In use since at least 1961, this sysLater special-quality tubes had not base and function tem was maintained by Pro Electron after their establish[3]
swapped but were assigned a 4-digit number,[2] such as ment in 1966.
ECC2000 or ED8000, the rst digit of which again de- Both letters together indicate the type:
noting the base:
1 Miscellaneous
2 Miniature 10-pin base (JEDEC F10-61)
3 Octal base (IEC 67-1-5a)
X High vacuum electro-optical devices

XA Phototube
XG Miscellaneous
XM Character generating cathode ray tube
5 Novar/magnoval base (JEDEC E9-75 and E9-23)
XP Photomultiplier
8 Noval base (IEC 67-1-12a)
XQ Camera tube
9 Miniature 7-pin base (IEC 67-1-10a)
XR Monoscope
XS Cathode ray charge storage tube
For examples see below, starting at EC
XT Memory display tube
Z Cold-cathode SQ tubes had a dierent function letter

scheme:[6]
XV Infrared detector
A Long-life amplier tube

B Binary counter or switching tube
XW Infrared imaging device

XX Image intensier or image converter
Y Vacuum tubes
C Common-cathode Counter Dekatron that makes

only carry/borrow cathodes separately available for
cascading
YA Diode
E Electrometer tube
YG Electrometer tube, vacuum gauge
G Amplier tube
YH Traveling-wave tube
M Optical indicator
S Separate-cathode Counter/Selector Dekatron that
makes all cathodes available on individual pins for
displaying, divide-by-n counter/timer/prescalers,
etc.
T Relay triode, a low-power triode thyratron, one
starter electrode, may need illumination for proper
operation if not radioactively primed
U Low-power tetrode thyratron, may mean:
Trigger tetrode, one starter electrode and a
primer (keep-alive) electrode for ion availability to keep the ignition voltage constant, for
analog RC timers, voltage triggers, etc.
YD Transmitting or industrial, single or dual

triode
YJ Magnetron
YK Klystron
YL Transmitting or industrial, single or dual
tetrode or pentode
YN Backward wave oscillator
YP Electron multiplier
YR Crossed-eld amplier
YT Pulse modulator tube
YY High vacuum rectier
Z Gas-lled tubes not employing photosensitive materials
ZA Cold cathode indicator tube
3
ZB Microwave switching tube (TR/ATR cells,
etc.)
ZC Trigger tube
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
K Klystron
L Traveling-wave tube
ZD Surge arrester
M Triode (AF amplier or modulator)
ZE Glow modulator tube, a linear light source

for rotating-drum FAX receivers, lm soundtrack recording, etc.
P Pentode
ZF Flash tube
R Rectier
ZL Gas laser
ZM Cold cathode character display tube or
counter display tube
ZP Radiation counter tube (Geiger-Mller
counter tube or proportional counter tube)
Q Tetrode
T Triode (AF, RF, oscillator)

X Large thyratron (including all hydrogen thyratrons
and high-current types)
ZS Bar graph
The following letter indicates the lament or cathode

type. The coding diers between Philips (and other Continental European manufacturers) on the one hand and its
Mullard subsidiary on the other.
ZT Thyratron
Philips system:
ZQ Mixed analogue and digital display

ZR Plasma display panel
ZX Ignitron
ZY Mercury-vapor rectier
ZZ Voltage stabilizer or corona discharge tube
Backward-wave amplier or Travelingwave tube: Output power <1W
Then follows a 4-digit sequentially assigned number.
Other tubes: Directly heated tungsten lament
Optional suxes for camera tubes:

Version letter:
B Blue
G Green
L Luminance
R Red
T Reticule
X Medical X-ray
Letter for variants derived by selection:
D High resolution
M Blemish standard
Transmitting tubes The rst letter (or letter pair, in
the case of a dual-system device) indicates the general
type:
B Backward-wave amplier
D Rectier, including grid-controlled types
J Magnetron
B
Backward-wave amplier or Travelingwave tube: Output power 1W
Other tubes: Directly heated thoriated tungsten lament
C Directly heated oxide-coated lament
D Disc-seal construction
E Indirectly heated oxide-coated cathode
Mullard system:
G Directly heated oxide-coated lament (only
mercury-vapor rectiers)
V Indirectly heated oxide-coated cathode
X Directly heated tungsten lament
Y Directly heated thoriated tungsten lament
Z Directly heated oxide-coated lament (except
mercury-vapor rectiers)
A dierent nomenclature applies to gas-lled devices,
where the code indicates the type of lling:
G Mercury-vapor lling
3.2
H Hydrogen lling
B Cables
R Inert-gas lling
E Medium 7-pin base
X Xenon lling
ED Edison screw lamp base
The next letter indicates the cooling method or other signicant characteristic:
EG Goliath base
G Medium 4-pin base
H Helix or other integral cooler
GB Jumbo 4-pin base
L Forced-air cooling
GS Super jumbo 4-pin base
Q Shield-grid (tetrode) thyratron (thyratrons only)
N Medium 5-pin base
S Silica envelope
P P-base
T Tunable microwave device
W Water cooling
The following group of digits indicate:
Phototubes and photomultipliers The rst digit indicates the tube base:
Microwave tubes: Frequency in GHz
2 Loctal 8-pin base
Rectifying tubes: DC output voltage in kV in a

three-phase half-wave conguration
3 Octal 8-pin base
Thyratrons: Peak inverse voltage in kV

Transmitting tubes: Maximum anode voltage in
kV
The following group of digits indicate the power:
Backward-wave amplier or Traveling-wave
tube: Output power
2nd letter: A - in mW
2nd letter: B - in W
Klystrons: Output power
Magnetrons: Pulse output power in kW
Continuously transmitting tubes: Maximum anode dissipation in W or kW in class C amplier
telegraphy
5 Special base
8 Noval base
9 Miniature 7-pin base
The second digit is a sequentially assigned number.
The following letter indicates the photocathode type:
A Caesium-activated antimony cathode. Used for
reective-mode photocathodes. Response range
from ultraviolet to visible. Widely used.
C Caesium-on-oxidated-silver cathode, also called
S1. Transmission-mode, sensitive from 3001200
nm. High dark current; used mainly in nearinfrared, with the photocathode cooled.
Pulsed transmitting tubes: Maximum peak anode

current in A (number preceded by "P")
T Multialkali sodium-potassium-antimony-caesium
cathode, wide spectral response from ultraviolet
to near-infrared; special cathode processing can
extend range to 930 nm. Used in broadband
spectrophotometers.
Rectiers: Maximum average anode current in mA
U Caesium-antimony cathode with a quartz window
Thyratrons: Maximum average anode current:

Less than 3 digits: in mA
3 or more digits:
1st digit =0: in mA
1st digit >0: in A
The following letter indicates the lling:

G Gas-lled
V High-vacuum
An optional following letter indicates the base or connec- A following letter P indicates a photomultiplier.
Examples
tion method:
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NUMBERING SYSTEMS
50AVP 11-stage photomultiplier for scintillation Voltage stabilizers The rst number indicates the
counters, duodecal base
burning voltage
51UVP 11-stage photomultiplier, duodecal base
52AVP/XP1180 10-stage photomultiplier, 13-pin
base
53AVP, 153AVP 10-stage photomultiplier, diheptal 14-pin base
53UVP 11-stage photomultiplier, diheptal 14-pin
base
54AVP 11-stage photomultiplier, diheptal 14-pin
base
The following letter indicates the current range:

A max. 10mA
B max. 22mA
C max. 40mA
D max. 100mA
E max. 200mA
55AVP 15-stage photomultiplier, bidecal 20-pin The following digit is a sequentially assigned number.
base
An optional, following letter indicates the base:
56AVP 14-stage photomultiplier, bidecal 20-pin
base
E Edison screw lamp base
56UVP 14-stage photomultiplier, duodecal base
base
K Octal 8-pin base

P P-base

Examples
base
base
150CVP 10-stage photomultiplier, bidecal 20-pin
base
75B1 Voltage reference tube, miniature 7-pin base

75C1 Voltage reference tube, miniature 7-pin base
83A1 Voltage reference tube, miniature 7-pin base
57CV Photometric cell

58CG Gas-lled phototube, Red/IR sensitive, allglass pigtailed
58CV Vacuum phototube, Red/IR sensitive, allglass pigtailed
90AG Gas-lled phototube, daylight/blue sensitive,
90AV Vacuum phototube, blue sensitive, miniature
7-pin base
90CG Gas-lled phototube, Red/IR sensitive,
90CV Vacuum phototube, Red/IR sensitive, miniature 7-pin base
85A1/0E3 Voltage reference tube, Loctal B8G base

85A2/0G2 Voltage reference tube, miniature 7-pin
base
95A1 Voltage reference tube, miniature 7-pin base
100E1 Voltage reference tube, A Base
150A1 Voltage reference tube, P base
92AG Gas-lled phototube, blue sensitive, miniature 7-pin base
92AV Vacuum phototube, blue sensitive, miniature

7-pin base
150C1 Voltage reference tube, P base
61SV/7634 PbS infrared (300...3500

photoresistor, 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
nm)
3.2
3.2.2

Marconi-Osram system
The British Marconi-Osram designation from the 1920s

uses one or two letter(s) followed by two numerals and
sometimes by a second letter identifying dierent versions of a particular type.
The letter(s) generally denote the type or use:
A General professional tube
B Dual triode
D Detector diode
GU Gas-lled rectier
GT Gas-lled triode
H High-impedance signal triode
L Low-impedance signal triode
MU Indirectly heated rectier
N Power pentode
P Power triode
QP Dual pentode
S Tetrode
U Rectier
VS Remote-cuto tetrode
W Remote-cuto pentode
X Triode/hexode frequency-changer
Y Optical tuning/level indicator
Z Sharp-cuto RF pentode
The following numbers are sequentially assigned for each
new device.
Examples
A1834 = 6AS7-G - Dual power triode, series regulator, octal base.
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MT7A, MT7B - Large radiation-cooled transmitting triodes used in the 1920s and 1930s.
MU14 = UU5 = IW4-500 - Indirectly heated fullwave rectier, British 4-pin base
N77 = 6AM5 = EL91 - Power pentode, 7-pin
miniature base
P610 - AF power triode
P625 - AF power triode
PX4 - AF power triode designed in the 1930s. Capable of providing about 4.5 W of audio
QP21 - Directly heated, dual AF (push-pull) power
pentode, British 7-pin base.
QP240 - Directly heated, dual AF (push-pull) power
pentode, British 9-pin base.
S610 - RF tetrode
U52 = 5U4G = 5AS4A/5U4GB - Full-wave rectier, octal base
VS24 - Directly heated, remote-cuto RF tetrode,
British 4-pin base.
W727 = 6BA6 = EF93 = 5749 - Remote-cuto RF
pentode, 7-pin miniature base
X41 Triode/hexode mixer designed to be a direct
plug-in replacement for the MX40 pentagrid converter
X61, X61M = 6J8G - British triode/heptode mixer,
octal based.
X63 = 6A8 Heptode pentagrid converter, octal
based.
X727 = 6BE6 = EK90 = 5750 - Pentagrid converter, 7-pin miniature base
Y61, Y63 = 6U5G = VI103 - Optical tuning/level
indicator, octal base, similar to 6G5
Z77 = 6AM6 = EF91 - Sharp-cuto RF pentode,
7-pin miniature base
B719 = ECC85/6AQ8 - Dual RF triode, noval base
3.2.3 Mazda/Ediswan systems
D42 - Single Detector Diode, British 4-pin base
Older system First letter: Heater or lament voltage
GU21 = AH221 = RG4-1250 - Half-wave mercuryvapor rectier, Edison screw lamp base
A1V
H63 = 6F5 - Hi-mu triode, octal base
B2V
H610 - AF triode
D4V
L63 = 6J5 - Low-mu triode, octal base
E5V
L610 - AF triode
F6V
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G7V
Second letter: Heater or lament current
W 200 mA
X 150 mA
Y 100...140 mA
Z 50 mA
Next number: Gain
Next number: Internal resistance in k
Signal tubes First number: Heater or lament rating

0 Misc. higher voltages
1 1.4 V
6 6.3 V
10 100 mA
20 200 mA
30 300 mA
Following letter or letter sequence: Type
3
Power rectiers
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
Letter(s): Type
U High-vacuum half-wave rectier

UU High-vacuum full-wave rectier
Number: Sequentially assigned number
Examples:
6C10 (6CU7/ECH42) Triode/hexode frequency
converter, 8-pin rimlock base
6F22 (6267/EF86) Low-noise A.F. pentode, 9-pin
noval base
6F33 Shielded pentode, 7-pin base
6L12 (6AQ8/ECC85) Dual triode, 9-pin noval base
6L19 Dual triode, 8-pin base
6M2 (6CD7/EM34) Dual-sensitivity tuning indicator, 8-pin octal base
6P9 (6BM5) Power pentode, 7-pin base
6P15 (6BQ5/EL84) Power pentode, 9-pin noval
base
10PL12 (50BM8/UCL82) Triode/power pentode,
9-pin noval base.
U381 (38A3/UY85) Half-wave rectier, 9-pin noval base.
UU9 (6BT4/EZ40) Full-wave rectier, 8-pin rimlock base.
C Frequency changer with special oscillator section

D Signal diode(s)
F Tetrode or pentode
FD Tetrode or pentode and diode(s)
FL Tetrode or pentode, and triode
K Small gas triode or tetrode thyratron
3.2.4
STC/Brimar receiving tubes system
First number: Type

1 Half-wave rectier
2 Diode
3 Power triode
4 High-mu triode
L Single or dual triode, including oscillator triode
5 Sharp-cuto tetrode
LD Triode and diode(s)
6 Vari-mu tetrode
M Optical tuning/level indicator
7 Power or video pentode
P Power tetrode or pentode

PL Power tetrode or pentode, and signal triode
Final number: Sequentially assigned number
8 Sharp-cuto RF pentode
9 Vari-mu RF pentode
10 Dual diode
11 Triode and dual diode
3.2
13
12 AF Pentode and dual diode
3.2.5
13 Dual high-mu triode
First number: Heater voltage, as in the RETMA scheme
14 Dual class-B power triode
Next letter(s): Type, subset of the Mullard-Philips

scheme
15 Heptode
Next digit: Base
Tesla receiving tubes system
16 DC-coupled power triode
1 Octal K8A, A08
17 RF pentode and dual diode
2 Loctal W8A
18 Pentode and triode

20 Hexode/heptode and triode
Next letter: Heater rating
A 3.6 to 4.4V Indirectly heated
B 2V Directly heated
C Directly heated other than 2 or 4 V
3 Miniature 7-pin B7G

4 Noval B9A
5 Special, mostly 9 out of 10 1.25mm pins on a
25mm-diameter circle
6 Submagnal B11A
7 Duodecal B12A
8 Diheptal B14A
9 Pigtails
Last digit: Sequentially assigned number

D All other heater ratings, indirectly heated other
Examples:
than 4V
Examples:
1D6 Indirectly heated, half-wave rectier, 5-pin
base
4D1 Indirectly heated triode, 7-pin base
1M90 (DM70/1M3) Subminiature indicator tube,

1.4V/25 mA lament, all-glass pigtailed
4L20 Directly heated RF power pentode; lament
2x2.4V / 325mA; Soviet 41, German RL4,2P6
with Loctal base
6B31 Dual diode up to 700 MHz; 6.3V/300mA
heater, miniature 7-pin base
7A3 Indirectly heated power pentode, 7-pin base
6BC32 (6AV6, EBC91) Dual diode and triode;

6.3V/300mA heater, miniature 7-pin base
8A1 Indirectly heated RF sharp-cuto pentode, 5pin base with anode top cap
6CC31 (6J6, ECC91) 600 MHz dual triode;

9A1 Indirectly heated RF/IF remote-cuto pentode,

5-pin base with anode top cap
10D1 Indirectly heated, common-cathode dual
diode, 5-pin base
11A2 Indirectly heated, common-cathode dual
diode and triode, 7-pin base
13D3 Indirectly heated, common-cathode dual triode, 9-pin base
6CC42 (2C51) VHF dual triode; 6.3V/350mA

heater, noval base
6F24 Telecom pentode, 6.3V/450mA heater, Loctal
base
6F36 (6AH6) Sharp-cuto IF/video pentode,
6H31 (6BE6, EK90) Heptode mixer; 6.3V/300mA
6L36 (6AQ5, EL90) Power pentode, 6.3V/450mA
15A2 Indirectly heated, heptode pentagrid converter, 7-pin base
6L41 (5763) Beam tetrode, 6.3V/750mA heater,

noval base
20D4 Indirectly heated, triode/heptode frequency

mixer, 9-pin base
35Y31 Half-wave rectier, miniature 7-pin base;

35V/150mA series heater; UY1N with 7-pin base
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3.3
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
Japanese Industrial Standards system 3.4.1 Standard tubes
First letter: Base

B Special
D Subminiature
G Octal
L Loktal
M Miniature 7-pin
N Nuvistor
In the 1950s a 5-element system (GOST 5461-59, later

13393-76) was adopted in the (then) Soviet Union for
designating receiver vacuum tubes.
The 1st element is a number specifying lament voltage
in volts (rounded o to the nearest whole number), or, for
cathode-ray tubes, the screen diagonal or diameter in cm
(rounded-o to the nearest whole number).
The 2nd element is a Cyrillic character specifying the
type of device:
R Noval 9-pin
D (Russian: ) - Diode, including damper diodes
T Large 7-pin
H (Russian: ) - Double diode
W 7-pin
Ts (Russian: ) - Low-power rectier (kenotron)
X 4-Pin
S (Russian: ) - Triode
Y 5-Pin
Z 6-Pin
N (Russian: ) - Double triode

E (Russian: ) - Tetrode
Second letter: Type
P (Russian: ) - Output pentode, or a beam tetrode
A Power triode
Zh (Russian: ) - Sharp-cuto pentode (also

transliterated sh or j)
B Beam tetrode
D Detector diode
E Optical indicator
G Gas-lled rectier
K (Russian: ) - Variable-mu / remote-cuto

pentode
R (Russian: ) - Double pentode or a double tetrode
H Signal triode, gain < 30
G (Russian: ) - Combined triode-diode
K Kenotron
B (Russian: ) - Combined diode-pentode
L Signal triode, gain > 30
F (Russian: ) - Combined triode-pentode
P Power pentode
I (Russian: ) - Combined triode-hexode, triodeheptode or triode-octode
R Sharp-cuto tetrode or pentode

V Remote-cuto tetrode or pentode
Rectiers:
Even number: Full-wave
Odd number: Half-wave
3.4
Russian systems
Main article: Russian tube designations

Vacuum tubes produced in the former Soviet Union and
in present-day Russia are designated in Cyrillic. Some
confusion has been created in transliterating these designations to Latin.
A (Russian: ) - Pentagrid converter

V (Russian: ) - Vacuum tube with secondary emission
L (Russian: ) - Cathode-ray tube
Ye (Russian: ) - Optical tuning/level indicator
The 3rd element is a number - a series designator that
distinguishes between dierent devices of the same type.
The 4th element denotes vacuum tube construction
(base, envelope):
<none> - All-metal tube
P (Russian: ) - Small 9-pin or 7-pin glass envelope
(22.5 or 19 mm in diameter)
3.5
Very-high power tubes designation (Eitel McCullough and derivatives)
A (Russian: ) - Subminiature glass envelope (5 to

8 mm in diameter) with exible leads
B (Russian: ) - Subminiature glass envelope (8 to
10.2 mm in diameter) with exible leads
S (Russian: ) - Glass envelope (greater than 22.5
mm in diameter), typically with an octal base
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The 3rd element consists of a dash ("-") followed by the

design serial number:
A (Russian ) - Water-cooled
B (Russian ) - Air-cooled
N (Russian: ) - Nuvistor
K (Russian: ) - Metal-ceramic envelope
3.5 Very-high power tubes designation

(Eitel McCullough and derivatives)
D (Russian: ) - Glass-metal envelope with disc

connections (for UHF operation)
Manufacturers of very-high power tubes use the following
code:[7]
The 5th element is optional. It consists of a dash ("-")
followed by a single character or a combination of char An initial digit denoting the number of electrodes:
acters, and denotes special characteristics (if any) of the
3 Triode
tube:
4 Tetrode
V (Russian: ) - Increased reliability and mechanical ruggedness (such as low susceptibility to noise
and microphonics)
R (Russian: ) - Even better than V
Ye (Russian: ) - Extended service life
D (Russian: ) - Exceptionally long service life
I (Russian: ) - Optimised for pulsed (i.e. switching) mode of operation
Note: In most cases this means construction
dierences to the basic version, rather than
a selection for those characteristics from the
regular-quality production at the factory.
5 Pentode
One optional letter denoting the construction type:
<none> Glass envelope
C Ceramic envelope
One optional letter denoting the cooling method:
V Vapor cooled (anode is immersed in boiling
water, and the steam is collected, condensed
and recycled)
W Water cooled (water is pumped through an
outer metal jacket thermically connected to
the anode)
X Air cooled (air is blown through cooling ns
thermically connected to the anode)
There is another designation system for high-power tubes

such as transmitter ones.
A number to indicate the maximum anode dissipation in watts. This can be exceeded for a short time,
as long as the average is not exceeded over the anodes thermal time constant (typically 0.1 sec). In
class C applications, the amplier output power delivered to the load may be higher than the device
dissipation
The 1st element is always G (Russian , for

"" generator).
One or more manufacturer-proprietary letters denoting the construction variant
The 2nd element (with some notable exceptions such as

the 807) is:
An optional proprietary digit denoting the gain

group

3.4.2
Very-high power tubes
K (Russian: ) - Shortwave tube (25 MHz)

U (Russian: ) - VHF tube (25-600 MHz)
S (Russian: ) - UHF tube (>600 MHz)
M (Russian: ) - Modulator tube
I (Russian: ) - Impulse tube
Examples:
3CW5000A3 5 kW Ceramic triode, water cooled,
variant 'A', gain group 3
3CX100A5 100 W Ceramic UHF triode, forced-air
cooled, variant 'A', gain group 5; often used by radio
amateurs for 23cm-band microwave ampliers.
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3CX1500A7 (8877) 1.5 kW Ceramic triode, forced

air cooled, variant 'A', gain group 7
3CX2500A3 2.5 kW Ceramic triode, forced air
cooled, variant 'A', gain group 3
4-65A (8165) 65 W Glass beam tetrode
4-125A (4D21, 6155) 125 W Glass beam tetrode
4-250A (5D22, 6156) 110 MHz, 250 W Glass beam
tetrode
4-400A 400 W Glass beam tetrode
4-1000A (8166) 1 kW Glass beam tetrode popular
in broadcast and amateur transmitters.
4CX250B 250 W Ceramic tetrode, forced-air
cooled, version 'B', favored by radio amateurs as a
nal amplier.
4CX250DC 250 W Ceramic tetrode, forced-air
cooled, version 'DC'
4CX35000 Ceramic tetrode used in numerous 50kW broadcast transmitters, forced-air cooled, often in a Doherty conguration as in the Continental
Electronics 317C series.
5-125B/4E27A 75 MHz, 125 W Glass power pentode
5-500A 500 W Glass radial-beam pentode
5CX1500A 110 MHz, 1.5 kW Ceramic radialbeam pentode, forced air cooled
5CX3000A 150 MHz, 4.0 kW Ceramic radialbeam pentode, forced air cooled
3.6
ETL computing tubes designation
NUMBERING SYSTEMS
S Separate-cathode Counter/Selector Dekatron that makes all cathodes available on

individual pins for displaying, divide-by-n
counter/timer/prescalers, etc.
TE Trigger tetrode, one starter electrode and a
keep-alive (primer) electrode for ion availability
TR Trigger triode, one starter electrode only
A digit group:
Dekatrons: Stage count
Digital indicators: Display cathode count
Diodes, voltage references: Nominal voltage
Trigger tubes: Ignition voltage
An optional digit group after a slash: Pin count
One letter denoting the type:
A Plastic base
B Plastic base
C Plastic base
D Plastic base
E Plastic base
G 26-pin B26A base
H 27-pin B27A base
M B7G base
P B7G base
Q B7G base
W Pigtails
X Pigtails
Y Pigtails
For examples see below under GC, GD, GR, GS, GTE,
The British Ericsson Telephones Limited (ETL), of Bee- GTR and VS
ston, Nottingham (not to be confused with the Swedish
TelefonAB Ericsson), original holder of the now-generic
trademark Dekatron, used the following system:
3.7 Military naming systems
An initial letter denoting the lling:
G Gas-lled
3.7.1 British CV naming system
This system prexes a three- or four-digit number with

the letters CV, meaning civilian valve i.e. common
V Vacuum
to all three armed services. It was introduced during the
Second World War to rationalise the previous nomencla One letter denoting the type:
tures maintained separately by the War Oce/Ministry
C Common-cathode Counter Dekatron that of Supply, Admiralty and Air Ministry/Ministry of Airmakes only carry/borrow cathodes separately craft Production on behalf of the three armed services
(e.g. ACR~", AR~", AT~", etc. for CRTs, receivavailable for cascading
ing and transmitting valves used in army equipments,
D Diode, voltage reference, etc.
NC~", NR~" and NT~" similarly for navy equip R Readout - Digital indicator
ments and VCR~", VR~" and VT~" etc. for air force
3.8
Other numeral-only systems
equipments), in which three separate designations could

in principle apply to the same valve (which often had
at least one prototype commercial designation as well).
These numbers generally have identical equivalents in
both the North American, RETMA, and West European,
Mullard-Philips, systems but they bear no resemblance to
the assigned CV number.
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3.8 Other numeral-only systems

Various numeral-only systems exist. These tend to be
used for devices used in commercial or industrial equipment.
For examples, see below
CV1986 = 6SN7 = ECC33
The oldest numbering systems date back to the early

1920s, such as a two-digit numbering system, starting
with the UV-201A, which was considered as type 01,
and extended almost continuously up into the 1980s.
CV4007 = SQ version of 6AL5 = E91AA
CV4010 = SQ version of 6AK5 = E95F
Three- and four-digit numeral-only systems were maintained by R.C.A., but also adopted by many other manufacturers, and typically encompassed rectiers and radio
transmitter output devices. Devices in the low 800s tend
to be transmitter output types, those in the higher 800s are
not vacuum tubes, but gas-lled rectiers and thyratrons,
and those in the 900s tend to be special-purpose and highfrequency devices. Use was not rigorously systematic: the
807 had variants 1624, 1625, and 807W.
Examples
Note: The 4000 numbers identify special-quality valves.

The principle behind the CV numbering scheme was
also adopted by the US Joint Army-Navy JAN numbering scheme which was later considerably expanded into
the US Federal and then NATO Stock Number system
used by all NATO countries. This part-identication system ensures that every particular spare part (not merely
thermionic valves) receives a unique stock number across
the whole of NATO irrespective of the source, and hence
is not held ineciently as separate stores. In the case
of CV valves, the stock number is always of the format
5960-99-000-XXXX where XXXX is the CV number
(with a leading 0 if the CV number only has 3 digits).
For examples, see below under 800s, 900s and 1600s
3.9 Other letter followed by numerals
There are quite a number of these systems from dierent

geographical realms, such as those used on devices from
contemporary Russian and Chinese production. Other
compound numbering systems were used to mark higher3.7.2 U.S. naming systems
reliability types used in industrial or commercial applicaOne system prexes a three-digit number with the letters tions. Computers and telecommunication equipment also
VT, presumably meaning Vacuum Tube. Other sys- required valves (tubes) of greater quality and reliability
tems prex the number with the letters JHS or JAN. than for domestic and consumer equipment.
The numbers following these prexes can be special For examples, see below
four-digit numbers, or domestic two- or three-digit numSome designations are derived from the behavior of debers or simply the domestic North American RETMA
vices considered to be exceptional.
numbering system. Like the British military system,
these have many direct equivalents in the civilian types.
The rst beam tetrodes manufactured in the UK
Confusingly, the British also had two entirely dierent
in the late 1930s by M-OV, carried a KT prex
VT nomenclatures, one used by the Royal Air Force
meaning Kinkless Tetrode (for examples see below).
(see the preceding section) and the other used by the
General Post Oce, responsible for post and telecommunications at the time, where it may have stood for valve,
telephone"; none of these schemes corresponded in any 4 List of American RETMA tubes,
way with each other.
with European equivalents
Examples
VT numbering systems
Note: Typecode explained above. See also RETMA tube

designation
North American VT90 = 6H6

British (RAF) VT90 VHF Transmitting triode 4.1
0 volt gas-lled cold cathode tubes
British (GPO) VT90 = ML4 = CV1732 Power

First character is numeric zero, not letter O.
triode
VT104 RF pentode
VT105 RF triode
Voltage stabilisers and references. Function in a

similar way to a Zener diode, at higher voltages. Let-
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LIST OF AMERICAN RETMA TUBES, WITH EUROPEAN EQUIVALENTS
ter order (A-B-C) indicates increasing voltage ratings on octal-based regulators and decreasing voltage ratings on miniature-based regulators.
0A2 150 volt regulator, 7-pin miniature base
0A3 75 volt regulator, octal base, aka VR75
0B2 105 volt regulator, 7-pin miniature base
0B3 90 volt regulator, octal base, aka VR90
0C2 75 volt regulator, 7-pin miniature base
0C3 105 volt regulator, octal base, aka VR105
0D3 150 volt regulator, octal base, aka VR150
Other cold-cathode tubes
Tubes with 1.4 volt DC heaters

1A7GT Pentagrid converter
1G6-G Dual power triode. GT version also
available.
1LA6 (loctal) and later 1L6 (7-pin miniature)
battery pentagrid converter for Zenith TransOceanic shortwave radio
1LB6 Superheterodyne mixer for batteryoperated radios
1LC6 Similar to type 1LA6, but with higher
conversion transconductance
1U6 Nearly identical to type 1L6, but with a

1.4 V/25 mA lament
0A4G 25 mA , 100mA Gas triode designed for use as a ripple control receiver;
with the cathode tied to the midpoint of a
series-resonance LC circuit across live mains, 4.3 1.25 volt lament subminiature tubes
it would activate a relay in its anode circuit
The following tubes were used in post-WW2 walkiewhile f is present
talkies and pocket-sized portable radios. All have 1.25
0Y4 40 I 75 mA Half-wave gas rectier
volt DC laments and directly heated cathodes. Some
with a starter anode, 5-pin octal base
specify which end of the lament is to be powered by
0Z4 30 I 90 mA Argon-lled, full-wave the positive side of the lament power supply (usually a
gas rectier, octal base. Widely used in battery). All have glass bodies that measure from 0.285
vibrator power supplies in early automobile ra- to 0.400 inches (7.24 mm to 10.16 mm) wide, and from
dio receivers.
1.25 to 2.00 inches (31.75 mm to 50.4 mm) in overall
length.
4.2
1 volt heater/lament tubes
Those labeled 8 pin have round bodies and bases with 8

sti pins arranged in a circle. Those marked FL have
Tubes with 1.0 to 1.4 volt heaters
elliptical bodies and at bases with long, inline ying
leads that are soldered into the circuit. Those marked
1A3 High frequency diode with indirectly
SL are similar to those marked FL, but have short inline
heated cathode. Used as a detector in some
leads that can be soldered or can be mated with a speportable AM/FM receivers.
cial socket. (Flying leads can be cut short to t into inline
1R5/DK91 Pentagrid converter, anode volt- sockets.)
age in the 45-90 volt range.
1S4 Power output pentode Class-A amplier,
anode voltage in the 45-90 volt range.
1AC5 Power pentode, FL
1S5 Sharp cut-o pentode Class-A amplier,

and diode, used as detector and rst A.F. stage
in battery radio receivers. Anode voltage in the
67-90 volt range. (B7G base)
1AD5 Sharp-cuto pentode, 8 pin
1T4 Remote Cut-O R.F. Pentode Class-A

amplier, used as R.F. and I.F. amplier in
battery radio receivers, similar characteristics
to 6BA6 (B7G base).
1U4 Sharp Cut-O R.F. Pentode Class-A amplier, used as R.F. and I.F. amplier in battery radio receivers, similar characteristics to
6BA6 (B7G base).
1B3GT High-voltage rectier diode common
in monochrome television receivers of the
1950s and early 1960s. Peak inverse voltage
of 30 kV. Anode current 2 mA average, 17
mA peak. Derived from the earlier industrial
type 8016. (International Octal base.)
1AD4 Sharp-cuto pentode, FL
1AE5 Heptode mixer, FL

1AG4 Power pentode, FL
1AG5 Diode, pentode, FL
1AH4 RF pentode, FL
1AJ5 Diode, sharp-cuto pentode, FL
1AK4 Sharp-cuto pentode, FL
1AK5 Diode, sharp-cuto pentode, FL
1C8 Pentagrid converter, 8 pin
1D3 Low-mu high-frequency triode, 8 pin
1E8 Pentagrid converter, 8 pin
4.5
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1Q6 Diode, pentode, 8 pin

1S6 Diode, pentode, 8 pin
1E7-G Twin power pentode for used as a driver

when parallel-connected, or as a push-pull output.
GT version also available
1T6 Diode, pentode, 8 pin
1F4 Power pentode
1V5 Power pentode, 8 pin

1V6 Triode-pentode converter, FL
1W5 Sharp-cuto pentode, 8 pin
4.4
1 prex for home receivers
These tubes were made for home storage battery receivers

manufactured during the early to mid-1930s. The numbers of the following tubes all start with 1, but these tubes
all have 2.0 volt DC laments. This numbering scheme
was intended to dierentiate these tubes from the tubes
with 2.5 volt AC heaters listed below.
1A4-p Remote-cuto pentode
1A4-t Remote-cuto tetrode
1F5-G Octal version of 1F4.

1F6 Duplex diode, sharp-cuto pentode
1F7-G Octal version of type 1F6
1G5-G Power pentode
1H4-G Medium-mu triode, can be used as a power
triode. Octal version of type 30, which is an upgraded version of type 01-A. GT version also
available.
1H6-G Octal version of type 1B5/25S. GT version also available.
1J5-G Power pentode
1J6-G Dual power triode, octal version of type 19.
GT version also available.
1A6 Pentagrid converter up to only 10 MHz due to

low heater power (2 V/60 mA) and consequent low
4.5 2 volt heater/lament tubes
emission in the oscillator section; also occasionally
used as a grid-leak detector
Tubes used in AC-powered radio receivers of the
early 1930s. All have 2.5 volt heaters.
1A7-GT Re-engineered version of types 1A6 and
1D7-G, designed for use in portable AC/DC/Drycell battery radios introduced in 1938. Has 1.4 V/50
mA lament.
1B4-p Sharp-cuto pentode
1B4-t Sharp-cuto tetrode
1B5 Dual detector diode, medium-mu triode. Usually numbered 1B5/25S.
1B7-GT Re-engineered version of types 1C6 and
1C7-G, designed for use in dry-cell battery radios
with shortwave bands. Has 1.4 V/100 mA lament
1C5 Power pentode (similar to 3Q5 except for lament)
1C6 Pentagrid converter; 1A6, with double the
heater power and double the frequency range
1C7-G Octal version of type 1C6.
1D5-Gp Octal version of type 1A4-p.
2A3 Directly heated power triode, used for AF

output stages in 1930s-1940s audio ampliers
and radios.
2A5 Power Pentode (Except for heater, electronically identical to types 42 and 6F6)
2A6 Twin-diode, high-mu triode (Except for
heater, electronically identical to type 75)
2A7 Dual-tetrode-style pentagrid converter
(Except for heater, electronically identical to
types 6A7, 6A8 and 12A8)
2B7 Twin-diode remote-cuto pentode (Except for heater, electronically identical to type
6B7)
2E5 and 2G5 Electron-ray indicators (Eye
tube) with integrated control triode. (Except
for heater, electronically identical to types 6E5
and 6G5)
Tubes used in television receivers
1D5-Gt Octal version of type 1A4-t. (Note: This is

a shouldered G octal, not a cylindrical GT octal.)
2AF4 UHF triode oscillator
1D7-G Octal version of type 1A6.
2CW4 VHF RF triode (Nuvistor type)
2BN4 VHF RF triode
1E5-Gp Octal version of type 1B4-p.
2CY5 VHF sharp-cuto RF tetrode
1E5-Gt Octal version of type 1B4-t. (Note: This is

a shouldered G octal, not a cylindrical GT octal.)
2EA5 VHF sharp-cuto RF tetrode

2EN5 Dual-diode
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2ER5 VHF RF triode

2ES5 VHF RF triode
2EV5 VHF sharp-cuto RF tetrode
2FH5 VHF RF triode
2FQ5 VHF RF triode
2FV6 VHF sharp-cuto RF tetrode
2FY5 VHF RF triode
2X2 High Vacuum High Peak inverse voltage
diode, used as rectier in CRT EHT supplies.
Similar to 1B3 and 1S2 except for heater voltage.
4.6
5AR4, GZ34 Full wave rectier

5AS4 Full wave rectier
5R4 Full wave rectier
5U4 Full wave rectier
5V4, GZ32 Full wave rectier
5Y3 Full-wave rectier, octal base version of type
80
4.7
6AB4/EC92 High-mu triode (Pinout same as 6C4

except for pin 5 not having a connection)
6AB5/6N5 cathode ray tuning indicator
6A6 Twin Power Triode, used as a Class A audio
driver or a Class B audio output. UX6 base. 6.3
volt heater version of type 53 which had a 2.5 volt
heater. Octal version 6N7.
6A7 and 6A8 (PH4, X63) Superheterodyne
Pentagrid converter dual tetrode style. Based on
type 2A7, which had a 2.5 volt heater. 6A7 has
a UX7 base with top cap connection for control
grid (grid 4). 6A8 is octal version with top cap
connection for control grid. Loctal version: type
7B8.
6AC7, 1852 Television Sharp Cuto R.F. Pentode.
(Often encountered in a black metal envelope, not
to be confused with the 6CA7.)
6AD6-G and 6AF6-G Magic Eye tuning indicators. Both have two pie wedge shadow indicators, one each on opposite sides of a single circular indicator target. Both shadows may be used
in tandem or may be driven by two dierent signal sources. Type 6AE6-G is specically made
to drive each indicator with dierent signals. May
also be driven by separate pentodes with dierent

characteristics. E.g., a sharp-cuto pentode like a
6J7 - which would be hyper-sensitive to any signal
changewould drive one shadow, while a remotecuto pentode like a 6K7 - which would only react
to stronger signalswould drive the other shadow.
Both tubes have octal bases. Type 6AD6-G, with
a target voltage rated from 100 to 150 volt, is designed for AC/DC radios. Type 6AF6-G, with a target voltage rated at 250 volt, is designed for larger
AC radios.
6AE6-G A driver triode specially designed for
Magic Eye tuning indicator types 6AD6-G and
6AF6-G. Has a common heater and indirectly
heated cathode, two internally connected triode
gridsone with sharp cuto characteristics, one
with remote cuto characteristicsand two plates,
one for each grid. The sharp cuto grid reacts to
any signal change, while the remote cuto grid reacts only to stronger signal changes.
6AF4 UHF Medium mu Triode, commonly found
in television UHF tuners and converters.
6AH5-G Beam power tube for early television use.
Same as type 6L6-G, but with scrambled pinout.
Used in some Philco sets.
6AK5, EF95, 5654, CV4010, 61 Miniature
V.H.F. Sharp cut-o Pentode (Used in old Radiosonde weather balloon transmitters, receiver
front ends and contemporary audio equipment)
B7G, (Miniature 7 pin) base
6AK6 Power pentode. 7-pin miniature version of
type 6G6-G. Unusual low-power consumption output tube with 150 mA heater.
6AK8/EABC80 Triple Diode, High-mu Triode.
Diodes have identical characteristicstwo have
cathodes connected to the triodes cathode, one has
an autonomous cathode. Used as a combination AM
detector/AVC rectier/FM ratio detector/A.F. amplier in AM/FM radios manufactured outside of
North America. Triode amplication factor: 70.
North American type 6T8 is identical (but for a
shorter glass envelope) and may be used as a substitute.
6AL3, EY88 Television Damper/ Eciency
Diode
6AL5, EAA91, D77 Dual Diode, Detector. Often
used in vacuum tube volt meters (VTVMs). Miniature version of type 6H6.
6AL6-G Beam power tube for early television use.
Same as type 6L6-G, but with scrambled pinout and
plate connected to top cap.
4.7
6AL7-GT Tuning indicator used in many early

AM/FM Hi-Fi radios. Similar in function to Magic
Eye tubes. Has two bar-shaped shadows; one grows
to indicate signal strength, the other moves to indicate center tuning on FM.
6AM6, EF91, Z77, Sharp Cuto R.F. pentode used
in receiver front ends and test gear such as VTVMs
and Television broadcast modulation monitors.
6AN7, ECH80 Triode-Hexode Local Oscillator/Mixer (radio)
6AQ5 Beam-power pentode, 7-pin miniature similar of type 6V6.
6AQ8 Dual Triode with internal shield, like
6BK7/6BQ7/6BZ7
6AR8, 6JH8, 6ME8 Beam deection tubes for
use as NTSC chroma signal demodulators in analog
color TV receivers
6AS6 Pentode with a ne-pitched suppressor grid
which could serve as a second control grid. Used in
radar phantastron circuits.
6AS7, 6080 Dual low-mu Triode, low impedance,
mostly used for voltage regulation circuits.
6AT6 Dual Diode, High Mu Triode, miniature version of type 6Q7. Triode amplication factor: 70.
6AU4 Television Damper/ Eciency Diode
6AU6, EF94, 6AU6A, Sharp-cuto pentode
6AV6 Dual Diode, High Mu Triode, miniature version of type 75. Triode amplication factor: 100.
(Triode section similar in characteristics to one half
of a 12AX7.)
6AX4 Television Damper/ Eciency Diode
6AX5 Full-wave rectier. Octal base. Similar in
structure to type 6X5, but with higher voltage and
current ratings which are comparable to those of
types 5Y3 and 80.
6B6-G Double-Diode High Mu Triode. Octal version of type 75. Has top-cap connection for triode
grid. Later octal version, type 6SQ7, has underchassis connection for triode grid. Miniature version: 6AV6.
6B7 and 6B8 (EBF32): Double-Diode, SemiRemote Cuto Pentodes. Based on type 2B7 which
had a 2.5 volt heater. Type 6B7 has a UX7 base
with a top-cap connection for the control grid (grid
1). Type 6B8 has an octal base with a top cap. The
diode plates are most commonly used as (second)
detectors and AVC rectication in superheterodyne
receivers. Because their control grids have both
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sharp cuto and remote cuto characteristics, these
types were used as I.F. ampliers with AVC bias
to the control grid, and as A.F. ampliers. These
types were also used in reex radios. In a typical
2B7/6B7/6B8 reex circuit, the I.F. signal from the
converter is injected into the pentode and is amplied. The diodes then act as detectors, separating
the A.F. signal from the R.F. signal. The A.F. signal
is then re-injected into the pentode, amplied, and
sent to the audio output tube.[8]
6BA6, EF93, W727, 5790 Medium Cuto R.F.
Pentode (Often encountered in Car Radios)
6BE6, EK90, 5750, X727 Pentagrid Converter (Often encountered in Car Radios)
6BF6 Dual Diode, Medium-mu triode. Miniature
version of octal type 6R7.
6BG6 Beam tetrode, anode cap. Used in early TV
magnetic-deection horizontal-output stage.
6BK4 High Voltage beam Triode (30 kV anode
voltage). Used as shunt regulator in color TV receivers and measurement equipment such as high
voltage meters
6BK7 Dual Triode with Internal shield between
each section, used in RF circuits (Similar to 6BQ7)
6BK8, EF86, Z729 Audio Pentode used in
microphone preampliers and audiophile equipment
6BK11 Triple triode compactron preamplier; used
in some guitar amps made by Ampeg.
6BL8, ECF80 General-purpose Triode pentode
used in television, audio and test gear
6BM8, ECL82 Triode pentode used as the driver
and output stages in audio ampliers, audio output
and vertical output stages in televisions and has even
been seen in an electronic nerve stimulator.
6BN6 Gated-beam discriminator pentode, used
in radar, dual channel oscilloscopes and F.M.
quadrature detectors (cf. nonode)
6BQ5, EL84,(N709) 5.7 Watts AF Power pentode,
noval base
6BQ6-GT Beam Power Pentode, used as a Horizontal Deection Output tube in monochrome TV
sets of the 1950s. Most commonly used in sets with
diagonal screen sizes less than 19 inches (49 cm).
(However, may be found in some larger models.)
Larger sets often used similar type 6DQ6. Later
versions of this tube branded as 6BQ6-GTB/6CU6.
6BU8 Split Anode Television Sync Separator
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6BX6, EF80, E80F (though not pin compatible)

Sharp Cuto R.F. Pentode (TV IF; E80F used in
early computers.)
6D8-G Superheterodyne Pentagrid converter, similar to type 6A8. Octal base with top cap. Has 150
mA heater. Used in pre-war 6-volt farm radios.
6BY6 Similar to type 6CS6, but with higher

transconductance. 3BY6 with a dierent heater
6DA6, EF89 R.F. Pentode used in AM/FM radios

manufactured outside North America.
6BY7, EF85, W719 Remote Cuto R.F. Pentode

(TV IF)
6DJ8, ECC88, E88CC, 6922, 6N23P, 6N11 Dual

Audio and R.F. Triode (often used in television
broadcast equipment, test gear, oscilloscopes and
audiophile gear) similar to 6ES8
6BZ6 Sharp Cuto R.F. pentode used in video I.F.

circuits of the 1960s.
6BZ7 Dual Triode. See 6BK7
6C4 V.H.F. Triode
6C6 Sharp Cuto R.F. Pentode. Most common
commercial uses were as a tuned R.F. amplier, a
detector, and an A.F. amplier. Also used in test
equipment. Has UX6 base with top cap. Based on
type 57, which had a 2.5 volt heater. Similar to types
1603, 77 and octal types 6J7 and 6SJ7.
6C10 High-mu triple triode compactron
6CA4, EZ81 Full Wave Rectier
6CA7, EL34 Audio Power Output Pentode
6CB6 Remote Cuto R.F. Pentode used in video
I.F. circuits of the 1950s and early 1960s.
6CG7 Dual Triode (used in television and some audio ampliers including modern solid-state designs
often as a cathode follower, similar to 6SN7)
6CJ6 Line Output Pentode
6DQ6 Beam Power Pentode, used as a Horizontal

Deection Output tube in monochrome TV sets of
the 1950s. Most often found in sets with diagonal screen measurements larger than 17 inches (43
cm). Smaller sets often used similar type 6BQ6GT. Also used as Audio Output tubes in Standel
guitar ampliers. Later versions branded as 6DQ6B/6GW6.
6DR8, EBF83, R.F. pentode which will operate
with 12 V anode supply, used as I.F. amplier in car
radios which run directly o the 13.5 volt supply.
6DS4 Nuvistor R.F. triode used in TV tuners immediately prior to the introduction of solid state tuning
circuits. (RCA TVs equipped with a 6DS4 tuner
bore the trademark Nu-Vista Vision.)
6DS8, ECH83, Triode-Heptode Local oscillatorMixer which will operate with 12 V anode supply,
used in car radios which run directly o the 13.5 volt
supply.
6DT6 Quadrature detector used in TV audio circuits
of the 1950s and early 1960s.
6CL6 Power pentode
6DV4 Medium-mu nuvistor triode for UHF oscillators; some versions had a gold-plated envelope.
6CM5, EL36, EL360 Audio and Television Line

Output Beam Power Tetrode.
6DX8 Triode pentode
6CW4 Nuvistor tube, high triode

6D4 25 mA , 100 mA Indirectly heated, argon
triode thyratron, negative starter voltage, miniature
7-pin base; found an additional use as a 0 to 10 MHz
noise source, when operated as a diode (starter tied
to cathode) in a transverse 375 G magnetic eld.
Suciently ltered for atness ("white noise") in
a band of interest, such noise was used for testing radio receivers, servo systems and occasionally in analog computing as a random value source.
6D6 Remote-Cuto R.F. Pentode. Most common
commercial uses were as an I.F. amplier or as a superheterodyne mixer, aka 1st detector. Also used in
test equipment. Has UX6 base with top cap. Based
on type 58, which had a 2.5 volt heater. Similar to
type 78. Octal version: 6U7-G.
6E5 Magic Eye Tuning indicator. Has incorporated driver triode with sharp-cuto grid which
makes it extremely sensitive to any changes in signal
strength. Has UX6 base. Based on type 2E5, which
had a 2.5 volt heater.
6EM5 Pentode (Television Vertical Output)
6ES6, EF98, R.F. pentode which will operate with
12 V anode supply, used as tuned R.F. amplier in
car radios which run directly o the 13.5 volt supply.
6ES8, ECC89, E89CC Dual Triode used as cascode
R.F. amplier in television tuners and V.H.F. receiver front ends, also used as general-purpose dual
triode in test gear, similar to 6DJ8
6F5 High-mu triode, equal to triode section of type
6Q7
4.7
6F6, KT63 Power Pentode. Octal base version of

type 42. Moderate power output rating9 watts
max. (Single-ended Class A circuit); 11 watts
max. (Push-pull Class A circuit); 19 watts max.
(push-pull Class AB2 circuit). Available in metal
(numbered 6F6), shouldered glass (6F6-G), and
cylindrical glass (6F6-GT). Sometimes used as a
transformer-coupled audio driver for types 6L6-GC
and 807 when those tubes were used in Class AB2
or Class B ampliers. Also used as a Class C oscillator/amplier in transmitters.
6F7 Remote Cuto Pentode, Medium-mu Triode.
Has UX7 base with top-cap connection for the pentodes control grid (grid 1). Most common uses were
as superheterodyne mixer (rst detector) and local
oscillator, or as a combination I.F. amplier (pentode) and (second) detector or A.F. amplier (triode). Octal version: 6P7-G.
6FH8 Medium-mu triode and three-anode sharp
cuto tetrode for use in TV receivers and complex
wave generators
6G5 Magic Eye Tuning indicator. Has incorporated triode with remote-cuto grid, which makes it
less reactive to low-level changes in signal strength.
Has UX6 base. Electronically identical to type 6U5
except for indicator. Both types had pie wedge
shadow indicators. At rst, the shadow indicator
for type 6G5 was fully closed at zero signal and
opened as signal strength increased. For type 6U5,
the shadow indicator was fully open at zero signal and closed as signal strength increased. After World War II, type 6G5 was discontinued as a
unique tube and all 6U5s were doubled branded either as 6G5/6U5 or 6U5/6G5.
6G6-G Power pentode. Octal base. Low power
output1.1 watt max. output. Has 150 mA heater.
Used in pre-war 6-volt farm radios. Miniature version - 6AK6.
6G8-G Double-Diode Sharp Cuto Pentode (Used
as Detector and rst A.F. stage in Australian 1940s
radios)
6GK5 Miniature V,H.F. Triode (Used as V.H.F. local oscillator in some T.V. Turret Tuners)
6GM5 Beam power pentode, identical to 7591 and
7868 with a mini-noval pin base
6GV8, ECL85 Triode Pentode (TV vertical output)
6GW8, ECL86 Audio Triode Pentode (audio, TV
vertical output)
6H6, D63, EB34, OSW3109. Dual Diode. Octal
base. Most commonly found as a stubby metal
envelope tube. Glass versions 6H6-G and 6H6-GT
are also found.
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6J5, L63. Medium-mu triode.
6J5WGT Heater cathode type, medium mu triode,
identical to 12J5WGT except heater characteristics
6J7, EF37. Sharp Cuto Pentode. Most common
commercial uses were as a tuned R.F. amplier, a
(second) detector, or an A.F. amplier. Octal version of type 77. This type included a top-cap connection for the control grid. Later version, type
6SJ7, had its control grid connection on pin 4.
6J8-G Triode-Heptode
tor/mixer)
(radio
local
oscilla-
6JU8A 9 mA, Four-diode bridge rectier

6K6-G Power Pentode, octal version of type 41.
Low-to-moderate power output rating0.35 to 4.5
watts (single-ended Class A circuit); 10.5 watts max.
(push-pull Class A circuit).
6K7, EF39. Remote Cuto R.F. pentode. Most
common commercial uses were as an I.F. amplier or as a superheterodyne mixer, aka 1st detector.
Also used in test equipment. Octal version of type
78. This type included a top-cap connection for the
control grid. Later version, type 6SK7, had its control grid connection on pin 4.
6K8 and 12K8 American Triode-Hexode mixer,
1938
6KM8 Diode and three-anode sharp cuto tetrode
for use in musical instruments, frequency dividers
and complex wave generators
6L5-G Medium-mu triode (Similar to type 6J5-G,
available only in ST shape)
6L6/EL37 High-powered beam tetrode.
There are several variations. Except for types 6L6-GC and 6L6GX, all have the same maximum
output ratings:
11.5 watts (single-ended Class
A circuit)
14.5 watts (push-pull Class A
circuit)
34 watts (push-pull Class AB1
circuit)
circuit)
6L6 (metal envelope) and 6L6-G
(shouldered glass envelope) were
used in pre-World War II radios
and Public Address ampliers.
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6L6 and 25L6 were introduced in

1935 as the rst beam tetrodes.
Both types were branded with the
L6 ending to signify their (then)
uniqueness among audio output
tubes. However, this is the only
similarity between the two tubes.
(Type 6W6-GT is the 6.3 volt
heater version of types 25L6-GT
and 50L6-GT.)
conversion transconductance, radios using type 6L7

typically have either a tuned RF pre-amplier stage,
or at least two stages of I.F. amplication. (A few
models have both.)
6M5 Audio Output Pentode (Used as Class A or C
output stages of 1950s Australian radiograms) similar to 6BQ5
6ME4 Tuning indicator
6L6GA Post-war version of type 6L6-G,

in smaller ST-14 shape with Shouldered
Tubular, (ST), shaped bulb, revision A.
6L6GB Post-war improved version in a
cylindrical glass envelope. Similar to
type 5881.
6L6GTB, Type 6L6 with
Tubular, (T), shaped bulb,
revision B, (higher power
rating, as it happens. The
6L6GTB can always replace
the 6L6, 6L6G, and 6L6GT,
but a 6L6GTB running at
maximum rating should not
be replaced with another
subtype).
6L6-WGB Industrial version of type 6L6GB.
6L6GC Final and highest-powered audio
version of the tube. Max. outputs:
17.5 watts (single-ended Class
A circuit)
32 watts (push-pull Class A
circuit)
circuit)
circuit)
6L6-GX Class C oscillator/amplier
used in transmitters. Max. output 30
watts. (All versions may be used as a
Class C oscillator/amplier, but this version is specically designed for this purpose, has a special ceramic base.)
6L7 Pentagrid converter often used in console
radios of the late 1930s. Similar in structure
to pentode-triode pentagrid converters 6SA7 and
6BE6, except that a separate oscillatorusually
type 6C5 - is required. Also, grid 1 is remote cuto control grid, grid 3 is oscillator input grid. (In
types 6SA7 and 6BE6, grid 1 is the internal oscillator grid, grid 3 is the control grid.) Because of low

6MDE1 Tuning indicator
6MK8 Dual-anode pentode for TV receiver sync
separation service
6N3, EY82 Half-Wave Rectier
6N5/6N5P Tuning indicator
6N7 Twin Power Triode, used as Class A audio
driver or as Class B power output (also 6N7-G and
6N7-GT). Max. output (Class B) - 10 watts. Octal
version of type 6A6.
6N8, EBF80 Remote cut-o pentode, dual diode.
(detector plus RF or AF amplier in radios)
6P5-G/GT Medium-mu triode, Octal version of
type 76, often used as driver for type 6AC5-G.
6P7-G Rarely seen octal version of type 6F7.
6Q5-G Triode gas thyratron used in DuMont oscilloscopes as a sweep generator. Identical to RMA
type 884.
6R3, EY81 Television Damper/ Eciency Diode
6R7 Dual Diode, Medium-mu Triode (also 6R7-G
and 6R7-GT). Octal base with top cap. Miniature
version - 6BF6. Amplication factor: 16.
6S7-G Remote Cuto RF Pentode, similar to type
6K7. Octal base with top cap. Has 150 ms heater.
Used in pre-war 6-volt farm radios.
6S8-GT Triple Diode, High-mu Triode. Octal tube
with top-cap connection to triode grid. Has three
identical diodestwo diodes share a cathode with
the triode, one has an autonomous cathode. Used
as a combined AM detector/AVC rectier/FM ratio detector/A.F. amplier in AM/FM radios. Typically, all sections of this tube are arranged around
a single heater.
6SA7 First pentode-triode style pentagrid converter.
Octal type. Miniature version: 6BE6.
6SB7Y (octal), 6BA7 and 12BA7 (9-pin miniatures) VHF Pentagrids, 1946
4.8
7 prex loctal tubes
6SC7 High-Mu dual triode (Both sections share a

single cathode)
6SK7 Remote-cuto pentode (Used in I.F. stages of
North American radios) Miniature version: 6BD6
6SL7, ECC35. Twin triode (Used in Television and
general electronics)
6SN7, ECC32, B65, 13D2, CV1986, 6042?
Medium-mu twin triode (Used in Audio Ampliers,
Hammond Organs and Television; extensive use in
World War II radar) Each section is equivalent to a
6J5. Miniature version: 12AU7
6SS7 Remote cuto pentode (150 mA lament version of the 6SK7, found in some AA6 radios as both
the RF amplier and rst IF). This is the only tube
to have two of the same letters in its type.
6T5 Magic Eye Tuning indicator. Has incorporated driver triode with remote-cuto grid. Has
UX6 base. Shadow indicator is fully closed at zero
signal. As signal increases, shadow grows outward
from the center, covering the entire circumference
of the indicator. Electronically identical to types
6G5 and 6U5, which may be used as substitutes.
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6V6 Beam power tetrode, used in single-ended class
A audio output stages of radios and sometimes seen
in class B audio ampliers (see also: 5V6 and
12V6). Electrically similar to 6AQ5/EL90.
6V6G, Type 6V6 with Shouldered Tubular,
(ST), shaped bulb.
6V6GT, Type 6V6 with Tubular, (T), shaped
bulb.
6V7-G, Dual Diode, Medium-mu Triode. Octal
version of type 85. Amplication factor: 8.3. Similar to type 6R7.
6W6-GT Beam power pentode, used most often as
a Vertical Deection Output tube in monochrome
TV sets of the 1950s. Can also used as an Audio
Output tube. This is the 6.3 volt heater version of
types 25L6-GT and 50L6-GT.
6X4 (EZ90) and 6X5 (EZ35): Full-wave rectiers
with indirectly heated common cathode. Type 6X4
has a 7-pin miniature base, the 6X5 has an octal
base. Based on type 84/6Z4. No longer in production.
6T7-G Dual diode, high-mu triode, similar to type

6Q7. Octal base with top cap. Has 150 mA heater. 4.8 7 prex loctal tubes
Used in pre-war farm radios.
These tubes all have 6.3 volt AC/DC heaters.
6T8 Triple Diode, High-mu Triode. Has three identical diodestwo have cathodes connected to the
7A4 Medium-mu triode, loctal version of type 6J5,
triodes cathode, one has an autonomous cathode.
often numbered 7A4/XXL
Triode amplication factor: 70. Used as an AM de 7A5 Beam power pentode, loctal version of type
tector/AVC rectier/FM ratio detector/A.F. ampli6U6GT
er in North American AM/FM radios. Identical to
type 6AK8/EABC80, but with a shorter glass enve 7A6 Dual detector diode, similar to type 6H6
lope.
6U5 Magic Eye Tuning indicator. Has incorporated driver triode with remote-cuto grid. Has
UX6 base. Has pie wedge shadow indicator that
is open at zero signal and closes as signal increases.
Electronically identical to types 6G5 and 6T5 and
may be used as a substitute for those types. After
World War II, most new 6U5s were double-branded
as either 6G5/6U5 or 6U5/6G5.
6U5G Magic Eye Tuning indicator with triode,
International Octal, (IO), base
6U7-G Remote Cuto R.F. Pentode. Most common commercial uses were as an I.F. amplier or
as a superheterodyne mixer, aka 1st detector. Also
used in test equipment. Octal version of type 6D6.
Most direct substitute: 6K7. Similar to types 58, 78
and 6SK7.
6U8A Split triode-pentode, mini-noval pinbase.
Audio preamplier.
7A7 Remote-cuto pentode, loctal version of type

6SK7
7A8 The only octode pentagrid converter produced
in America by Sylvania, 1939. Used mostly in
Philco radios.
7AB7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7AD7 Power pentode
7AF7 Twin medium-mu triode
7AG7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7AH7 Remote-cuto pentode
7AJ7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7AK7 Sharp-cuto, dual control pentode for computer service. Perhaps the rst active device specifically designed for computer use.
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7B4 High-mu triode, loctal version of types 6F5 and

6SF5
Note Types 7V7 and 7W7 are electronically

identical except for base connections of pins
4, 5 and 7. On type 7V7, the suppressor grid
(grid 3) is connected to pin 4, an internal shield
is connected to pin 5, and the cathode is connected to pin 7. On type 7W7, the suppressor grid and internal shield are connected to
pin 5, and the cathode is connected to pins 4
and 7. All other pin connections are the same.
If interchanging these tube types is necessary,
conrm that pins 4 and 7 are connected at the
socket. (Pin 5 is usually connected to the chassis.)
7B5 Power pentode, loctal version of types 6K6 and

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7B6 High-mu triode, dual detector diodes, loctal
version of type 75, similar to types 6AV6 and 6SQ7
7B7 Remote-cuto pentode
7B8 Pentagrid converter, loctal version of types 6A7
and 6A8
7C4 High frequency diode
7C5 Beam power pentode, loctal version of type
6V6
7C6 High-mu triode, dual detector diode
7C7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7E5 Medium-mu high-frequency triode
7X6 Dual rectier diode

7X7 High-mu triode, dual detector diodes on separate cathodes, used as FM discriminator and AF
amplier, often numbered 7X7/XXFM
7Y4 Dual rectier diode
7Z4 Dual rectier diode

7E6 Medium-mu triode, dual detector diode, loctal
version of types 6R7 and 6SR7, electronically iden4.9 12 volt heater/lament tubes
tical to miniature type 6BF6.
7E7 Semi-remote-cuto pentode, dual detector
diode, similar to types 6B7 and 6B8
7F7 High-mu dual triode, loctal version of type
6SL7-GT
7F8 Medium-mu high-frequency triode, used as FM
RF amplier and converter
7G7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7G8 Sharp-cuto twin tetrode
7H7 Semi-remote-cuto pentode
7J7 Triode-heptode converter, similar to type 6J8G
7K7 High-mu triode, dual detector diode, similar to
types 6AT6 and 6Q7
7L7 Sharp-cuto pentode
12A5 Power pentode. UX7 base. Single-section

tube with two side-by-side 6.3 volt heater-cathode
structures. Each is connected together to form (1)
a 12.6 volt 300 mA heater for series heater strings,
or (2) a 6.3 volt 600 mA heater for parallel heater
circuits. Mostly used in pre-war car radios.
12A7 Power pentode, rectier diode. Pentode section is similar to type 38. Diode has a low power
rating120 volt, 30 mA that limits the number
of tubes that can be tied to its B+ circuit. Used
in one-tube portable phonographs and a few twoand three-tube radios. Forerunner of such types
as 32L7-GT, 70L7-GT and 117L7-GT. UX7 base
with top cap. Not related to types 2A7 and 6A7.
12AB5 Beam Power Tube,[9]
12AE10 Beam Power Tube, Sharp Cuto Pentode
[9]
7N7 Twin medium-mu triode, loctal version of type

6SN7-GT
12AL5 Dual diode (similar to 6AL5 except for

heater)
7Q7 Pentagrid converter, similar to type 6SA7
12AT6 Dual diode/triode (Commonly replaced by

12AV6 in consumer radios)
7R7 Remote-cuto pentode, dual detector diode

7S7 Triode-heptode converter
7T7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7V7 Sharp-cuto pentode
7W7 Sharp-cuto pentode
12AT7, ECC81, 6060, B309, M8162 High-mu twin

triode. Commonly used as R.F. amplier/mixer in
VHF circuits.[9]
12AU7, ECC82, 6067, B329, M8136 Medium-mu
twin triode. Two 6C4s in one envelope. Commonly
used in audio applications and television receivers
4.10
14 prex loctal tubes
12AV6 Twin diode/High-mu triode (see also:

6AV6)
12AV7, 5965 Dual Triode.
Medium-mu,
Principally designed for VHF amplier/mixer
operation.[10]
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12SQ7 Dual diode, triode (Octal version of 12AV6)
12U5G Tuning indicator identical to 6U5G except
heater characteristics
12Z3 Half-wave rectier, UX4 base
12AX7, ECC83, 6057, B327, M8137 High-mu

twin triode. Very similar to triode section of 6AV6. 4.10 14 prex loctal tubes
Commonly used in high-gain audio stages.[9]
These tubes all have 12.6 volt AC/DC heaters
12AY7 Dual Triode. Medium gain but low noise,
intended for low-level/preamplier use.[9]
14A4 Medium-mu triode, loctal version of type
12J5
12AZ7 Double Triode. Medium-mu, AF Amplier,
or combined oscillator and mixer, 9-pin [11]
14A5 Beam power pentode
12B4A [9]
14A7 Remote-cuto pentode, often numbered
14A7/12B7
12BA6 Remote cuto pentode, 6BA6/EF93 with a
dierent heater
14AF7 Twin medium-mu triodes, often numbered
14AF7/XXD
12BE6 Pentagrid converter, 6BE6/EK90 with a
dierent heater
14B6 High-mu triode, dual detector diode, similar
to types 12AV6 and 12SQ7
12BH7 Dual Triode, Medium-mu, designed for use
in equipment having series heater-string arrange 14B8 Pentagrid converter, loctal version of type
ment [12]
12A8
12BY7 Video Amplier Pentode
14C5 Beam power pentode, loctal version of type
12DT6 Sharp cuto pentode
12V6-GT
12DW7 Dissimilar triodes. One half 12AX7 value,
other half 12AU7 value. (also known as 7247 or
ECC832)
12EG6 Pentagrid converter, both grids 1 and 3 are
sharp-cuto, has 12.6 volt anode and screen grid
voltage, for use with audio equipment powered by
a car battery
12FA6 Low-anode voltage, car radio version of
12BE6 pentagrid converter
12FQ8 Common-cathode, dual split-anode triode
for use in musical instruments, frequency dividers
and complex wave generators[13]
12FX8 Low-anode voltage, triode-heptode converter for car radios
12GA6 Similar to type 12FA6, but with lower conversion transconductance
12J5WGT Heater cathode type, medium mu triode,
identical to 6J5WGT except heater characteristics
12K5 Tetrode, one of a few tubes that can function
with low plate voltages (See Space charge)
12SA7 Pentagrid converter (Octal version of
12BE6)
12SK7 Remote cuto Penode (Octal version of
12BA6)
14C7 Sharp-cuto pentode

14E6 Medium-mu triode, dual detector diode, loctal
version of 12SR7
14E7 Semi-remote-cuto pentode, dual detector
diode, similar to type 12C8
14F7 High-mu dual triode, loctal version of type
12SL7-GT
14F8 Medium-mu high frequency triode, used as
FM RF amplier and converter
14H7 Semi-remote-cuto pentode
14J7 Triode-heptode converter
14N7 Twin dual medium-mu triode, loctal version
of type 12SN7-GT
14Q7 Pentagrid converter, similar to type 12SA7
14R7 Remote-cuto pentode, dual detector diode
14S7 Triode-heptode converter
14W7 Sharp-cuto pentode
14X7 High-mu triode, dual detector diodes on separate cathodes, used as FM discriminator and AF
amplier
14Y4 Dual rectier diode
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25A6 Power pentode, octal version of type 43
25C5 Beam Power Pentode (Identical to the 50C5
but with a 25 V 300 mA lament)
25F5 Beam Power Pentode (Identical to the 50C5,
but with a 25 V 150 mA lament, used in some AA5
type radios using push-pull output)
50HK6 Power pentode (Filament is tapped for use

with a dial lamp)
50A5 Beam Power Tube (Loctal, similar to 50L6)
50X6 Dual Diode (Loctal, commonly used as a
rectier-doubler)
50DC4 Rectier diode (Similar to 35W4 except for
lament)
25L6 Beam-power pentode (Except for heater, electrically identical to type 50L6)
4.14
25Z5 Twin rectier diode
25Z6 Octal version of 25Z5

35A5 Beam Power Tube (Loctal, Similar to 35L6)
117 volt heater tubes
All of the following tubes are designed to operate with

their heaters connected directly to the 117 volt (now 120
volt) electrical mains of North America. All of them use
indirectly heated cathodes. All of them incorporate at
least one rectier diode.
Rectier diode Beam power pentode combinations
35B5 Beam power tube
117L7GT
35C5 Identical to 35B5 except for basing (pinout) arrangement (HL92)
117M7GT
35HB8 Triode/Beam Power tube (Used primarily as

both the audio amplier and output)
117P7GT
35DZ8 High-Mu Triode/Beam Power tube (Like

the 35HB8, used for audio)
35L6-GT Beam power pentode similar to, but
not electronically identical to, types 25L6-GT and
50L6-GT
117N7GT
Rectier tubes
117Z3 Single diode, 7-pin miniature version
of 117Z4GT
117Z4GT
117Z6GT Dual diode, can be used as a voltage
doubler
35W4 Rectier diode

35Z4-GT Rectier diode
4.15 Other tubes with nonstandard lament voltages
35Z5-GT Similar to 35Z4-GT, but equipped with

a heater tap used to power a pilot light
The tubes in this list are most commonly used in serieswired circuits.
35Z3 Rectier Diode (Loctal, Similar to 35Z4)
35Y4 Rectier Diode (Loctal, similar to 35Z5)

50B5 Beam power tube, similar to 35B5 but with 50
volt lament
50C5 Similar to 35C5 but with 50 volt lament,
and 50B5 except for basing (pin-out) arrangement
(HL92)
50EH5 Beam Power tube, (Similar to 50C5 but with
higher gain, some radios that use this tube do not
have an audio amplier section.)
50L6 Beam power tube (see also 25L6)
4CB6 Sharp cuto pentode

7AU7 Medium-Mu Dual triode with a tapped lament like its more common brother, the 12AU7.
7.0/3.5 V
7KY6 Sharp cuto frame-grid pentode with a 7.3
volt nominal heater voltage for use as video output
tube in TV receivers, 9 pin miniature socket[14]
8FQ7/8CG7 Dual triode (8 V version of the common 6CG7)
10DE7 Dual triode (dissimilar triode sections)
11DS5 Beam Power tube (11 V lament version of
the 50B5/35B5)
5.2
5000s
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13CW4 Nuvistor used in Neumann condenser microphones U-47 and U-48

18FX6 Pentagrid converter (18 V version of the
12BE6)
18FY6 Dual diode/triode (18 V version of the
12AV6)
34GD5 Beam power tube (34 V version of the
35C5/50C5)
36AM3 Half-wave rectier (36 V version of the
35W4)
List of EIA professional tubes
Note: Typecode explained above. Many of these are special quality (SQ)tubes. In such cases, the non special quality equivalent(s) are shown as well as other SQ parts.
5.1
4000s
4065 Directly heated electrometer triode with a

space charge grid, grid current 125 fA, 4-pin all- 5651
glass pigtail, for probe ampliers
4205 Directly heated power triode, 4-pin bayonet
base with oset pin
5693 Special Red ruggedized long-life sharp-curo

pentode for industrial applications
4270A (3C/350E) Directly heated power triode, 4pin base
5654, 6AK5, EF95, CV4010, 62H1P, 408A VHF

pentode; common in vintage radar IF ampliers.
4275 Directly heated power triode, 4-pin base

5704 Subminiature diode, all-glass pigtailed
5734 Mechano-electronic displacement sensor; a

vacuum triode with its anode mounted on a shaft that
extends through a thin, exible metal diaphragm;
shaft movement is reected in anode current; F =
12 kHz
4678 Indirectly heated tuning indicator
5749, 6BA6, EF93, W727 RF pentode

4614 Indirectly heated power triode, 5-pin base
5.2
5000s
5651 86-volts, cold-cathode, glow-discharge voltage

reference, 7-pin miniature base
5678 (CK5678 Raytheon), 5 leads Subminiature
shielded pentode for RF applications
5691 Special Red ruggedized long-life high-mu triode for industrial applications
5692 Special Red ruggedized long-life medium-mu
triode for industrial applications
5750, 6BE6, EK90, X727 heptode mixer

5751 Low-voltage, low-noise avionics dual triode
with separate cathodes
5814A Industrial, computer-rated version of 12AU7
5845 Dual directly heated saturated-emission diode.
Acts as a heating current-controlled, variable series
resistor in voltage/current stabilizer circuits.
5965 Twin triode, designed for high speed digital
computers, has a high zero-bias plate current, identical to 12AV7 [15]
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5.3
5 LIST OF EIA PROFESSIONAL TUBES
6000s
6057, 12AX7, ECC83, M8137, B339 high mu double triode

6059, 6BR7 Low-microphonics pentode
6060, 12AT7, ECC81, M8162, B309 high mu double triode
6064, 6AM6, EF91, M8083, Z77 R.F. pentode
6067, 12AU7, ECC82, M8136, B329 medium mu
double triode
6846 Gas-lled, three-cathode 1-bit binary counter

or switching tube, 7-pin base
6900 Dual power triode for pulse applications in
missiles, avionics and industrial systems; noval base
6922 (E88CC, industrial version of 6DJ8/ECC88)
6973 Power pentode similar in shape, size, and pinbase to the EL84/6BQ5, but with a high gain for
more than double the output range. Popular in some
makes of 1960s era guitar ampliers, though rarely
implemented in modern times.
6080, 6AS7 Very-low impedance double triode, de5.4 7000s

signed for series voltage regulator applications, now
popular for output transformerless audio ampliers
7189/6BQ5/EL84 AF Power pentode
6090 Beam-deection,
18-channel analog
demultiplexer for telecomms receiving channel
banks, internal electrostatic focusing and deection
to determine which one out of 18 anodes receives
the electron beam controlled by a common grid.[16]
Complementary muxers at the transmitting end
include the 6170 and the 6324
6146 60 MHz, 120 W Power AF/RF/VHF Beam
pentode
6146B (8298A) Improved version of 6146, 6146A
and 8298.
6170 and 6324 Beam-deection, 25-channel analog multiplexer for telecomms transmitting channel
banks, external focusing and deection by a multiphase, rotating magnetic eld to determine through
which one out of 25 grids the electron beam passes
to the common anode.[17] Complementary demuxers at the receiving end include the 6090
6218/E80T (CV5724) Special quality, modulated,
single-anode beam deection tube for pulse generation up to 375 MHz; shock resistant up to 500 g
6361 Convectron, an inclinometer tube that senses
tilt from the vertical by means of dierent gas convections around a heating wire in a glass envelope,
of two 6361s aligned in a 90 V-shaped position
to each other and the heating wires connected in a
bridge circuit
7189A similar to 6BQ5/EL84

7199 Split triode-pentode, noval pinbase. Similar to
6U8.
7289 3 GHz, 40 W UHF planar power triode
7308/E188CC Premium version of 6922
7360 Beam deection tube, used as balanced modulator/mixer up to 100 MHz
7586 First nuvistor available on the market
7895 7586 Nuvistor with higher
7591 Beam power pentode, octal pinbase. Found in
many guitar amps made by Gibson and Ampeg.
7868 Beam power pentode, magnoval pinbase version of 7591. Found in many of the once popular
Challenger series PA amps made by Bogen, also
found in some guitar ampliers made by Ampeg.
5.5 8000s
8056 Nuvistor for low supply voltage
8058 Nuvistor for UHF applications
8122 Forced-air cooled, 300 W@470 MHz beam
power tetrode
6550 20 W AF beam tetrode for high delity ampliers
8873 500 MHz, 200 W plate dissipation power triode
6700 200 ns Decade counter Magnetron Beam

Switching Tube, 6.3 V, 300 mA heater[18]
6701 Low-voltage 500 ns decade counter Magnetron

Beam Switching Tube, 6.3 V, 300 mA heater[19]
6710 2 MHz Decade counter Beam-X Switch, 6.3 V

heater
8877 = 3CX1500A7 Ceramic, forced air cooled,

1.5 kW power triode
6.1
A - 4 V heater
8974 (X-2159) Giant water-cooled megawatt-class

tetrode used for very high-power broadcast and industrial service; possibly the most powerful tube
ever commercially produced
List of European Mullard-Philips

tubes, with American equivalents
Most post-war European thermionic valve (vacuum tube)

manufacturers have used the Mullard-Philips tube designation naming scheme.
Special quality variants may have the letters SQ appended, or the device description letters may be swapped
with the numerals (e.g. an E82CC is a special quality
version of an ECC82)
Note: Typecode explained above. The part behind a slash
("/") is the RMA/RETMA/EIA equivalent.
6.1
6.1.1
A - 4 V heater
AB
AB1 Dual diode

AB2 Dual diode
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AC701 Subminiature AF triode, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed with grid on top cap, for condenser microphone preampliers
AC761 Subminiature AF triode, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed with grid on top wire, for microphone preampliers
6.1.5 ACH
ACH1 Triode-Hexode mixer
6.1.6 A D
AD1 4.2 W Power triode
AD100 1.7 W Power triode, 5-pin base
AD101 1.7 W Power triode, 7-pin base
AD102 5.5 W Power triode
6.1.7 AF
AF2 Remote-cuto pentode
AF3 Remote-cuto pentode. Identical to CF3 except for heater ratings
AF7 Sharp-cuto pentode
6.1.2
ABC
ABC1 Dual diode - sharp-cuto pentode, CBC1

with a dierent heater, 1930s European radios.
6.1.3
ABL
ABL1 Dual diode - power pentode, 1930s European

radios.
6.1.4
AC
AC2 Triode for use as AF amplier or as oscillator

together with an AH1 mixer; 8-pin base, EC2 with
a dierent heater
AC50/4686 3 mA , 300 mA , Argon-lled triode thyratron, 8-pin base with grid on top cap, for
relaxation oscillators up to 50 kHz
AC100 Triode for use as AF amplier or as oscillator together with an AH1 mixer; AC2 with a dierent base
AC101 Triode for use as AF amplier or as oscillator together with an AH1 mixer; AC2 with a dierent base
AF100 Wide band, sharp-cuto pentode

6.1.8 AH
AH1 Remote-cuto Hexode for RF gain control or
modulator, CH1 with a dierent heater
AH100 Remote-cuto Hexode for RF gain control
or modulator
6.1.9 AK
AK1 Pentagrid converter, 1930s European radios.
UX7 base.
AK2 Pentagrid converter, CK1 with a dierent
heater, 1930s European radios. Ct8 base, similar
to EK2.
6.1.10 AL
AL1 AF Power pentode, 1930s European radios
AL2 AF Power pentode, 1930s European radios.
Ct8 base.
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LIST OF EUROPEAN MULLARD-PHILIPS TUBES, WITH AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS

AL5 Identical to EL5 except for heater ratings
AL860 RF/AF Power pentode, noval base
6.1.11
AM
AM1 Magic Cross"-type tuning indicator, EM1

with a dierent heater
AM2/4677 Magic Eye"-type tuning indicator,
identical to CM2 and EM2 except for heater ratings
6.1.12
AN
AN1 300 mA , 2 A , 15 A , Gas-lled triode thyratron with negative control characteristic.

British 5-pin base, for industrial control applications
6.1.13
AX
AX1/4652 125 mA, Full-wave mercury-vapor rectier, 4-pin base

AX50 275 mA, Full-wave mercury-vapor rectier,
4-pin base
AZ41 70 mA Full-wave power rectier, Rimlok

base
AZ50 300 mA Full-wave power rectier, Rimlok
base
6.2 B - 180 mA heater

6.2.1 BB
BB1 Shielded common-cathode dual diode, CB2
with a 16 V heater and a European 5-pin base with
one anode on top cap[20]
6.2.2 BCH
BCH1 Triode-hexode mixer, ACH1 with a 24 V
heater and a German Hexode base, hexode control
grid on top cap[20]
6.2.3 BL
BL2 Power pentode, CL2 with a 30 V heater and
a European 5-pin base with the control grid on top
cap[20]
6.3 C - 200 mA heater

6.1.14
AZ
6.3.1 CB
AZ1 100 mA Full-wave power rectier, Ct8 base,

8-pin side-contact
CB1 Dual diode, P base, 8-pin side-contact, 1930s

European radios.

8-pin side-contact
CB2 Dual diode, P base, 8-pin side-contact, 1930s

European radios.

8-pin side-contact
8-pin side-contact
6.3.2 CBC
CBC1 Dual diode and triode, ABC1 with a dierent
heater, 1930s European radios.
AZ11 Full-wave power rectier, AZ1 with G8A 8pin German metal octal base
6.3.3 CBL
AZ12 Full-wave power rectier, AZ4 with G8A 8pin German metal octal base
CBL1 Dual diode and power pentode, 1930s European radios.
AZ21 120 mA Full-wave power rectier, Loctal

base
CBL6 Dual diode and power pentode, 1930s European radios.
AZ31 Full-wave power rectier, AZ1 with 5-pin

Octal base
CBL31 Dual diode and power pentode, CBL1 with

a dierent base, 1930s European radios.
AZ32 Full-wave power rectier, AZ2 with 5-pin

6.3.4 CC
Octal base
AZ33 120 mA Full-wave power rectier, 4-pin Octal base
CC2 Triode, AC2 with a dierent heater, 1930s European radios.
6.4
6.3.5
D - 1.4 V lament/heater
CCH
CCH1 Triode-hexode mixer, 1930s European radios.

CCH2 Triode-hexode mixer, 1930s European radios.
CCH35 Triode-hexode mixer, ECH3 with a dierent heater and base, 1930s European radios.
6.3.6
CF
CF1 Sharp cuto pentode, 1930s European radios.

CF2 Remote cuto pentode, 1930s European radios.
CF3 Remote cuto pentode, AF3 with a dierent
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6.3.10 CM
CM2 Magic Eye"-type tuning indicator; has a 6.3
V/200 mA heater and was therefore marketed as
C/EM2; identical AM2 except for heater ratings
6.3.11 CY
CY1 250 V, 80 mA Half wave rectier, Ct8 base,
1930s European radios.
CY2 Separate-cathode dual[21] 250 V, 60 mA rectier, Ct8 base, for use as half wave rectier or as
voltage doubler. 1930s European radios.
CY31 CY1 with International Octal base, 1930s European radios.
CY32 CY2 with International Octal base, 1930s European radios.
CF7 Sharp cuto pentode, AF7 with a dierent 6.4 D - 1.4 V lament/heater
Note: D-type tubes except some rectiers are directly
CF50 Microphone preamplier sharp cuto pen- heated.
tode
CF51 Microphone preamplier sharp cuto pen- 6.4.1 DA
tode
DA50 Subminiature diode, 3-pin all-glass pigtailed
6.3.7
CH
CH1 Heptode mixer, AH1 with a dierent heater,

DA90 AM Detector Diode, miniature 7-pin base

DA101 Diode, miniature 7-pin base
6.4.2 DAC
6.3.8
CK
DAC21 AM detector diode and AF triode
CK1 Octode pentagrid converter, AK2 with a different heater, 1930s European radios.
CK3 Octode pentagrid converter, EK3 with a different heater, 1930s European radios.

6.3.9
CL
6.4.3 DAF
CL1 Power pentode, 1930s European radios.

CL2 Power pentode, BL2 with a dierent heater,
DAF11 AM detector diode and AF pentode, widerange heater

DAF26 AM detector diode and AF pentode
CL4 AF power pentode, 1930s European radios.
CL6 Power pentode, 1930s European radios.
CL33 AF power pentode, CL3 with a dierent

heater and base, 1930s European radios.
DAF70 Subminiature AM detector diode and AF

pentode, all-glass pigtailed
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DAF91/1S5 AM detector diode and AF pentode, 6.4.9 DCH

DCH11 Remote-cuto triode/hexode mixer, wide DAF92 AM detector diode and AF pentode, miniarange heater
ture 7-pin base
DCH21 Remote-cuto triode/hexode mixer
DAF96/1AH5 AM detector diode and AF pentode,
DCH25 Remote-cuto triode/hexode mixer
DAF191 AM detector diode and AF pentode,
6.4.10 DD
DAF961 AM detector diode and AF pentode,
DD960 VHF power triode, miniature 7-pin base

6.4.11 DDD
6.4.4
DAH
DAH50 Low voltage diode-heptode with space

charge grid
6.4.5
DDD25 Dual AF power triode - preferred driver is

DC25
DBC
DBC21 Dual diode and Triode

6.4.6
DDD11 Dual AF power triode, wide-range heater preferred driver is DC11
6.4.12 DF
DF11 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode, wide-range
heater
DC
DC11 AF driver triode for DDD11, wide-range

heater
DF21 Sharp-cuto RF/IF/AF pentode

DF22 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode
DC25 AF driver triode for DDD25
DC70/6375 UHF Triode for walkie-talkies, allglass pigtailed

DC80/1E3 Triode, oscillator/mixer/amplier
DF26 Sharp-cuto RF/IF pentode

DC90
Triode,
FM
receiver
tor/mixer/amplier, miniature 7-pin base
oscilla-
DF60/5678 Subminiature sharp-cuto RF/IF/AF

pentode, all-glass pigtailed
DC96
Triode,
FM
receiver
tor/mixer/amplier, miniature 7-pin base
oscilla-
DF61 Subminiature sharp-cuto RF or mixer pentode, all-glass pigtailed
DC760 Electrometer inverted triode for probes, allglass pigtailed

DC761 UHF Triode, all-glass pigtailed
DC762 Electrometer inverted triode for probes, 100
fA grid current, all-glass pigtailed
6.4.7
DCC
DCC90 Dual triode, RF amplier or oscillator,

6.4.8
DCF
DCF60/1V6 Triode and pentode, oscillator/mixer,

all-glass 7-pin pigtailed
DF62/1AD4 Subminiature sharp-cuto RF pentode, all-glass pigtailed, for use as RF/IF stage
DF63 Subminiature remote-cuto RF pentode, allglass pigtailed, for use as RF/IF stage
DF64 Subminiature AF pentode, all-glass pigtailed,
for use in hearing aids
DF67/6008 Subminiature AF pentode, all-glass pigtailed, for use in hearing aids
6.4
D - 1.4 V lament/heater
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DF72 Subminiature sharp-cuto RF pentode, allglass pigtailed, for use as RF/IF stage
DK96/1AB6 Heptode pentagrid converter, miniature 7-pin base
DF73 Subminiature remote-cuto RF pentode, allglass pigtailed, for use as RF/IF stage
DK192 Heptode pentagrid converter, miniature 7pin base
DF91/1T4 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode, miniature 7-pin base
DK962 Heptode pentagrid converter, miniature 7pin base
DF92/1L4 Sharp-cuto RF/IF pentode, miniature

6.4.14 DL
7-pin base
DF96/1AJ4 Remote-cuto RF/mixer pentode,
DL11 350 mW AF Power pentode, wide-range

heater
DF97/1AN5 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode, miniature 7-pin base
DL21 700 mW AF Power pentode
DF161 Subminiature AF pentode, all-glass pigtailed, for use in hearing aids
DL29/3D6 Power pentode
DF167 Subminiature AF pentode, all-glass pigtailed, for use in hearing aids

DF191 RF pentode, miniature 7-pin base
DF651 (CK549DX) Subminiature AF pentode, allglass pigtailed, for use in hearing aids
DF668 Subminiature RF pentode, all-glass pigtailed
DF669 Subminiature RF/IF pentode, all-glass pigtailed
DF651 (CK549DX) Subminiature AF pentode, allglass pigtailed
DF703 (CK5886) Subminiature electrometer pentode, envelope has a moisture-repellent coating, allglass pigtailed, for probe ampliers
DF904/1U4/5910 Sharp-cuto SW/VHF pentode,
DL25 Power pentode
DL33/3Q5GT 400 mW AF Power pentode

DL35 400 mW Power pentode
DL41 600 mW Power pentode
DL64 Subminiature AF power pentode, all-glass
pigtailed, for use in hearing aids, UA = 15 V, UA
= 45 V
pigtailed, for use in hearing aids, DL67/6007 with
a dierent pinout, UA = 22.5 V, UA = 45 V
pigtailed, for use in hearing aids, UA = 22.5 V,
UA = 45 V
DL67/6007 Subminiature AF power pentode, allglass pigtailed, for use in hearing aids, DL65 with a
dierent pinout, UA = 22.5 V, UA = 45 V
DF906 Sharp-cuto SW/VHF pentode, miniature

7-pin base

UA = 45 V
DF961 Sharp-cuto SW/VHF pentode, miniature

7-pin base
DL69 Subminiature power pentode, all-glass pigtailed, UA = 90 V
6.4.13
DK
DK21 Octode pentagrid converter

DK32/1A7 Heptode pentagrid converter
DK40 Octode pentagrid converter
DK91/1R5 Heptode pentagrid converter, miniature
7-pin base
DK92/1AC6 Heptode pentagrid converter, miniature 7-pin base
DL70 Subminiature VHF power pentode up to 200

MHz, all-glass pigtailed, for use in walkie-talkies,
UA = 150 V
UA = 45 V
pigtailed, for use in hearing aids, UA = 45 V
DL73 (CV2299) Subminiature VHF power pentode
up to 200 MHz, all-glass pigtailed, for use in walkietalkies, UA = 150 V
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DL91/1S4 Power pentode, miniature 7-pin base
6.4.17 DY
DL92/3S4 270 mW AF Power pentode, miniature

7-pin base
DY30 30 kV CRT EHT rectier
DL93/3A4 1.2 W RF/AF Power pentode, miniature

7-pin base
DY51 Half-indirectly-heated 15 kV portable-TV

CRT EHT rectier, lament internally connected to
cathode, all-glass, lament pigtails on one end, anode pigtail on the other
DL94/3V4 1.3 W AF Power pentode, miniature 7pin base

DL95/3Q4 270 mW AF Power pentode, miniature
7-pin base
DL96/3C4 440 mW AF Power pentode, miniature
7-pin base
DL98/3B4 1.25 W RF power pentode up to 100
MHz, miniature 7-pin base
pigtailed, for use in hearing aids
DL167 1.8 mW Subminiature AF power pentode,
all-glass pigtailed, for use in hearing aids
DL192 150 mW AF Power pentode, miniature 7pin base
DL193 650 mW AF Power pentode, miniature 7pin base
DL620 110 mW Subminiature power pentode, allglass pigtailed, UA = 90 V
DY70 10 kV CRT EHT rectier, 3-pin all-glass pigtailed, anode on top wire
DY80 23 kV CRT EHT rectier, noval base
DY86/1S2 Half-indirectly-heated 18 kV CRT EHT
rectier, noval base, lament internally connected to
cathode. Identical to EY86 except for heater ratings
DY87/1S2A DY86/1S2 with chemically treated envelope to avoid ush-over in high-humidity and low
atmospheric-pressure conditions. Identical to EY87
except for heater ratings
DY802 Half-indirectly-heated 23 kV CRT EHT
rectier, noval base, lament internally connected to
cathode. Identical to PY802 except for heater ratings
DY900 Half-indirectly-heated 16 kV CRT EHT
rectier, miniature 7-pin base, lament internally
connected to cathode
DL907 SW/VHF power pentode, miniature 7-pin

base
6.5
DL962 150 mW AF power pentode, miniature 7pin base
DL963 RF/AF power pentode, miniature 7-pin base
6.4.15
DLL101 Dual power pentode, miniature 7-pin base

DLL102 Dual power pentode, miniature 7-pin base
EA40 7 kV, 25 mA Diode, 4-pin Rimlock base
EA52/6923 Instrumentation rectier diode up to 1

GHz, 3-pin all-glass pigtailed with anode top cap
EA53 Co-axial instrumentation rectier diode up to
1 GHz, all-glass with anode top cap
EA76 Diode, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed
DM
EA111 Diode for time bases, 8-pin base
DM21 Magic Eye"-type tuning indicator

DM70/1M3 Subminiature Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator, all-glass pigtailed
DM71/1N3 Subminiature Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator, all-glass pigtailed
DM160/6977 Flip-op status indicator
transistorized computers. All-glass pigtailed
6.5.1 EA
EA50/2B35 Diode for TV detectors, 3-pin all-glass

pigtailed with anode top cap
DLL
DLL21 1.5 W AF Dual power pentode
6.4.16
E - 6.3 V heater
for
EA766 Diode, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed

EA960 100 VPIV VHF Diode, miniature 7-pin base
EA961 2 kVPIV VHF Diode, miniature 7-pin base
EA962 100 VPIV VHF Diode with extremely small
distance between cathode and anode for extended
frequency range, miniature 7-pin base
6.5
6.5.2
E - 6.3 V heater
EAA
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6.5.8 EB
EAA11 Dual diode, 8-pin base
EB1 Low-power dual diode
EAA91/6AL5 Dual diode with separate cathodes,

miniature 7-pin base, identical to HAA91/12AL5,
UAA91 and XAA91/3AL5 except for heater ratings, EB91 with a shorter envelope
EB4 Low-power dual diode, identical to EB11 or

EB34 except for basing
EAA171 Dual diode, separate cathodes, gnome tube

EAA901S/5726 Dual RF diode, miniature 7-pin
base
E91AA Dual diode, special quality, miniature 7-pin
base
6.5.3
EAB
EAB1 Triple diode with common cathode

6.5.4
EABC
EABC80/6AK8 High-mu triode, triple low-voltage

diode (two on common cathode with triode, one
with independent cathode). Miniature 9-pin noval
base, used as an AF amplier, AM detector and
ratio detector in AC-powered post-war European
AM/FM radios. Electronically identical to American types 6AK8 (usually marked 6AK8/EABC80),
6T8, and 6T8A; also DH719.
Identical to
5T8, 6T8, HABC80/19T8, PABC80/9AK8 and
UABC80/12AK8 except for heater ratings
6.5.5
EAC
EAC91 Diode/triode UHF mixer

6.5.6
EAF
EAF21 Diode - pentode, UAF21 with a dierent

heater

EB91 Dual diode with separate cathodes, miniature
7-pin base, for FM ratio detectors, EAA91/6AL5
with a longer envelope
6.5.9 EBC
EBC1 Low-power dual diode and triode, ABC1
EBC3 Low-power dual diode and triode
EBC11 Low-power dual diode and triode
EBC33 Low-power dual diode and triode, EBC3
with a dierent base
EBC41 Low-power dual diode and triode,
EBC81/6BD7A with a dierent basing
EBC81/6BD7A Low-power dual diode and triode,
EBC41 with a dierent basing
EBC90/6AT6 High-mu triode and common
cathode dual diode, miniature 7-pin base,
HBC90/12AT6 with a dierent heater
EBC91/6AV6 High-mu AF triode and common
cathode dual diode, for use in FM ratio detectors,
miniature 7-pin base, HBC91/12AV6 with a dierent heater
EAF41 Diode - remote-cuto RF/IF/AF pentode, 6.5.10 EBF

Rimlock base, UAF41 with a dierent heater
EBF2 Common-cathode dual diode and remote EAF42/6CT7 Diode - remote-cuto RF/IF/AF
cuto RF/IF/AF pentode, P base, identical to
pentode, Rimlock base
EBF11 and EBF35 except for basing
EAF801 Diode - remote-cuto pentode, Noval base
6.5.7
EAM
EAM86/6GX8 Diode - Magic Band"-type

tuning/level indicator
EBF11 Common-cathode dual diode and RF/IF/AF

pentode, Y base, identical to EBF2 and EBF35 except for basing, and to VBF11 except for heater ratings
EBF15 Dual diode and pentode, UBF15 with a different heater
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EBF32 Common-cathode dual diode and remotecuto RF/IF pentode, 8-pin base with g1 on cap
EBF35 Common-cathode dual diode and remotecuto RF/IF pentode, 8-pin base with g1 on cap,
identical to EBF2 and EBF11 except for basing
EC57 (EC157) Disc-seal microwave triode

EC70/6778 VHF triode
EC71/5718 UHF triode up tp 1 GHz
EC80/6Q4 VHF Triode up to 500 MHz
EBF80/6N8 (WD709) Common-cathode dual

diode and remote-cuto pentode, noval base
EC81/6R4 UHF oscillator triode
EBF83/6DR8 Common-cathode dual diode and

pentode, anode voltage 6 to 50 V, for use as IF amplier, detector and AGC diode in vehicle equipment, noval base
EC86/6CM4 UHF triode, PC86/4CM4 with a different heater
EBF89/6DC8/7125 Common-cathode dual diode

and RF/IF pentode, noval base
EBF171 Dual Diode and remote-cuto RF/IF/AF
pentode; the rst gnome tube, a modied and
repackaged EBF11
EC84/6AJ4 High-mu triode
EC88/6DL4 UHF triode, PC88/4DL4 with a different heater. This and the EC86 were often encountered in UHF television tuners, the latter as a
self oscillating mixer.
EC90 Power triode up to 150 MHz, single
ECC82/12AU7 system
EC91/6AQ4 VHF triode up to 250 MHz
6.5.11
EBL
EBL1 Dual diode and power pentode, identical to

EBL21 and EBL31 except for basing and heater ratings
EBL21 (WD709), Dual diode and power pentode,
identical to EBL1 and EBL31 except for basing and
heater ratings
EBL31 Dual diode and power pentode, identical to
EBL1 and EBL21 except for basing and heater ratings
EBL71 Dual diode and power pentode
6.5.12
EC
EC92/6AB4 VHF triode for FM receicer frontends,

single ECC81/12AT7 system, UC92/9AB4 with a
dierent heater
EC94/6AF4 UHF mixer/oscillator triode
EC95 VHF triode with variable mutual conductance, PC95 with a dierent heater
EC97/6FY5 Frame-grid VHF triode, identical to
PC97/4FY5 and XC97 except for heater ratings
EC98 UHF triode
EC157/8108 4 GHz, 12.5 W Disc-seal microwave
triode
EC158 Low-voltage, 4 GHz, 30 W disc-seal microwave triode
EC2 Triode for use as AF amplier or as oscillator,

8-pin base, AC2 with a dierent heater
EC760 VHF mixer/oscillator triode up to 500 MHz
EC40 VHF Triode up to 500 MHz, EC80 with a

dierent basing
EC860 20 mA , 500 mA Gas-lled, coldcathode grid-turn-o triode thyratron e.g. for

relaxation oscillators, noval base
EC41 UHF oscillator triode, EC81 with a dierent

basing
EC900 VHF triode, PC900 with a dierent heater
EC50 Helium-lled triode thyratron for use as a

horizontal sweep, sawtooth waveform generator in
oscilloscopes
EC1000 Special quality triode for use as amplier

in probes
EC52 RF triode for use as an oscillator
EC1030 Special quality indirectly heated UHF triode, hot-standby (no cathode current) resistant, allglass pigtailed with 8 tinned, 38 mm long wires
EC53 VHF triode for use as an oscillator up to 600

MHz
EC1031 EC1030 with 5.5 mm long, gold-plated

pins for insertion into a special socket
EC55/5861 (R243) 3 GHz, 10 W Disc-seal UHF

triode
EC8010 Special quality UHF triode for use as amplier or oscillator up to 1 GHz
EC56 4 GHz Disc-seal microwave triode
EC8020 Special quality UHF triode
6.5
E - 6.3 V heater
E1C/4671 VHF Acorn Triode, special quality

E86C (EC806S) UHF Triode up to 800 MHz, special quality
E88C/8255 UHF Triode for grounded-grid ampliers, up to 1 GHz, special quality
6.5.13
ECC
ECC32/6SN7 Dual triode

ECC33 Dual triode
ECC34 Dual triode
ECC35/6SL7 Dual triode
ECC40 Dual triode
ECC70/6021 Dual triode, 8-pin all-glass pigtailed
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ECC82/12AU7 (6067, M8136, B329) Medium-mu
dual triode for use as AF amplier in television receivers, noval base, identical to PCC82 or XCC82
ECC83/12AX7 (6057, M8137, B339) High-mu
dual triode for use as a high-gain AF amplier, noval
base
ECC84/6CW7 Dual VHF triode for cascode ampliers, noval base. Identical to PCC84/7AN7 and
UCC84 except for heater ratings
ECC85/6AQ8 Dual triode for use as VHF oscillator/mixer up to 200 MHz, noval base, identical to
HCC85/17EW8, PCC85/9AQ8 and UCC85 except
for heater ratings
ECC86/6GM8 Dual low (12-25 V) anode voltage
triode, noval base, for use in VHF tuners in vehicle
equipment
ECC88/6DJ8 Dual triode used as cascode RF amplier in television tuners and VHF receiver front
ends, or as general-purpose instrumentation dual
triode, noval base, PCC88/7DJ7 with a dierent
heater
ECC89/6ES8 Dual Triode used as cascode RF amplier in television tuners and VHF receiver front
ends, or as general-purpose instrumentation dual triode, noval base
Note: The ECC85, 88 & 89 dier
by the fact they do not have centre
tapped heater arrangement and are
therefore not 'pin to pin' compatible
with the ECC81, 82 & 83.
ECC90 Common cathode dual triode for use as a
ip-op in computers, miniature 7-pin base
ECC91/6J6 Common cathode dual VHF triode,
ip-op in computers, miniature 7-pin base
ECC99 Separate cathode dual RF triode, noval[21]
base
ECC171 Dual triode, gnome tube
ECC83/12AX7
ECC180/6BQ7A Dual VHF triode for cascode ampliers

ECC186/7316 Dual triode for use in computers
ECC81/12AT7 (6060, M8162, B309) High-mu

dual triode, for use as RF amplier/mixer in VHF
circuits, noval base
ECC189/6ES8 Dual VHF triode for cascode ampliers; identical to PCC189/7ES8, XCC189/4ES8
and YCC189/5ES8 except for heater ratings
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ECC230/6AS7G/6080 Dual power[21] triode for

use as series regulator in DC power supplies, servo
applications, or as a horizontal booster triode in TV
monitors, 8-pin base
E283CC Separate-cathodes dual triode for use as

AF or instrumentation amplier, special quality
E288CC/8223 Dual triode, special quality
ECC801S/6201 Dual RF triode with separate cath6.5.14 ECF

odes
ECC802S/6189 Dual AF triode with separate cathodes
ECF1 Triode - Pentode
ECC803S/6057 Dual AF triode with separate cathodes
ECF80/6BL8
VHF
mixer/oscillator
triode/pentode,
identical
to
LCF80/6LN8,
PCF80/9A8, UCF80 and XCF80/4BL8 except for
heater ratings
ECC807S Dual AF triode with separate cathodes

for high-gain preampliers
ECC808/6KX8 Dual AF triode with separate cathodes for use as record head output tube in tape
recorders
ECC812 Dual shielded triode for color TV chrominance outputs in SECAM TV receivers
ECC832/12DW7/7247 Dual AF triode, a combination of one ECC83/12AX7 system for use as a
high-gain amplier and one ECC82/12AU7 system
for use as a phase inverter or cathode follower
ip-op in computers
ECC2000 Special quality VHF separate-cathode
dual triode with neutralization screen, for use in cascode ampliers up to 300 MHz, 10-pin base
ECC8100 Special quality VHF separate-cathode
dual triode with neutralization screen ("Neutrode"),
for use in cascode ampliers, noval base
E80CC/6085 Dual AF triode, special quality
E90CC/5920 Common cathode dual triode for use
as a ip-op in computers, special quality
E92CC Common cathode dual triode for use as a
ip-op in computers, special quality
E180CC/7062 Separate-cathodes dual triode for
use as a ip-op in computers, special quality
E181CC Dual triode, special quality
use as a ip-op in computers, special quality
use as RF/IF/AF amplier, special quality
ECF82/6U8 Triode - Pentode.

Identical to
PCF82/9U8A and XCF82 except for heater ratings
ECF83 Triode - remote-cuto pentode, low
microphonics, for vehicle equipment
ECF86/6HG8
VHF
mixer/oscillator
triode/pentode,
identical
to
LCF86/5HG8,
PCF86/7HG8, 8HG8 and XCF86/4HG8 except for heater ratings
ECF174 Triode and pentode, gnome tube
ECF200/6X9 Triode and pentode for use as IF amplier in TV receivers, decal base, PCF200 with a
dierent heater
ECF201/6U9 Triode and pentode for use as IF amplier and sync sep in TV receivers, decal base, identical to LCF201/5U9 and PCF201 except for heater
ratings
ECF202 Triode and pentode for use as SECAM
chroma signal demodulators in analog color TV receivers, decal base
ECF801/6GJ7 Triode and pentode for use as VHF
mixer in TV receivers, noval base, identical to
LCF801/5GJ7, PCF801/8GJ7 and XCF801/4GJ7
ECF802/6JW8 Triode and pentode for use as reactance and sinewave oscillator in TV receivers, noval
base, identical to LCF802/6LX8, PCF802/9JW8
and 5JW8 except for heater ratings
ECF804 Triode and pentode for use as wide band
amplier, noval base, PCF804 with a dierent
heater
ECF805 Triode and pentode, noval base,
PCF805/7GV7 with a dierent heater
ECF812/6FL2 Triode and beam tetrode, noval
base, PCF812/30FL2 with a dierent heater
E80CF/7643 Triode - pentode, special quality
6.5
E - 6.3 V heater
6.5.15
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ECH
ECH3 Ct8-based Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer,

ECH33 with a dierent basing
ECH4 Ct8-based Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer,
ECH11 (X143) Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer,
VCH11 with a dierent heater
ECH21 (X143) Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer,
ECH33 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer, ECH3
with a dierent basing
ECH35 (X147) Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer
ECH41 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer
ECH42/6CU7 Triode/hexode
UCH42 with a dierent heater
oscillator/mixer,
ECH43 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer, lowmicrophonics version of ECH42; UCH43 with a

dierent heater
ECH80/6AN7 Triode-hexode oscillator/mixer
ECH81/6AJ8 (X719) Triode/hexode
tor/mixer, XCH81 with a dierent heater
ECL84/6DX8 TV sync sep triode - CRT cathode

drive power pentode, identical to LCL84/10DX8,
PCL84/15DQ8 and XCL84/8DX8 except for heater
ratings
ECL85/6GV8 Triode - power pentode used in TV
receivers for vertical timebase, generally as a multivibrator, with the pentode section doubling as one
half of the multivibrator and the power output device, identical to LCL85/10GV8, PCL85/18GV8
and XCL85/9GV8 except for heater ratings
ECL86/6GW8 AF Triode - AF power pentode,
used for audio amplication in European TV receivers, PCL86/14GW8 with a dierent heater
ECL113 Triode - AF power pentode, Rimlock
Pico-8 base
ECL200 Triode - CRT drive power pentode, decal
base, PCL200 with a dierent heater
ECL802 Triode - Power pentode for use as vertcal
oscillator and output tube in TV receivers
ECL805 Triode - Power pentode with separate
cathodes, PCL805 with a dierent heater
oscilla-
ECH83/6DS8 Low (12-25 V) anode voltage, Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer, for use in vehicle
equipment
ECH171 Triode/remote-cuto heptode Mixer,
gnome tube
6.5.17 ECLL
ECLL800 Triode and dual screened power pentode,
for 9.2 W (Class B) or 8.5 W (Class AB) AF push
pull power ampliers. The triode shares its control
grid with the 1st pentode and acts as a phase inverter
for the 2nd pentode; both pentodes share screen and
suppressor grids; noval base
ECH200 Triode/hexode, for TV sync sep, PCH200

6.5.18 ED
6.5.16
ECL
ECL11 Triode - power pentode

ECL80/6AB8 Triode - power pentode
ECL81 Triode - power pentode. Identical to PCL81
ED111 6 W VHF power triode up to 85 MHz

ED500 Identical to PD500 except for heater ratings
ED501 27 kV Color CRT EHT shunt stabilizer triode
ED8000 Power triode. Special quality type for use
in series-pass voltage regulators
ECL82/6BM8 AF triode - AF power pentode, iden- 6.5.19 EDD

tical to PCL82/16A8, UCL82/50BM8 and XCL82
EDD11 Dual power triode
ECL83 Triode - power pentode, PCL83 with a different heater
EDD171 Dual high-mu power triode, gnome tube
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6.5.20
EE
EE1/4696 (EEP1) Single-ended secondary emission

amplier for use as a wide band amplier and phase
inverter
EE50 Single-ended secondary emission amplier
for use in television receivers
6.5.21
EEL
EEL71 AF Tetrode - AF power pentode, 8-pin

base, for use as audion detector, AF preamplier,
AF power amplier
EEL171 Remote-cuto tetrode and 4-Watt power
pentode, gnome tube
6.5.22
EEP
EEP1 See EE1/4696

6.5.23
EF
EF5 Remote-cuto pentode

EF6 RF Pentode, EF36 with a dierent basing
EF8 Remote-cuto pentode with an extra grid intended to reduce screen current and hence noise.
EF9 Pentode, identical to EF22, EF39/6K7 and
EF41/6CJ5 except for basing
EF11 Remote-cuto pentode, EF111 with a dierent basing
EF12 Pentode, EF112 with a dierent basing
EF14 Pentode, UF14 with a dierent heater
EF15 Remote-cuto pentode, UF15 with a dierent heater
EF22 Pentode, identical to EF9, EF39/6K7 and
EF41/6CJ5 except for basing
EF27 Pentode
EF37/6J7 Sharp-cuto pentode for use as a tuned
RF amplier, a (second) detector, or an AF amplier; octal base with control grid on top-cap
EF39/6K7 Remote-cuto RF pentode for use as an
IF amplier or as a superheterodyne mixer (1st detector). Also used in test equipment. Octal base
with control grid on top-cap, identical to EF4, EF22
and EF41/6CJ5 except for basing
EF40 Pentode
EF41/6CJ5 (62VP) Remote-cuto pentode, identical to EF4, EF22 and EF39/6K7 except for basing
EF50 (EF53) Remote-cuto pentode for use in the
IF stages of 1940s TV and radar receivers
EF54 Pentode
EF55 Pentode
EF70 Subminiature pentode, suppressor grid available on separate pigtail and internally connected to
a separate diode to prevent positive grid voltage, for
use as a NAND gate in coincidence circuits; all-glass
8-pin pigtailed
EF71/5899 (EF731) Subminiature remote-cuto
pentode, all-glass 8-pin pigtailed
EF72 Subminiature sharp-cuto RF pentode, allglass 8-pin pigtailed
EF73 Subminiature AF pentode, all-glass 8-pin pigtailed
EF74 Subminiature AF pentode, all-glass 8-pin pigtailed, for microphone preampliers
EF80/6BX6 (Z152) RF/IF/Video pentode, Noval
base
EF83 Remote-cuto AF pentode, Noval base
EF85/6BY7 (W719) Remote-cuto wideband RF
pentode, noval base, identical to HF85 and XF85
EF86/6BK8 (6267, Z729) AF Pentode. Identical
to PF86 and UF86 except for heater ratings, Noval
base
EF89/6DA6 Remote-cuto RF pentode, Noval
base
EF91/6AM6 (6064, Z77, M8083, 8D3) Sharpcuto pentode, Miniature 7-pin base
EF92/6CQ6 (M8161) Remote-cuto RF pentode,
Miniature 7-pin base
EF93/6BA6 (W727) Remote-cuto RF pentode,
miniature 7-pin base, HF93/12BA6 with a dierent
heater
6.5
E - 6.3 V heater
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EF94/6AU6 Sharp-cuto RF/IF/AF pentode,

miniature 7-pin base, identical to HF94/12AU6
and XF94/3AU6 except for heater ratings
EF805S Long-life remote-cuto RF/IF pentode
EF95/6AK5 (5654, 408A, 62H1P, CV4010) RF

Pentode, Miniature 7-pin base
EF816 Dual-anode pentode for TV receiver sync

separation service
EF96/6AG5 Pentode, Miniature 7-pin base

EF97/6ES6 Low (12-25 V) anode voltage, remotecuto RF/IF pentode, for use in vehicle equipment,
Miniature 7-pin base
EF98/6ET6 Low (12-25 V) anode voltage, sharpcuto pentode, for use as oscillator or IF/AF amplier in vehicle equipment, Miniature 7-pin base
EF111 Remote-cuto pentode, EF11 with a dierent basing
EF172 RF/IF/AF Pentode, gnome tube
EF806S Ruggedized, long-life AF pentode
EF860 Long-life sharp-cuto RF pentode for

use as preamplier in telecomms wide-area receivers. Identical to IF860 except for heater ratings
(300mA)
EF5000 secondary emission wide band pentode,
noval base
EF8010 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode
E1F VHF Acorn pentode
E3F E13F with a hand grip
EF174 Pentode, gnome tube
E13F Remote-cuto RF/IF/AF signal/power pentode, special quality for portable transceivers
EF175 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode, gnome tube
E80F/6084 Electrometer pentode, special quality
EF176 VHF Pentode, gnome tube
E83F/6689 Wide band pentode, special quality
EF177 VHF Pentode, gnome tube

EF183/6EH7 Frame grid, remote-cuto IF
pentode for use in TV receivers, identical to
LF183/YF183/4EH7 and XF183/3EH7 except for
heater ratings[22]
EF184/6EJ7 Frame-grid, sharp-cuto IF pentode for use in TV receivers, identical to
LF184/YF184/4EJ7 and XF184/3EJ7 except
for heater ratings[23]
E90F/6BH6/7693 RF Pentode, special quality

E95F/6AK5W/5654 Pentode, special quality
E99F/6BJ6/7694 Remote-cuto RF pentode, special quality
wideband amplier for professional equipment
EF410 RF/IF Pentode, Rimlock B8A base

wideband amplier
EF730/5636 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode, 8-pin

all-glass pigtailed

wideband amplier
EF731 Remote-cuto RF pentode, 8-pin all-glass

pigtailed
E282F Pentode, special quality wideband amplier

up to 250 MHz
EF732 Sharp-cuto RF pentode, 8-pin all-glass

pigtailed
EF734 Sharp-cuto RF pentode, 8-pin all-glass

6.5.24 EFF
pigtailed
EF762 Sharp-cuto RF/IF pentode, 8-pin all-glass
pigtailed
EF800 Long-life sharp-cuto RF/IF pentode
EF802 Long-life RF/IF pentode
EF804 AF low-hum, low-microphonics pentode
EF804S Ruggedized, long-life version of EF804
EFF51 Dual VHF pentode up to 500 MHz

6.5.25 EFL
EFL200/6Y9 Sync sep pentode and CRT cathode drive power pentode, decal base; identical to
LFL200/11Y9 and PFL200/16Y9 except for heater
ratings
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6.5.26
EFM
EFM1 Variable-mu AF pentode - Magic Eye"type tuning indicator

EFM11 Variable-mu AF pentode - Tuning indicator
6.5.27
EFP
EFP60 Secondary emission pentode for TV ampliers

6.5.28
EH
EH2 Remote-cuto heptode pentagrid converter,

separate oscillator
EH81 (E81H) Heptode, special quality
EH90/6CS6 Dual-control heptode for use in television receivers
EL8 Power pentode, identical to EL13 except for

basing
EL11 Power pentode, identical to EL3 and EL33
except for basing
basing
basing
basing
EL33/6M6G Power pentode, parallel lament circuits, identical to EL3 and EL11 except for basing
EL34/6CA7 Power pentode
basing
EH860 Heptode
EL36/6CM5 Audio or CRT horizontal deection

output power pentode, identical to EL12 except for
basing and to and XL36/13CM5 except for heater
ratings
EH900S/5915 Dual-control switching heptode
EL37/6L6 Power pentode
E91H/6687 Dual-control heptode for use as a

NAND gate in a coincidence circuit, special quality
EL38/6CN6 Power pentode, PL38 with a dierent

heater
EH171 Sharp-cuto heptode, gnome tube
6.5.29
EK
EK2 Octode pentagrid converter, similar to AK2,

EK32 with a Ct8 base
EK3 Octode pentagrid converter, CK3 with a different heater, similar to AK2, Ct8 base
EK32 Octode pentagrid converter, EK2 with octal
base and top cap
EK90/6BE6 Heptode pentagrid converter
EL41/6CK5 (N150) Power pentode, EL80 with a

dierent basing
EL42 (N151) Power pentode, EL85 with a dierent
basing
EL44 Power pentode, identical to UL44 except for
heater ratings
EL50/4654 80 W Power pentode
EL51 140 W Power pentode
EL60 Power pentode, EL34 with a dierent basing
EL71/5902 Subminiature 4 W AF power pentode
6.5.30
EL
EL2 Power pentode, Ct8 base, grid on top cap, identical to EL32 except for basing
EL3 Power pentode, Ct8 base, identical to EL11
and EL33 except for basing
EL3G/6V6 Power pentode, G denotes an EL3
with an Octal base
EL5 Power pentode, identical to AL5 except for
heater ratings and to EL35 except for basing
basing
EL80/6M5 Power pentode, EL41 with a dierent

basing
EL81/6CJ6 CRT horizontal deection or AF power
pentode
EL82/6DY5 CRT vertical deection or AF power
pentode
EL83/6CK6 CRT cathode drive power pentode
EL84/6BQ5 (N709) AF Power pentode
EL85/6BN5 6 W RF/AF power pentode up to 120
MHz, for use in mobile equipment, EL42 with a different basing
6.5
E - 6.3 V heater
EL86/6CW5 Audio or CRT vertical deection

output power pentode, identical to LL86/10CW5,
PL84/15CW5 and XL86/8CW5 except for heater
ratings
EL90/6AQ5 (N727) 4.5 W AF Power pentode
EL91/6AM5 (M8082, 709) 4 W AF Power pentode
EL95/6DL5 Power pentode
EL112 Radiation-cooled power transmitter pentode
for 85W SW/VHF service, or for AF ampliers.
Identical to EL152 and EL401 except for basing
EL136 Horizontal-output power pentode for 110
deection color TV
EL151 Power pentode
Identical to EL112 and EL401 except for basing and
to FL152 except for heater ratings
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EL509/6KG6A CRT horizontal deection output
power pentode, PL509/40KG6A with a dierent
heater
EL511 Power pentode
EL519 Power pentode, PL519 with a dierent
heater
EL802 CRT cathode drive power pentode, PL802
EL803 Wide band power pentode
EL804 Wide band power pentode
EL805 CRT vertical deection output power pentode, PL805 with a dierent heater
EL806 CRT cathode drive power pentode
EL821/6CH6 (6132) CRT cathode drive power
pentode for use in high denition television equipment
EL153 RF power pentode

EL156 Power pentode
EL171 4-Watts Power pentode, gnome tube
EL172 8-Watts Power pentode, gnome tube
EL173 Power pentode, gnome tube, for TV receivers
EL180/12BY7 Power pentode
EL300/6FN5 CRT horizontal deection output
power pentode
EL360 Power pentode for use in radar scanners, series regulators and pulse modulators
Identical to EL112 and EL152 except for basing
EL500/6GB5 CRT horizontal deection output
beam power pentode, magnoval base, identical to
LL500/18GB5, PL500/27GB5 and XL500/13GB5
EL502 CRT horizontal deection output power
pentode
EL503 AF power pentode, magnoval base
EL504 CRT horizontal deection output power
pentode, PL504 with a dierent heater
EL508 CRT vertical deection output power pentode, PL508/17KW6 with a dierent heater
EL861 Long-life sharp-cuto RF power pentode

for use as output amplier in telecomms wide-area
transmitters, identical to IL861 except for heater ratings
EL3010 Power pentode
EL5000 AF power pentode
EL5070/8608 Wideband video power pentode,
magnoval base
EL8000 Power pentode
E55L/8233 Special quality, wide-band power pentode for use as CRT vertical deection electrode
driver in oscilloscopes
E80L/6227 Power pentode, special quality
E84L/7320 Power pentode, special quality, for use
in AF ampliers and stabilized power supplies
E130L/7534 Wide band power pentode, special
quality
E236L Power pentode, special quality
6.5.31 ELL
ELL1 Dual power pentode
ELL80/6HU8 Dual power pentode, miniature 9pin base
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6.5.32
EM
6.5.33 EMM
EM1 (4678) Magic Eye"-type tuning indicator,

Ct8 Base
EMM801 Dual, Magic Band"-type indicator for

voltage comparison
EM2 Magic Eye"-type tuning indicator; has a 6.3

V/200 mA heater and was therefore marketed as
C/EM2; identical AM2 except for heater ratings
EMM803 Dual, Magic Band"-type tuning indicator for FM-stereo receivers (eld strength, 19kHz
pilot present), noval B9A base
EM4 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning in6.5.34 EN

dicator, EM34 with a Ct8 Base
EM5 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning indicator, EM11 or EM35 with a Ct8 Base
EM11 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning
indicator, EM5 or EM35 with an 8-pin base
EM34/6CD7 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type
tuning indicator, EM4 with a dierent base
EM35 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning
indicator, EM5 or EM11 with a dierent base
EM71 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator, octal
B8D/F base, HM71 with a dierent heater
EM72 EM71 with two segments of the uorescent
screen uncoated with phosphor
EM80/6BR5 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator for
AM receivers, noval B9A base
EM81/6DA5 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator,
EM80/6BR5 with intensity control, noval B9A base
EN31 10 mA , 750 mA , Helium-lled, indirectly heated triode thyratron for high-frequency

timebases and control equipment, international octal base with anode cap
EN32/6574 300 mA , 2 A , 10 A , Gaslled, indirectly heated tetrode thyratron with negative control characteristic; for industrial control applications, international octal base
EN70 20 mA , 100 mA , Subminiature, gaslled, indirectly heated tetrode thyratron with negative control characteristic, 8-pin all-glass pigtailed
EN91/2D21 (PL21, PL2D21, CV797) 100 mA ,
500 mA , 10 A , Gas-lled, indirectly heated
tetrode thyratron, negative starter voltage, miniature
7-pin base, for relay and grid-controlled rectier service
EN92 25 mA , 100 mA , 2 A , Gas-lled,
indirectly heated tetrode thyratron, negative starter
voltage, miniature 7-pin base, for industrial control
EM83 Magic Balance"-type dual tuning/level indicator, two DC amplier triodes and one electron gun 6.5.35 EQ
for two separate screen anodes, noval B9A base
EQ80/6BE7 Nonode for FM quadrature detection
EM84/6DH7/6FG6 Magic Band"-type tunor as phase detector in TV ywheel sync circuits[24]
ing/level indicator, noval B9A base
EQ171 Nonode, gnome tube
EM85 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator, EM71
with noval B9A base, identical to HM85 and UM85
6.5.36 ES
EM87/6HU6 (CV10407) Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator, noval B9A base
EM171 Dual-sensitivity tuning indicator, gnome
tube
EM800 Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator,
noval B9A base
EM840 Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator,
noval B9A base
E82M Magic Rectangle"-type dual tuning/level indicator, two DC amplier triodes control separate
deection rods before a 17mmx20mm screen anode, noval B9A base, special quality
ES111 TV sync oscillator (German: Kipp-Pentode),

a special power relaxation oscillator pentode, an attempt to cut costs on TV receiver production; one
ES111 each were needed for vertical and horizontal deection; the output power for the deection
yoke was extracted not from the anode, but from the
screen grid, the sync pulses were applied to the suppressor grid via a separate pin. The anode acted only
as a small-signal amplied/gated-sync output which
was added to the feedback from an auxiliary winding on the deection yoke, and fed to the control
grid. As there were no deection output transformers, another winding on the deection yoke received
a constant current to compensate for the DC component of the screen grid current; it was variable
6.6
F - 12.6 V heater
47
to adjust the picture position on the CRT screen. 6.5.40 EYY

The screen grid delivered enough power even for an
EYY13 Dual power diode, separate cathodes
EHT winding on the horizontal deection yoke and
for the 6.3V/0.2A heater of an RFG5 16 kV EHT
rectier.[25][26] German 5+3-pin steel tube base with
6.5.41 EZ
2 unused pins, screen grid on top cap
6.5.37
ET
ET51 Trochotron, an electron-beam decade counter

tube
E1T Decade counter tube with side-viewing,
uorescent-screen readout
E80T/6218 (CV5724) Special quality, modulated,
single-anode beam deection tube for pulse generation up to 375 MHz; shock resistant up to 500 g
6.5.38
EW
EW60 700 VPIV, 400 mA, Gas-lled, half wave

rectier, 9-pin Loctal base with 2 unused pins[20]
6.5.39
EY
EY1 Half-wave rectier, EY51 with a dierent base

EY51/6X2 Half-wave rectier, EY1 with a dierent
base
EZ1 250 V, 50 mA Full-wave power rectier for 6V

car radios, identical to FZ1 except for heater ratings
EZ2 Full-wave power rectier
EZ11 Full-wave power rectier for vehicle equipment
EZ40 Full-wave power rectier, GZ40 with a different heater
EZ80/6V4 Full-wave power rectier
EZ81/6CA4 Full-wave power rectier
EY70 850 V half-wave rectier, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed
EZ90/6X4 Full-wave power rectier
EY80 Half-wave rectier, identical to PY80 except

for heater ratings
EZ150 Full-wave power rectier, separate cathodes
EY81/6R3 TV horizontal output booster diode
E90Z Full-wave power rectier, special quality
EY82/6N3 Half-wave rectier, PY82 with a dier- 6.6

ent heater
F - 12.6 V heater
EY83 TV horizontal output booster diode, PY83 6.6.1 FL

FL152 Identical to EL152 except for heater ratings
EY84 Half-wave rectier for operation at high altitudes
6.6.2 FZ
EY86 Identical to DY86 except for heater ratings
FZ1 250 V, 50 mA Full wave power rectier for
12V car radios, identical to EZ1 except for heater
ratings
EY88/6AL3 TV horizontal output booster diode,
identical to LY88/20AQ3, PY88/30AE3 and
XY88/16AQ3 except for heater ratings
EY91 Half-wave rectier
6.7 G - 5.0 V heater or misc.
EY500A/6EC4A Identical to PY500A except for 6.7.1 GA

heater ratings
GA560 Directly heated saturated-emission vacuum
noise diode, all-glass, 3-pin base
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6.7.2
GY
GY11 Half-wave power rectier, anode on top cap

GY86 Half-wave, CRT EHT power rectier, anode
on top cap
6.8.4 HCC
HCC85/17EW8 Dual triode for use as VHF oscillator/mixer up to 200 MHz, noval base, identical to
ECC85/6AQ8, PCC85/9AQ8 and UCC85 except
for heater ratings
GY501 Half-wave, CRT EHT power rectier, anode on top cap

6.8.5 HCH
GY802 Half-wave, CRT EHT power rectier, anode on top cap
6.7.3
HCH81 Remote-cuto triode/Hexode oscillator/mixer, noval base, UCH81/19D8 with a

dierent heater
GZ
GZ30/5Z4-G/5AQ4 Full-wave power rectier

GZ32/5V4 Full-wave power rectier
GZ33 Full-wave power rectier
GZ34/5AR4 Full-wave power rectier
GZ40 Full-wave power rectier, EZ40 with a different heater
6.8.6 HF
HF85 Remote-cuto wideband RF Pentode, identical to EF85/6BY7 and XF85 except for heater ratings
HF93/12BA6 Remote-cuto pentode, miniature 7pin base, EF93/6BA6 with a dierent heater
HF94/12AU6 Sharp-cuto RF/IF/AF pentode,
miniature 7-pin base, identical to EF94/6AU6 and
XF94/3AU6 except for heater ratings

6.8.7 HK
6.8
6.8.1
H - 150 mA heater
HAA
HK90 Heptode pentagrid converter, miniature 7pin, EK90 with a dierent heater
HAA91/12AL5 Dual diode with separate cathodes, 6.8.8 HL

miniature 7-pin base, identical to EAA91/6AL5,
UAA91 and XAA91/3AL5 except for heater ratings
HL84 Audio power pentode, noval base, UL84 with
a dierent heater
6.8.2
HABC
HABC80/19T8 High-mu triode, triple diode (two

on common cathode with triode, one with independent cathode), miniature 9-pin, used as an AF
amplier, AM detector and ratio detector in ACpowered post-war European AM/FM radios; identical to 5T8, 6T8, EABC80/6AK8, PABC80/9AK8
and UABC80/12AK8 except for heater ratings
HL90 Audio power pentode, miniature 7-pin, EL90

HL92/50C5 Audio beam power pentode, miniature
7-pin, miniature 7-pin
HL94/30A5 Audio power pentode, miniature 7-pin
6.8.9 HM
6.8.3
HBC
HBC90/12AT6 High-mu triode and common cathode dual diode, miniature 7-pin base, EBC90/6AT6
HBC91/12AV6 High-mu AF triode and common
cathode dual diode, for use in FM ratio detectors,
miniature 7-pin base, EBC91/6AV6 with a dierent heater
HM34 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning

indicator, EM34 with dierent heater ratings, UM4
with dierent basing and heater ratings
HM71 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator, octal
B8D/F base, EM71 with a dierent heater
HM85 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator, HM71
with noval B9A base, identical to EM85 and UM85
6.10
6.8.10
K - 2.0 V heater
HY
HY90/35W4 Half-wave rectier, miniature 7-pin
6.9
6.9.1
I - 20 V heater
IF
IF860 Long-life sharp-cuto RF pentode for use

as preamplier in telecomms wide-area receivers,
identical to EF860 except for heater ratings (95mA)
6.9.2
IL
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6.10.3 KBC
KBC1 Dual diode - triode
KBC32 Dual diode - triode
6.10.4 KC
KC1 Triode
KC3 Triode
KC4 Triode
IL861 Long-life sharp-cuto RF power pentode

for use as output amplier in telecomms wide-area 6.10.5 KCF
transmitters, identical to EL861 except for heater
KCF30 Triode and remote-cuto pentode, oscillaratings
tor/mixer
6.10 K - 2.0 V heater

6.10.6 KCH
6.10.1
KA
KCH1 Triode - octode pentagrid converter

KA560 (6357) Gas-lled, directly heated noise
diode for the 10 cm band, waveguide output, BA15d
lamp base with anode top cap
6.10.7 KDD
diode for the 7.5 cm band, waveguide output,
BA15d lamp base with anode top cap
KDD1 1.5 W Dual power triode
KA562 (6358) Gas-lled, directly heated noise 6.10.8 KF

KF1 RF/IF Pentode
diode for the 1.25 cm band, waveguide output,
BA15d lamp base with anode top cap
KF2 RF/IF Pentode

KF3 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode
K50A (6358) Neon-lled, directly heated noise

KF4 RF/IF Pentode
K81A Directly heated saturated-emission vacuum

VHF noise diode, noval base
KH1 Heptode pentagrid converter
KF35 Remote-cuto RF pentode

K51A Neon-lled, directly heated noise diode for
the 10 cm band, waveguide output, BA15d lamp
6.10.9 KH
6.10.2
KB
6.10.10 KK
KB1 Directly heated dual diode with common cathode
KK2 Octode pentagrid converter, KK32 with a different base
KB2 Indirectly heated dual diode with common

cathode
KK32 Octode pentagrid converter, KK2 with a different base
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6.10.11
KL
KL1 Power pentode

KL2 Power pentode
KL4 Power pentode
KL5 Power pentode
KL35 340 mW Power pentode
6.10.12
KLL
KLL32 1.2W Dual power pentode

6.10.13
KY
LCL85/10GV8 Triode - power pentode used in

TV receivers for vertical timebase, generally as a
multivibrator, with the pentode section doubling as
one half of the multivibrator and the power output
device, identical to ECL85/6GV8, PCL85/18GV8
and XCL85/9GV8 except for heater ratings[33]
6.11.3 LF
LF183/YF183/4EH7 Frame-grid, remote-cuto IF
EF183/6EH7 and XF183/3EH7 except for heater
ratings[22][34]
LF184/YF184/4EJ7 Frame-grid, sharp-cuto IF
EF184/6EJ7 and XF184/3EJ7 except for heater
ratings[23][35]
KY80/U26 Half-wave rectier. Noval base

6.11.4 LFL
6.11 L - 450 mA heater

6.11.1
LCF
LFL200/11Y9 Sync sep pentode - CRT cathode drive power pentode, decal base; identical to
EFL200/6Y9 and PFL200/16Y9 except for heater
ratings[36]
LCF80/6LN8
VHF
mixer/oscillator
triode/pentode,
identical
to
ECF80/6BL8,
PCF80/9A8, UCF80 and XCF80/4BL8 except for 6.11.5 LL
heater ratings[27]
LL86/10CW5 Audio or CRT vertical deection
LCF86/5HG8
VHF
mixer/oscillator
trioutput power pentode, identical to EL86/6CW5,
ode/pentode,
identical
to
ECF86/6HG8,
PL84/15CW5 and XL86/8CW5 except for heater
PCF86/7HG8, 8HG8 and XCF86/4HG8 exratings[37]
cept for heater ratings[28]
LL500/18GB5 CRT horizontal deection beam
LCF201/5U9 Triode and pentode for use as IF ampower pentode, magnoval base, identical to
plier and sync sep in TV receivers, decal base, idenEL500/6GB5, PL500/27GB5 and XL500/13GB5
tical to ECF201/6U9 and PCF201 except for heater
except for heater ratings[38]
ratings[29]
LCF801/5GJ7 Medium-mu triode and sharp- 6.11.6 LY
cuto pentode for use as VHF mixer in TV receivers, noval base, identical to ECF801/6GJ7,
LY88/20AQ3 TV horizontal output booster
PCF801/8GJ7 and XCF801/4GJ7 except for heater
diode, identical to EY88/6AL3, PY88/30AE3 and
ratings[30]
XY88/16AQ3 except for heater ratings[39]
LCF802/6LX8 Medium-mu triode and sharpcuto pentode for use as reactance and sinewave 6.12 M - 1.9 V heater
oscillator in TV receivers, noval base, identical to
ECF802/6JW8, PCF802/9JW8 and 5JW8 except 6.12.1 MC
for heater ratings[31]
MC1 AF triode for use in audions[40]
6.11.2
LCL
LCL84/10DX8 High-mu TV sync sep triode sharp-cuto CRT cathode drive power pentode,
identical to ECL84/6DX8, PCL84/15DQ8 and
XCL84/8DX8 except for heater ratings[32]
6.12.2 MF
MF2 = RV2P800 RF pentode[41]
MF6 = RV2P7 RF pentode[42]
6.15
P - 300 mA heater
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6.13 N - 12.6 V heater

6.13.1
PC95/4ER5 VHF Triode with variable mutual conductance, EC95 with a dierent heater
ND
PC96 Triode
ND4 600 MHz, 10 W VHF power triode
[43]
6.13.2
NF
NF2 Sharp-cuto RF pentode;[44] identical to AF7

and CF7 except for heater ratings
NF3 Remote-cuto RF pentode[45]
NF4 = RV12P4000 RF pentode[46]
PC97/4FY5 Frame-grid VHF triode, identical to

EC97/6FY5 and XC97 except for heater ratings
PC900/4HA5 VHF Triode
6.15.3 PCC
PCC82 Dual triode, identical to ECC82/12AU7 or
XCC82 except for heater ratings
6.14 O - No heater
PCC84/7AN7 Dual triode for VHF cascode ampliers, noval base. Identical to ECC84/6CW7 and
UCC84 except for heater ratings
Note: Philips sold a family of 150mA series heater

tubes under this letter in South America: OBC3, OBF2,
OCH4, OH4, OF1, OF5, OF9 and OM5
PCC85/9AQ8 Dual triode for use as VHF oscillator/mixer up to 200 MHz, noval base, identical to
ECC85/6AQ8, HCC85/17EW8 and UCC85 except
for heater ratings
6.14.1
PCC88/7DJ7 Dual triode for use as cascode ampliers, ECC88/6DJ8 with a dierent heater
OZ
OZ4 (0Z4) 30 I 75 mA, Full-wave gas rectier

with common cathode, 6-pin octal base[47][48]
6.15 P - 300 mA heater
PCC89 Dual variable-mu triode for use as cascode

ampliers up to 220 MHz
PCC189/7ES8 Dual VHF triode for cascode ampliers; identical to ECC189/6ES8, XCC189/4ES8
Note: Philips sold a family of 300mA series heater tubes

under this letter in South America: PAB1, PBF2, PF9, 6.15.4 PCF
PH4 and PM5
PCF80/9A8 VHF mixer/oscillator triode/pentode,
identical to ECF80/6BL8, LCF80/6LN8, UCF80
6.15.1 PABC
and XCF80/4BL8 except for heater ratings
PABC80/9AK8 High-mu triode, triple low-voltage
diode (two on common cathode with triode, one
with independent cathode). Miniature 9-pin noval base, used as an AF amplier, AM detector
and ratio detector in AC-powered post-war European AM/FM radios and TV sets; identical to
EABC80/6AK8, 5T8, 6T8/6T8A, HABC80/19T8,
UABC80/12AK8 and DH719 except for heater ratings
6.15.2
PC
PC86/4CM4 UHF Triode, EC86/6CM4 with a different heater

PC88/4DL4 UHF Triode, EC88/6DL4 with a different heater
PC92 RF Triode
PC93 Triode
PCF82/9U8A Identical to ECF82/6U8 and XCF82

PCF86/7HG8
VHF
mixer/oscillator
triode/pentode,
identical
to
ECF86/6HG8,
LCF86/5HG8, 8HG8 and XCF86/4HG8 except for heater ratings
PCF200 Triode and pentode for use as IF amplier in TV receivers, decal base, ECF200/6X9 with
a dierent heater
PCF201 Triode and pentode for use as IF amplier
and sync sep in TV receivers, decal base, identical
to ECF201/6U9 and LCF201/5U9 except for heater
ratings
PCF800 (30C15) Triode - pentode
PCF801/8GJ7 Triode and pentode for use as VHF
ECF801/6GJ7, LCF801/5GJ7 and XCF801/4GJ7
52
PCF802/9JW8 Triode and pentode for use as reac- 6.15.8 PF

tance and sinewave oscillator in TV receivers, noval
PF83 AF remote-cuto pentode
base, identical to ECF802/6JW8, LCF802/6LX8
and 5JW8 except for heater ratings
PF86 Pentode for use in Transitron circuits in TV
receivers. Identical to EF86/6BK8 and UF86 except
PCF803 Triode - pentode
for heater ratings
PCF805/7GV7 Triode - pentode, ECF805 with a
dierent heater
6.15.9 PFL
PCF806 Triode - pentode
PFL200/16Y9 Sync sep pentode and CRT cath PCF812 Triode - pentode
ode drive power pentode, decal base; identical to
EFL200/6Y9 and LFL200/11Y9 except for heater
ratings
6.15.5 PCH
PCH200/9V9 Triode - Hexode, for TV sync sep,
6.15.10 PL
ECH200 with a dierent heater
PL11 Power pentode
6.15.6
PCL
PCL81 Identical to ECL81 except for heater ratings

PCL82/16A8 AF triode - AF power pentode, identical to ECL82/6BM8, UCL82/50BM8 and XCL82
PCL83 Triode - power pentode, ECL83 with a different heater
PCL84/15DQ8 TV sync sep triode - CRT cathode
drive power pentode, identical to ECL84/6DX8,
LCL84/10DX8 and XCL84/8DX8 except for
heater ratings
PCL85/18GV8 Triode - power pentode used in
TV receivers for vertical timebase, generally as a
multivibrator, with the pentode section doubling as
one half of the multivibrator and the power output
device, identical to ECL85/6GV8, LCL85/10GV8
and XCL85/9GV8 except for heater ratings
PCL86/14GW8 AF Triode - AF power pentode,
used for audio amplication in European TV receivers, ECL86/6GW8 with a dierent heater
PCL200 Triode - power pentode, ECL200 with a
dierent heater
PCL802 Triode - power pentode
PCL805 Triode - power pentode, ECL805 with a
dierent heater
6.15.7
PD
PL33 CRT vertical deection or AF output power

pentode
PL36/25E5 British high voltage high frequency
switching pentode valve. Used in TV receivers
for horizontal output and/or EHT generation up to
c1964. Octal base, anode connection cap on the
top of the valve. Last consumer electronics use
DECCA series DR101, 202, 303, 404, 505, 606
monochrome receivers
PL38 CRT horizontal deection output power pentode, EL38/6CN6 with a dierent heater
PL81/21A6 CRT horizontal deection output
power pentode
PL82/16A5 CRT vertical deection output power
pentode
PL83/15A6 (N309) CRT cathode drive power pentode
PL84/15CW5 Audio or CRT vertical deection
output power pentode, identical to EL86/6CW5,
LL86/10CW5 and XL86/8CW5 except for heater
ratings
PL95 AF Power pentode
PL136 Color TV 110 horizontal deection output
power pentode, octal base
PL500/28GB5 CRT horizontal deection beam
power pentode, magnoval base, identical to
EL500/6GB5, LL500/18GB5 and XL500/13GB5
PD500 25 kV Color CRT EHT shunt stabilizer triode. Identical to ED500 except for heater ratings
PL502 CRT horizontal deection output power

pentode
PD510 25 kV Color CRT EHT shunt stabilizer triode

pentode, EL504 with a dierent heater
6.16
S - 1.9 V heater
53
PL508/17KW6 CRT vertical deection output 6.15.14 PZ

power pentode, EL508 with a dierent heater
PZ30 Dual 200 mA rectier diode, separate cath PL509/40KG6A CRT horizontal deection outodes, octal base, for use as a voltage doubler in TV
put power pentode, EL509/6KG6A with a dierent
receivers
heater
PL511 CRT horizontal deection output power 6.16 S - 1.9 V heater
pentode
6.16.1 SA
pentode, EL519 with a dierent heater
SA100 Instrumentation rectier diode up to 3
GHz[49]
PL521/29KQ6 CRT horizontal deection output
power pentode, separate pin for grid 3 to minimize
snivets, magnoval base, identical to 21KQ6 except
for heater ratings
SA101 Instrumentation rectier diode[50]

SA102 Instrumentation rectier diode[51]
PL802 CRT cathode drive output pentode, EL802

6.16.2 SD
PL805 CRT vertical deection output power pentode, EL805 with a dierent heater
6.15.11
PLL
PLL80 Dual AF power pentode

6.15.12
PM
SD1A SW power triode[52]

SD3 750 MHz, 3.5 W VHF power triode[53]
6.16.3 SF
SF1A Sharp-cuto RF pentode[54]
6.17 T - Custom heater
PM84 Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator, Note: Tungsram preceded the M-P designation with the
UM84/12FG6 with a dierent heater
letter T, as in TAD1 for AD1
6.15.13
PY
PY31 Half-wave rectier

6.17.1 TY
TY86F 7.4 V, 77 mA heater version of the EY86
18-kV CRT EHT rectier,[55] for use as a hotx in early-production Ferguson Radio Corporation
TV receivers 306T and 308T where the horizontaloutput transformer produced excessive heater voltage which destroyed the EY86s
PY80 EY80 with a dierent heater

PY81 TV horizontal output booster diode
6.18 U - 100 mA heater
Note: Philips sold a family of 100mA series heater tubes

under this letter in South America: UBC1, UBF2, UF8
PY83 Half-wave rectier, EY83 with a dierent and UL1
heater
PY82 EY82 with a dierent heater
PY88/30AE3 TV horizontal output booster diode, 6.18.1 UAA

identical to EY88/6AL3, LY88/20AQ3 and
UAA11 Dual diode with separate cathodes
XY88/16AQ3 except for heater ratings
PY500A/42EC4A TV horizontal output booster
diode. Identical to EY500A/6EC4A except for
heater ratings
UAA91 Dual diode with separate cathodes,

HAA91/12AL5 and XAA91/3AL5 except for
heater ratings
PY800 TV horizontal output booster diode
UAA171 Dual diode, separate cathodes, gnome tube
54
6.18.2
UABC
6.18.8 UC
UABC80/12AK8 High-mu triode, triple low UC92/9AB4 VHF triode for FM receicer frontends,
voltage diode (two on common cathode with trisingle ECC81/12AT7 system, EC92/6AB4 with a
ode, one with independent cathode). Miniature 9dierent heater
pin noval base, used as an AF amplier, AM detector and ratio detector in AC-powered post-war
European AM/FM radios and TV sets; identical to 6.18.9 UCC
EABC80/6AK8, 5T8, 6T8/6T8A, HABC80/19T8,
UCC84 Dual triode for VHF cascode ampliPABC80/9AK8 and DH719 except for heater raters, noval base. Identical to ECC84/6CW7 and
ings
PCC84/7AN7 except for heater ratings
6.18.3
UAF
UAF21 Diode - remote-cuto pentode, EAF21

UAF41 Diode - pentode, EAF41 with a dierent
heater
UCC85 Dual triode for use as VHF oscillator/mixer up to 200 MHz, noval base, identical to
ECC85/6AQ8, HCC85/17EW8 and PCC85/9AQ8
UCC171 Dual triode, gnome tube
UAF42/12S7 Diode - remote-cuto RF/IF/AF pen- 6.18.10 UCF

tode
UCF12 Triode - pentode, PCF12 with a dierent
heater
6.18.4 UB
UB41 Dual RF diode with separate cathodes, EB41
6.18.5
UBC
UCF80 VHF mixer/oscillator triode/pentode, identical to ECF80/6BL8, LCF80/6LN8, PCF80/9A8

and XCF80/4BL8 except for heater ratings
UCF174 Triode and pentode, gnome tube
UBC41 Dual diode - AF triode, EBC81 with a dif- 6.18.11 UCH

ferent basing
UBC81 Dual diode - AF triode, EBC41 with a different basing
6.18.6
UBF
UBF11 Dual diode - pentode, EBF11 with a dierent heater

UBF15 Dual diode - pentode, EBF15 with a dierent heater
UBF80/17C8 Dual diode - remote-cuto pentode
UBF89/19FL8 Dual diode - remote-cuto pentode
UBF171 Dual Diode and remote-cuto RF/IF/AF
pentode, gnome tube
6.18.7
UBL
UBL1 Dual diode - power pentode

UCH4 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer, UCH5 or

UCH21 with a dierent basing
UCH11 Triode/octode oscillator/mixer
UCH41 Remote-cuto triode/hexode oscillator/mixer
UCH42/14K7 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer,
Rimlock base, ECH42 with a dierent heater
UCH43 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer, lowmicrophonics version of UCH42; ECH43 with a
dierent heater
UCH71 Triode/hexode oscillator/mixer
UCH81/19D8 Remote-cuto triode/hexode oscillator/mixer, HCH81 with a dierent heater
UCH171 Triode/remote-cuto heptode Mixer,
gnome tube
6.18
U - 100 mA heater
6.18.12
UCL
55
UF175 Remote-cuto RF/IF pentode, gnome tube
UCL11 Triode - power pentode
UF176 VHF Pentode, gnome tube
UCL81 Triode - power pentode, PCL81 with a different heater
UF177 VHF Pentode, gnome tube
UCL82/50BM8 AF triode - AF power pen- 6.18.15 UFM

tode, identical to ECL82/6BM8, PCL82/16A8 and
UFM11 Variable-mu AF pentode and tuning indiXCL82 except for heater ratings
cator, EFM11 with a dierent heater
UCL83 Triode - power pentode, PCL83 with a different heater
6.18.16 UH
6.18.13
UEL
UH171 Sharp-cuto heptode, gnome tube
UEL11 Tetrode - power tetrode, VEL11 with a dif6.18.17 UL

ferent heater
UEL51 Tetrode - power pentode
UL2 Power pentode
UEL71 Tetrode - power pentode, EEL71 with a different heater
UL11 Power pentode
UEL171 Remote-cuto tetrode and 4-Watt power

pentode, gnome tube
UL12 Power pentode

UL21 Power pentode
UL41/45A5 AF power pentode
6.18.14
UF
UF5 Pentode
UF6 Pentode
UF9 Remote-cuto pentode
UF11 Pentode
UF14 Pentode, EF14 with a dierent heater
UF15 Pentode, EF15 with a dierent heater
UF21 Pentode
UL44 Power pentode, identical to EL44 except for

heater ratings
UL71 Power pentode
UL84/45B5 AF power pentode
UL171 4-Watts Power pentode, gnome tube
6.18.18 ULL
ULL80 Dual power pentode, ELL80 with a dierent heater
UF41 Remote-cuto RF pentode, EF41 with a dif6.18.19 UM

ferent heater
UF42 Wide band pentode, EF42 with a dierent
heater
UF43 Wide band, remote-cuto pentode, EF43
UF80/19BX6 RF Pentode
UF85/19BY7 Remote-cuto RF pentode
UF86 Identical to EF86 and PF86 except for heater
ratings
UF89 Remote-cuto IF pentode
UF172 RF/IF/AF Pentode, gnome tube
UF174 Pentode, gnome tube
UM4/10M2 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type

tuning indicator, UM34 with dierent basing;
HM34 with dierent heater ratings
UM11 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning
indicator made by Telefunken; EM11 with a dierent heater
UM34 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type tuning
indicator, UM4 with dierent basing; HM34 with
dierent heater ratings
UM35/10M2 Dual-sensitivity, Magic Eye"-type
tuning indicator
UM80/19BR5 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator
for AM receivers
56
UM81 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator

UM84/12FG6 Magic Band"-type tuning/level indicator, PM84 with a dierent heater
6.19.1 VBF
VBF11 Dual diode and pentode, EBF11 with a different heater[20]
UM85 Magic Fan"-type tuning indicator, noval

base, identical to EM85 and HM85 except for heater
6.19.2 VC
ratings
UM171 Dual-sensitivity tuning indicator, gnome
tube
6.18.20
UQ
UQ80 Nonode, EQ80/6BE7 with a dierent heater
VC1 Triode, 8-pin base with grid on top cap[20]

6.19.3 VCH
VCH11 Triode/hexode mixer, 8-pin base, ECH11
with a dierent heater[20]
UQ171 Nonode, gnome tube

6.19.4 VCL
6.18.21
US
VCL11 Triode - power pentode, 8-pin base

US111 TV sync oscillator, a special relaxation oscillator pentode with the suppressor grid on a separate
pin to act as a second control grid; German 5+3-pin 6.19.5 VEL
steel tube base with 2 unused pins, screen grid on top
cap. See ES111
VEL11 AF Tetrode - AF beam power tetrode, 8-pin
base with E-tetrode grid on top cap, UEL11 with a
dierent heater[20]
6.18.22 UY
UY1 Half-wave rectier
UY41/31A3 Half-wave rectier
UY82/55N3 Half-wave rectier
UY85/38A3 Half-wave rectier
6.19 V - 50 mA heater
Note: Vatea (United Incandescent Lamp and Electric
Company, Budapest, Hungary) preceded the M-P designation with the letter V, as in VEL5 for EL5.
6.19.6 VF
VF3 Pentode, AF3 with a dierent heater[20]
VF7 Pentode, AF7 with a dierent heater[20]
VF14 Sharp-cuto pentode, 8-pin base, AF14 with
a dierent heater[20]
VF14M Selected VF14 in production until the
end of the 1950s for Neumann condenser microphones U-47 and U-48
6.19.7 VL
VL1 1.6 W AF Pentode, 8-pin base, CL1 with a
dierent heater[20]
VL4 4 W AF Pentode, 8-pin base, CL4 with a different heater[20]
6.19.8 VY
VY1 60 mA Half-wave rectier, 8-pin base[20]
VY2 35 mA Half-wave rectier, 8-pin base
6.21
Y - 450 mA heater
6.20 X - 600 mA heater

6.20.1
XAA
57
XCL85/9GV8 Triode and power pentode for
TV vertical output. Identical to ECL85/6GV8,
LCL85/10GV8 and PCL85/18GV8 except for
heater ratings
XAA91/3AL5 Dual diode with separate cathodes,

HAA91/12AL5 and UAA91 except for heater rat- 6.20.7 XF
ings
XF80 RF/IF/Video pentode, identical to
EF80/6BX6 and UF80 with a dierent heater,
noval base
6.20.2 XC
XC95 Triode, PC95 with a dierent heater
XC97 Frame-grid VHF triode, identical to
EC97/6FY5 and PC97/4FY5 except for heater
ratings
6.20.3
XCC
XCC82 Dual triode, identical to ECC82/12AU7 or

PCC82 except for heater ratings
XCC189/4ES8 Dual VHF triode for cascode ampliers; identical to ECC189/6ES8, PCC189/7ES8
6.20.4
XCF
XCF80/4BL8
VHF
mixer/oscillator
triode/pentode,
identical
to
ECF80/6BL8,
PCF80/9A8, LCF80/6LN8 and UCF80 except for
heater ratings
XCF82 Triode and pentode, identical to
ECF82/6U8 and PCF82/9U8A except for heater
ratings
XCF801/4GJ7 Triode and pentode for use as VHF
ECF801/6GJ7, LCF801/5GJ7 and PCF801/8GJ7
6.20.5
XF85 Remote-cuto wideband RF pentode, noval

base, identical to EF85/6BY7 and HF85 except for
heater ratings
XF94/3AU6 Sharp-cuto RF/IF/AF Pentode,
miniature 7-pin base, identical to EF94/6AU6 and
HF94/12AU6 except for heater ratings
XF183/3EH7 Frame-grid, remote-cuto IF
EF183/6EH7 and LF183/YF183/4EH7 except for
heater ratings[22]
XF184/3EJ7 Frame-grid, sharp-cuto IF pentode
for use in TV receivers, identical to EF184/6EJ7 and
LF184/YF184/4EJ7 except for heater ratings[23]
6.20.8 XL
XL36/13CM5 Audio or CRT horizontal deection
output power pentode, EL36/6CM5 with a dierent
heater
XL84 Power pentode, EL84 with a dierent heater
XL86/8CW5 Audio or CRT vertical deection
output power pentode, identical to EL86/6CW5,
LL86/10CW5 and PL84/15CW5 except for heater
ratings
XL500/13GB5 CRT horizontal deection beam
power pentode, magnoval base, identical to
EL500/6GB5, LL500/18GB5 and PL500/27GB5
XCH
XCH81
Triode/hexode
oscillator/mixer, 6.20.9 XY
ECH81/6AJ8 with a dierent heater
XY88/16AQ3 TV horizontal output booster
diode, identical to EY88/6AL3, LY88/20AQ3 and
PY88/30AE3 except for heater ratings
6.20.6 XCL
XCL82 AF triode - AF power pentode, identical to
ECL82/6BM8, PCL82/16A8 and UCL82/50BM8 6.21 Y - 450 mA heater
6.21.1 YCC
XCL84/8DX8 TV sync sep triode - CRT cathode
drive power pentode, identical to ECL84/6DX8,
YCC189/5ES8 Dual VHF triode for cascode amLCL84/10DX8 and PCL84/15DQ8 except for
pliers; identical to ECC189/6ES8, PCC189/7ES8
heater ratings
and XCC189/4ES8 except for heater ratings[56]
58
6.21.2
YF
YF183/LF183/4EH7 Frame-grid, remote-cuto IF

EF183/6EH7 and XF183/3EH7 except for heater
ratings[22][34]
YF184/LF184/4EJ7 Frame-grid, sharp-cuto IF
EF184/6EJ7 and XF184/3EJ7 except for heater
ratings[23][35]
6.22 Z - Cold cathode tube

Notes: Special-quality cold-cathode Z tubes had a
dierent function letter scheme.
See also the professional tubes under Z
6.22.1
ZA
Z960A Cold-cathode surge protector for receiver

frontends
6.22.4 ZM
ZM11 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 21 mm
character height, top-viewing, showing a cross with
a central dot and independent arms, for use in industrial control panels
ZM13 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 21 mmCH,
top-viewing, showing a vertical line and a circle with
a small gap, for use in industrial control panels
ZM13U Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 21
mmCH, top-viewing, showing a vertical line and a
circle, for use in industrial control panels
ZM14 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 21
mmCH, top-viewing, showing a vertical line, a
circle, a triangle and a three-winged star, for use in
industrial control panels
Z510M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5 mmCH, top-viewing, no decimal
point
Z520M See ZM1020
Z521M See ZM1021
Z522M See ZM1040
6.22.2
ZC
Z550M See ZM1050
Z302C Unusual decade Counter Dekatron, a

counterclockwise-only decade counter tube with
separate odd and even extinguishing electrodes except 0, which is tied to a 300V supply so reaching the terminal count produces a negative spike on
the anode voltage which can be used to advance the
next counter stage with no intermediate active components
Z560M Z5600M with a red contrast lter coating
Z303C Neon-lled, 4 kHz bidirecional decade

Counter Dekatron
Z563C Neon-lled 4 kHz bidirecional decade

Counter Dekatron
Z565C 4 kHz Bidirecional decade Counter Dekatron

Z573C Neon-lled 4 kHz bidirecional decade
Counter Dekatron with aux anodes for direct control
of Nixie tubes


6.22.3
ZE
Z862E Noble-gas lled, cold-cathode electrometer

tube, control current 10 pA, silicone-coated envelope for isolation, guard ring, envelope inside radioactively coated for a constant ignition voltage
Z5200M See ZM1022

Z5220M See ZM1042
Z5600M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5 mmCH, top-viewing, no decimal
point
6.22
Z - Cold cathode tube
59
Z5610M A V + ~ % W Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5 mmCH top-viewing, for use in
digital multimeters
Z564S - 25 kHz max. Decade Counter/Selector

Dekatron, envelope inside radioactively coated for
a constant ignition voltage
Z5660M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 30 mmCH, side-viewing, no decimal

point
Z572S - Neon-lled, 5 kHz max.

decade
Counter/Selector Dekatron, aux anodes to directly
drive Nixie tubes, envelope inside radioactively
coated for a constant ignition voltage
Z5670M + - ~ Neon-lled digital indicator tube,

18/30 mmCH side-viewing
Z5680M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 50 mmCH side-viewing, no decimal
point
point
6.22.6 ZT
Z50T - Subminiature, 6 mA , 24 mA , Gaslled, cold-cathode trigger triode, 1 starter, 3-pin
all-glass pigtailed, for use as switch in bangbang
controllers
Z5710M + - ~ Neon-lled digital indicator tube,

10.5/13 mmCH side-viewing
Z300T (PL1267) - 25 mA , 100 mA , Gaslled, cold-cathode DC trigger triode, one starter,

octal base
Z5730M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 13 mmCH side-viewing, right decimal

points
Z900T/5823 - 25 mA , 100 mA , Gas-lled,

cold-cathode AC trigger triode, one starter, miniature 7-pin base
Z5740M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 13 mmCH side-viewing, left decimal 6.22.7 ZU
points
Z70U/7710 - Subminiature, 3 mA , 12 mA ,
Z5800M T G M k m n p Neon-lled digital indiGas-lled, cold-cathode DC trigger tetrode, one
cator tube, 13 mmCH side-viewing
starter and a primer electrode, positive starter voltage, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed
Z5810M A F H S V Hz s Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 13 mmCH side-viewing, for use in digital
multimeters
Z5900M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 10 mmCH side-viewing, both left and
right decimal points
point, 5 dual cathodes and separate odd/even anode
compartments for biquinary multiplexing
Note: More Nixie tubes under professional - ZM and
other letter - GR
6.22.5
ZS

Counter/Selector Dekatron
decade
Z504S (ZM1070, 8433) - Neon-lled, 5 kHz max.

decade Counter/Selector Dekatron
Z505S (ZM1060) - Argon-lled, 50 kHz max.
decade Counter/Selector Dekatron
decade
Counter/Selector Dekatron, envelope inside radioactively coated for a constant ignition voltage
Z71U/7711 - Subminiature, 7 mA , 12 mA ,
Gas-lled, cold-cathode DC trigger tetrode, two
starters, positive starter voltage, low impedance for
audio frequencies, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed
Z700U - Subminiature, 4 mA , 16 mA , Gaslled, cold-cathode DC trigger tetrode, one starter
and a primer electrode, positive starter voltage, allglass pigtailed, for use in Dekatron circuits up to 2
5 kHz
Z701U - Subminiature, Gas-lled, cold-cathode
trigger tetrode, all-glass pigtailed
Z800U - 2.5 mA , 10 mApeak, Gas-lled, coldcathode DC trigger tetrode, one starter and a primer
electrode, positive starter voltage, noval base, for
voltage control, sensitive relay circuits and timers
Z801U - 2.5 mA , 10 mApeak, Gas-lled, coldcathode DC trigger tetrode, one starter and a primer
electrode, negative starter voltage, noval base, for
use with Geiger-Mller tubes
Z803U/6779 - 25 mA , 100 mA , Gas-lled,
cold-cathode DC trigger tetrode, one starter and
a primer electrode, positive starter voltage, noval
base, for voltage control, sensitive relay circuits and
timers
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LIST OF PRO ELECTRON PROFESSIONAL TUBES
Z804U/7713 - 5 mA , 25 mA , Gas-lled, coldcathode AC trigger tetrode, one starter and a primer

envelope coating, negative starter voltage, noval
base, direct operation from a 200...250VAC mains
grid but should be triggered only while UA > 0
Z861X - 40 mA , 200 mA , Gas-lled, coldcathode AC trigger pentode, two starters, a primer

electrode and an internal shield, positive starter voltage, noval base, envelope inside radioactively coated
for a constant ignition voltage, for use in counters
Z805U/7714 - 5 mA , 25 mA , Gas-lled, coldcathode AC trigger tetrode, one starter, two primers

and separate cathode and anode shields on individual pins, positive starter voltage, noval base, direct
operation from a 200...250VAC mains grid, for relay drivers, timers, photoelectric controls, etc.
Z863X - 40 mA , 200 mA , Gas-lled, coldcathode DC trigger pentode, two starters, a primer

electrode and an internal shield, negative starter
voltage, noval base, envelope inside radioactively
coated for a constant ignition voltage, for use in
counters
6.22.8
ZW
7 List of Pro Electron professional

tubes
Z70W/7709 - 4 mA, Gas-lled, cold-cathode DC

trigger pentode, two starters and a primer electrode,
positive starter voltage, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed, for Note: Typecode explained above.
use in bidirectional counters
Z660W (GR43) - 12 mA , 50 mA , Gas-lled, 7.1 X - Electro-optical devices

cold-cathode DC trigger pentode, two starters and a
primer electrode, positive starter voltage, 5-pin all- 7.1.1 XA
glass pigtailed, envelope inside radioactively coated
for a constant ignition voltage, for use in bidirec XA1003 Phototube, caesium-on-oxydated-silver
tional counters
cathode, 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
Z661W (ZC1010) - 8 mA , 50 mA , Gas-lled,
cold-cathode AC trigger pentode, two starters and a 7.1.2 XG
primer electrode, positive starter voltage, 5-pin allglass pigtailed, envelope inside radioactively coated
XG2000 Image converter for x-ray diagnostics
for a constant ignition voltage, for use in bidirectional counters
7.1.3 XL
Z700W - 4 mA, Gas-lled, cold-cathode DC trigger
pentode, two starters and a primer electrode, posi XL7900 Vibrating-capacitor chopper front end for
tive starter voltage, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed, for use
dosimeters, electrometers, pH meters etc., Magnoin bidirectional counters
val base with gold-plated pins[21]
Z806W - Gas-lled, cold-cathode trigger tetrode,
one starter and dual primer, noval base, used in ele- 7.1.4 XM
vator controls
XM1000 Nimo tube, directly heated cathode-ray 1 Z865W - 25 mA , 200 mA Gas-lled, colddigit numeric display tube, decimal points on both
cathode AC/DC trigger tetrode, one starter and a
sides, hence 12 stenciled electron guns, top-viewing,
primer electrode, low positive starter voltage for
green, 15 mm high Futura Medium font, oval envetransistorized circuits, 9-pin base, envelope inside
lope for easy horizontal stacking, 14-pin base
radioactively coated for a constant ignition voltage,
for use as a relay driver
7.1.5 XP
6.22.9
ZX
Z860X - 40 mA , 200 mA , Gas-lled, coldcathode DC trigger pentode, two starters, a primer

electrode and an internal shield, positive starter voltage, noval base, envelope inside radioactively coated
for a constant ignition voltage, for use in counters
XP1000 10-stage photomultiplier, blue-sensitive

Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, diheptal (14pin) base
XP1001 10-stage photomultiplier for gamma ray
scintillation spectrometry, Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-MgO-Cs dynodes
7.1
X - Electro-optical devices
XP1002
10-stage
photomultiplier,
blue/green/yellow/orange-sensitive
Sb-Na-KCs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, diheptal
base
XP1003 10-stage photomultiplier with quartz window, UV/blue/green/yellow/orange-sensitive SbNa-K-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, diheptal
base
XP1004 10-stage photomultiplier with quartz window, UV/blue-sensitive Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-OCs dynodes, diheptal base
XP1005 10-stage Ag-O-Cs (800100 nm) photomultiplier, IR/red-sensitive Ag-O-Cs cathode, AgMg-O-Cs dynodes, diheptal base
XP1010 10-stage photomultiplier for r-ray and
gamma ray scintillation spectrometry, blue-sensitive
Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, duodecal
(12-pin) base
Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, shock and
vibration-proof, duodecal base
Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, 100 O output, duodecal (20-pin) base
XP1021 12-stage photomultiplier, UV/bluesensitive Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, 50
O output, duodecal base
XP1023 12-stage photomultiplier with quartz
window Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes,
UV/blue-sensitive, 50 O output, duodecal base
Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, diheptal
(14-pin) base
Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, for gamma
ray scintillation spectrometry
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XP1113 6-stage Photomultiplier, blue-sensitive SbCs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes
XP1114 4-stage Photomultiplier, blue-sensitive SbCs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes
XP1115 Photomultiplier, blue-sensitive Sb-Cs
cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, pigtails, shock and
vibration-proof
XP1116 Photomultiplier, red-sensitive Ag-OCs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, shock and
vibration-proof
XP1117
9-stage
photomultiplier,
blue/green/yellow/orange-sensitive
Sb-Na-K-Cs
cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes
XP1118 Photomultiplier with quartz window,
UV/blue-sensitive Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs
dynodes
XP1120 17-stage photomultiplier for x-ray ( > 200
pm) or UV ( < 150 nm) photon counting in a
high-vacuum environment, Nickel cathode, Cu-BeO dynodes, coaxial outputs, built-in resistor ladder
XP1121 17-stage photomultiplier for ion (> 10 keV)
or electron (0.1...10 keV) photon counting in a highvacuum environment, Cu-Be-O cathode and dynodes, coaxial outputs, built-in resistor ladder
XP1032 10-stage photomultiplier with 3 mm quartz

window, UV/blue-sensitive Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-MgO-Cs dynodes, diheptal base

XP1033 10-stage photomultiplier with 10 mm

quartz window, UV/blue-sensitive Sb-Cs cathode,
Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, diheptal base
XP1140 6-stage photomultiplier, blue-sensitive SbCs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, fast, diheptal
base

Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, concave
window, duodecal base
XP1141 7-stage photomultiplier, blue-sensitive SbCs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, fast, diheptal
base

cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes
XP1180/52AVP 10-stage photomultiplier, bluesensitive Sb-Cs cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes,

fast, diheptal base

cathode, Ag-Mg-O-Cs dynodes, pigtails
XP1240 Photomultiplier
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7.1.6
7
XQ
XQ1023 - Camera tube

XQ1029R - Camera tube
XQ1032 - 1 Vidicon; magnetic focusing and deection
XQ1072 - 1 Plumbicon
XQ1073 - XQ1072 with higher resolution and improved low level contrast
XQ1200 - Vidicon, silicon target
XQ1270 - " Vidicon; Overall length 108mm (4")
XQ1274 - " Newvicon, magnetic focussing and deection, zinc telluride, zinc selenide target
XQ1275 - Vidicon, silicon target
XQ1276 - XQ1274 with high sensitivity into the
near infrared
XQ1277 - XQ1275 with high sensitivity into the
near infrared

XQ1415B/G/R - Plumbicon with color lter for
color TV broadcast
XQ1427 - " Plumbicon; low lag
color TV broadcast
color TV broadcast
color TV broadcast
XQ1440 - 1 Newvicon, separate mesh, zinc telluride, zinc selenide target
color TV broadcast
color TV broadcast
XQ1560 - 1 Saticon
XQ1565 - 1 Saticon
XQ1570 - 1 Saticon
XQ1575 - 1 Saticon
XQ1585 - 1 Saticon
XQ1278 - XQ1275 with better geometry and uniform signal
XQ1600 - " Vidicon; separate mesh, electrostatic

focusing and magnetic deection
XQ1285 - 1 Vidicon; magnetic focusing and deection, precision electron gun
XQ1601 - " Newvicon; separate mesh, electrostatic focusing and magnetic deection
XQ2070/02B/G/R - Plumbicon with color lter for

color TV broadcast

XQ1300 - Saticon Camera Tube
XQ1340 - Low-light vidicon

color TV broadcast
XQ1371 - Resistron camera tube

color TV broadcast
XQ1380 - XQ1274 with radiation resistant (antibrowning) faceplate

color TV broadcast
XQ1381 - " Newvicon; electrostatioc focusing and

magnetic deection with radiation-resistant (antibrowning) faceplate
XQ2172 - 1 Plumbicon; wide dynamic range

matched to digital radiography applications
XQ1395 - High-resolution Resistron camera tube
XQ2182 - 1 Plumbicon; wide dynamic range

matched to digital radiography applications

color TV broadcast

color TV broadcast
XQ1412 - 6/5 Plumbicon; low lag, unity gamma

matched to P20 phosphor

color TV broadcast

color TV broadcast

color TV broadcast
7.2
Y - Vacuum tubes
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XQ3075/02B/G/R - Plumbicon with color lter for 7.1.8 XX

color TV broadcast
XX1000 2-stage image intensier
XX1010 Image intensier
color TV broadcast
color TV broadcast
color TV broadcast


color TV broadcast
XX1066 1. Gen. 3-stage image intensier

color TV broadcast
XX1190 1. Gen. inverter, 1-stage image intensier

color TV broadcast

color TV broadcast
color TV broadcast


color TV broadcast

color TV broadcast
XX1800 2. Gen. proximity focused, 1-stage image

intensier
XX1610 2. Gen. image intensier

7.2
color TV broadcast
Y - Vacuum tubes
XQ3555B/G/R - Plumbicon with color lter for 7.2.1 YA

color TV broadcast
YA1000 - 5 kV, 5mA, Directly heated saturatedemission diode with pure-metal cathode for use in
RMS converters of AC voltage/current stabilizer
color TV broadcast
circuits, noval base[57]
XQ4502 - 2 Plumbicon; Highest resolution, low lag
XQ5002 - 2 Plumbicon; Electrostsatic deection
for improved corner resolution, low output capacitance
XQ7002 - 1 Plumbicon; Low output capacitance
7.1.7
XR
XR1000 Monoscope, test pattern specied by sux
7.2.2 YD
YD1000 - 120 kW, Water-cooled RF power triode
YD1001 - 120 kW, Air-cooled RF power triode
YD1012 - 360 kW, Vapor-cooled RF power triode
YD1130 - 580 W, Air-cooled, linear RF/AF power
triode
YD1252 (RS 2051 V) - 420 kW, Water-cooled,
modulator power triode
YD1300 - 35 W, Air-cooled, UHF power triode
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YD1342 - 30 MHz, 530 kW, Water-cooled RF
power triode
YD1352S - 5 MHz, 3 kW, Water-cooled, magnetically beamed RF power triode
7.2.3
YG
YG1000 - Directly heated electrometer tetrode with

oxide cathode and space charge grid, grid current
600 fA, magnoval base with input grid on top cap

YK1005 - Water-cooled, permanent-magnet 11 kW
UHF linear-beam Klystron for use in TV transmitters between 470 and 860 MHz
YK1046 - 35 mW X-band Klystron, 9.16 to 9.34
GHz
YK1151 - Forced-air cooled, permanent-magnet 25
kW UHF linear-beam Klystron for use in TV transmitters between 470 and 860 MHz
YK1190 - Water-cooled 40 kW UHF linear-beam
Klystron for use in TV transmitters between 470 and
610 MHz
720 MHz
860 MHz
7.2.7 YL
7.2.4
YH
YL1000/8463 - RF power pentode
YH1000 - Traveling-wave tube
YL1020/8118 - See QQZ03/20
YL1030 - See QQZ06/40
YL1050 - RF power tetrode
YH1120 - Traveling-wave tube, >3 GHz
YL1060/7854 - See QQE06/40

7.2.5
YJ
YJ1000 - Indirectly heated, 2.5 kW Magnetron for

use as a pulsed X-band oscillator between 9.19 and
9.32 GHz
7.2.6
YK

YL1071 - YL1070 with a dierent heater

YL1120 - RF power tetrode
YL1200 - See PE1/100
YL1210 - QQE03/12 with a dierent heater
YL1290 - QE08/200 with a dierent heater
YL1570 (RS 1084 CJ) - RF power tetrode
7.3
7.3
Z - Gas-lled tubes
Z - Gas-lled tubes
Note: See also standard M-P tubes under Z

7.3.1
ZC1060 20 mA , 5 kA , Gas-lled, coldcathode, high-current trigger triode for e.g. capacitor discharge circuits. One external (capacitive)
starter electrode
ZA
ZA1000 Neon-lled, coaxial, tritium-primed (halflife: 12.32 years), sputtered-molybdenum coldcathode switching diode, meshed cylinder anode,
all-glass pigtailed[58]
ZA1001 Neon-lled, coaxial, tritium-primed,
sputtered-molybdenum cold-cathode switching
diode with traces of heavy gas (krypton/xenon)
for slow de-ionization, e.g. for low-frequency
relaxation oscillators; meshed cylinder anode,
all-glass pigtailed
diode, large dierence between burning and ignition voltage, meshed cylinder anode, 3-pin all-glass
pigtailed
diode for use as indicator tube in transistorized
circuits, meshed cylinder anode, 3-pin all-glass
pigtailed
diode, small dierence between burning and
ignition voltage, for use as indicator tube in transistorized circuits, meshed cylinder anode, 3-pin
all-glass pigtailed
diode for use like a DIAC in thyristor circuits,
meshed cylinder anode, 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
7.3.2
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ZC
ZC1010 (Z661W) 8 mA , 50 mA , Gas-lled,

cold-cathode AC trigger pentode, two starters and a
primer electrode, positive starter voltage, 5-pin allglass pigtailed, envelope inside radioactively coated
for a constant ignition voltage, for use in bidirectional counters
ZC1040 25 mA, Gas-lled, cold-cathode AC trigger tetrode, one starter and a primer electrode, positive starter voltage, noval base
ZC1050 2 mA, Gas-lled, cold-cathode, luminiscent trigger tetrode, one starter and a primer, 300
mlm light output[59] for use as self-displaying shift
register cells in large-format, crawling-text dotmatrix displays;[60] all-glass pigtailed
7.3.3 ZM
ZM1000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 14 mm character height side-viewing,
left decimal point
ZM1000R ZM1000 with a red contrast lter coating
ZM1001 + - ~ X Y Z Neon-lled digital indicator
tube, 14mmCH side-viewing, for use with ZM1000
ZM1001R ZM1001 with a red contrast lter coating, for use with ZM1000R
ZM1002 ns s ms s Hz kHz MHz Neon-lled digital
indicator tube, 13mmCH side viewing, for use with
ZM1000 in digital frequency counters
ZM1003 1 - + Neon-lled digital indicator tube,
14mmCH side-viewing, for use with ZM1000
ZM1005 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Long-life neon-lled
digital indicator tube, 14mmCH side-viewing, left
decimal point, multiplex-capable
ZM1005R ZM1005 with a red contrast lter coating
ZM1006 1 2 3 4 5 6 Neon-lled digital indicator
tube, side-viewing, left and right decimal point, for
use in TV receivers
ZM1008 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 14mmCH side-viewing
ZM1010 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 14mmCH side-viewing, left decimal
point
ZM1012 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 14mmCH side-viewing
ZM1015 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 14mmCH side-viewing
ZM1020 (Z520M) ZM1022 with a red contrast lter coating
ZM1021 (Z521M) ZM1023 with a red contrast lter coating, for use with ZM1020
ZM1022 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH top-viewing, no decimal
point
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ZM1023 A V % + - ~ Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH top-viewing, for use with
ZM1022 in digital multimeters
ZM1024 ZM1025 with a red contrast lter coating,
for use with ZM1020
ZM1025 c/s Kc/s Mc/s s ms ns s Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH top-viewing, for use
with ZM1022 in digital frequency counters
ZM1030 ZM1032 with a red contrast lter coating
ZM1031 ZM1031/01 without the ~
ZM1031/01 ZM1033/01 with a red contrast lter
coating, for use with ZM1030
ZM1032 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH side-viewing, no decimal
point, 5 dual cathodes and separate odd/even anode
compartments for biquinary multiplexing
ZM1033/01 + - ~ Neon-lled digital indicator tube,
15.5mmCH side-viewing, separate anode compartment for + , for use with ZM1032
ZM1070
ZM1040 (Z522M) ZM1042 with a red contrast lter coating

for use with ZM1040
ZM1041S ZM1043S with a red contrast lter coating, for use with ZM1040
ZM1070 (Z504S, 8433) Neon-lled, 5 kHz decade

for use with ZM1080
ZM1042 (Z5220M) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled

digital indicator tube, 30mmCH side-viewing, no
decimal point
ZM1082 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital

indicator tube, 14mmCH side-viewing, no decimal
point, probe electrode
ZM1043 + - Neon-lled digital indicator tube,

ZM1083 + - ~ Neon-lled digital indicator tube,

ZM1043S Y X + W U Z - Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 30mmCH side-viewing, for use with
ZM1042
ZM1100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH top-viewing

for use with ZM1040
ZM1049 T F S N Z Y G H M X Neon-lled digital
indicator tube, side-viewing, for use with ZM1042
in numerical control systems

ZM1122 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Miniature neon-lled
digital indicator tube, 7.8mmCH top-viewing
for use with ZM1080
ZM1050 (Z550M, 8453) Neon-lled digital indicator tube, top-viewing, dekatron-type readout with
common anode and common cathodes, pulsating anode voltage, controlled by 5-volts sensitive starter
electrodes, for transistorized circuits
ZM1132 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, side-viewing, left and right decimal point
ZM1060 (Z505S) Argon-lled, 50 kHz decade

ZM1136L/R ZM1138L/R with a red contrast lter

coating

side-viewing, for use with ZM1132
7.3
Z - Gas-lled tubes
67

for use with ZM1136L/R
ZM1138L/R 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital
indicator tube, 13mmCH side-viewing, left or right
decimal points (specify)
13mmCH side-viewing, for use with ZM1138 in
digital multimeters
ZM1162 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Long-life neon-lled
digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH top-viewing, no
decimal point, rectangular envelope for close stacking in both axes
ZM1172 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH side-viewing, no decimal
point
ZM1175 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH side-viewing, left decimal
point
ZM1177 ZM1175, but right decimal point
for use with ZM1180
ZM1182 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital
indicator tube, 16mmCH top-viewing, no decimal
point, semi-rectangular envelope for close horizontal stacking
top-viewing, 13mmCH for use with ZM1182 in
digital multimeters
ZM1212
ZM1204 10-Digit Pandicon

ZM1184D ZM1185D with a red contrast lter coating
ZM1212 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH side-viewing, left decimal

point, all-glass pigtailed
ZM1185A (GR1420) 1 2 3 4 5 6 U K E R Neonlled digital indicator tube, 16mmCH top-viewing
ZM1185D (GR1430) Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 16mmCH top-viewing, for use in
elevators
ZM1185E (GR1472) 0 1 2 3 4 5 - t kg + Neon-lled
digital indicator tube, 16mmCH top-viewing
ZM1200 Pandicon, multiplexed 14-digit display
tube with decimal points and punctuation marks, pin
connections on both ends
ZM1222 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Large neon-lled digital

indicator tube, 40mmCH side-viewing
ZM1232 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 15.5mmCH upside-down side-viewing,
no decimal point
for use with ZM1240
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ZM1242 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 16mmCH side-viewing, right decimal

point

ZM1551 Planar neon-lled digital 1-digit sevensegment display tube with + and - signs, right decimal points

16mmCH side-viewing, for use with ZM1242 in Note: More Nixie tubes under standard - ZM and other
letter - GR
digital multimeters
ZM1263 ~ Neon-lled digital indicator tube,
7.3.4 ZP
10mmCH side-viewing
ZM1292 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 10mmCH side-viewing
for use with ZM1330
ZM1332 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 13.1mmCH side-viewing, left and right
decimal points, all-glass pigtailed
13.1mmCH side-viewing, all-glass pigtailed, for use
with ZM1332 in digital multimeters
ZP1000 - Borium tri-uoride-lled Geiger-Mller

tube, thermal neutrons
ZP1070 - Subminiature Geiger-Mller tube, allglass pigtailed
ZP1080 - Halogen-quenched Geiger-Mller tube,
and
; pigtailed

for use with ZM1334

and high-energy
ZM1336 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 13.1mmCH side-viewing, left and right
decimal points, multiplex-capable

for use in damp and/or saline atmosphere, and

13.0mmCH side-viewing, right decimal point (!),
all-glass pigtailed, red contrast lter coating, for use
with ZM1336 in digital multimeters
ZM1350 Varisymbol, planar neon-lled digital
40mm x 27mm fourteen-segment display tube,
right decimal point, separate underscore text cursor,
keep-alive cathode, multiplex-capable, viewing angle 160
ZM1360 ZM1350 with 60mm x 40mm characters
ZM1370 ZM1350 with 20mm x 13mm characters
ZM1412 Neon-lled digital seven-segment display
tube, 8.6mmCH side-viewing, right decimal point
and left punctuation mark, all-glass pigtailed
ZM1500 Pandicon,
segment display tube
multiplexed 12-digit,
7-
ZM1550 Planar neon-lled digital two-digit sevensegment display tube, right decimal points

9mm diameter mica window, and
27.8mm diameter mica window, , ,
28mm diameter mica window, low-level , and

19.8 mm diameter mica window, X-rays, 6.0 to 20
keV energy, 60 to 200 pm wavelength range
ZP1610 - Side window, organically quenched
Geiger-Mller tube. 7 x 18 mm mica window; Xrays, 2.5 to 40 keV energy, 30 to 500 pm wavelength
range
ZP1700 - Halogen-quenched, cosmic-ray guard
counter tube for low-background measurements; to
be used with another radiation counter tube in an
anticoincidence circuit
ZP1800 - Halogen-quenched Geiger-Mller tube
for use at temperatures up to 200 C,
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ZP1810 - Halogen-quenched Geiger-Mller tube
for use at temperatures up to 200 C, , low sensitivity, up to 40 mGy/h
8 List of European transmitting

tubes
ZP1860 - Halogen-quenched Geiger-Mller tube, Note: Typecode explained above.

and
7.3.5
ZT
8.1 B - Backward-wave amplier
ZT1000 21 kV, 10 A Mercury vapor triode thyra- 8.1.1 BA

tron
BA9/20 X-band, 20 mW, Forced-air cooled
backward wave oscillator
7.3.6 ZX
ZX1000 800 V, 1140 A , 13A Ignitron
8.2 D - Rectier incl. grid-controlled
ZX1051 Water-cooled, 56 A Ignitron
8.2.1 DA

DA1.5/75 1.5 kV, 75 W Half-wave power rectier,

triode TA1.5/75 without grid
DA12/24000 24 kV, 12 kW Water-cooled halfwave power rectier

7.3.7
ZY
ZY1000 (872B) High voltage, half-wave mercuryvapor rectier

ZY1001/8008A High voltage, half-wave mercuryvapor rectier, 4-pin base with anode top cap
8.2.2 DC
DC1/50 1 kV, 50 mA Full-wave power rectier,
DC1/60 with dual anode top cap
DC1/60 1 kV, 60 mA Full-wave power rectier
DC2/200 2 kV, 200 mA Full-wave power rectier
with dual anode top cap
ZY1002 High voltage, half-wave mercury-vapor 8.2.3 DCG

rectier, E40 (Goliath) Edison screw lamp base with
anode top cap
DCG1/125 1 kV, 125 mA Half-wave mercuryvapor rectier with Edison screw lamp base and anode top cap
7.3.8 ZZ
ZZ1000 81 V Voltage reference, 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
ZZ1010 85 V Voltage reference
ZZ1020 (STV85-8) 82 V Voltage reference with
primer electrode, 3-pin all-glass pigtailed
ZZ1030 (STV500-0,1) Quad 125 V Voltage references, noval base
ZZ1031 Quad Voltage reference, noval base
DCG12/30 12 kV, 30 A Grid-controlled, half-wave

mercury-vapor rectier with anode top cap
8.2.4 DCX
DCX4/1000 4 kV, 1 kW Half-wave xenon rectier
with anode top cap
DCX4/5000 4 kV, 5 kW Half-wave xenon rectier
with anode top cap
ZZ1040 (STV100-60Z) 100 V Voltage reference

8.2.5 DE
with primer electrode
ZZ1050 82 V Voltage reference, 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
DE2/200 2 kV, 200 W Full-wave power rectier

with dual anode top cap
70
8.3
8.3.1
J - Magnetron
JP
LIST OF EUROPEAN TRANSMITTING TUBES
8.7.2 PAL
PAL12/15 Air-cooled version of PAW12/15
JP8/02B 8.8 GHz, 25 W Magnetron

JP9/15 9.345 to 9.405 GHz, 15 kW Forced-air 8.7.3 PAW
cooled magnetron for pulsed service
PAW12/15 15 kW Water-cooled SW Pentode
8.3.2
JPT
JPT9/01 9.15 to 9.60 GHz, 5 W Magnetron
8.7.4 PB
PB2/200 200 W SW Pentode
8.4
8.4.1
K - Klystron
PB3/1000 1 kW SW Pentode
KB
KB9/150W X-band, 150 W Water-cooled, dual- 8.7.5 PC

resonator klystron
PC03/3 3 W SW Pentode
8.5
8.5.1
L - Traveling-wave tube
LA
LA9/3 7 to 11.5 GHz Forward-wave amplier

LA16/2 11.5 to 18 GHz Forward-wave amplier
8.6
8.6.1
M - AF modulator Triode
MA
MA4/600 4 kV, 600 W Radiation-cooled triode

8.6.2
PC3/1000 1 kW SW Pentode
MB
MB1/50 1 kV, 50 W Radiation-cooled triode
8.7.6 PE
PE04/10 10 W SW Pentode
PE1/100 (YL1200) 100 W SW Pentode
8.8 Q - Tetrode
8.8.1 QB
QB2/75 75 W Beam-tetrode
QB5/2000 2 kW Beam-tetrode
MB2/200 2 kV, 200 W Radiation-cooled triode

8.6.3
MY
MY3/275 3 kV, 275 W Radiation-cooled triode
8.8.2 QBL
QBL4/800 Air-cooled 800 W beam-tetrode
QBL5/3500 Air-cooled 3500 W beam-tetrode
8.6.4
MZ
MZ2/200 2 kV, 200 W Radiation-cooled triode
8.7
8.7.1
P - Pentode
PA
PA12/15 15 kW Water-cooled SW pentode

PA12/20 20 kW Water-cooled pentode made by
Philips and used in the 1930s and 1940s
8.8.3 QBW
QBW5/3500 Water-cooled 3500 W beam-tetrode
8.8.4 QC
QC05/15 15 W Beam-tetrode
QC05/35 35 kW Beam-tetrode
8.9
R - Rectier
8.8.5
QE
71
8.8.12 QV
QE04/10 10 W Beam-tetrode
QV04/7 7 W Beam-tetrode
QE05/40 (6146) 40 W Radiation-cooled output

beam-tetrode, popular amongst radio amateurs as a
nal RF amplier
QV05/25 (807) 25 W Radiation-cooled output

beam-tetrode made by Mullard.
QV2/250C 250 W Beam-tetrode
QE08/200 200 W Beam-tetrode

8.8.13 QY
8.8.6
QEL
QY3/65 65 W Beam-tetrode
QEL1/150 Air-cooled 150 W beam-tetrode
QY5/3000A 3 kW Beam-tetrode
QEL1/250 Air-cooled 250 W beam-tetrode
QY5/3000W Water-cooled version of QY5-3000A
8.8.7
QEP
QEP20/18 18 W Beam-tetrode for use as a pulse

modulator
8.8.8
QQC
8.8.14 QYS
QYS50/P40 Pulsed power tetrode, Silica envelope,
50 kV anode voltage, considerable x-radiation, 810
C anode temperature at 700 W anode dissipation,
40 A anode current at duty factor 0.0005, U C -
(IA=1 mA@UA=55 kV): > 3.4 kV, g : 38 mS
QQC03/14 14 W Dual beam-tetrode

8.8.15 QZ
8.8.9
QQE
QZ06/20 25 W VHF Power tetrode up to 175 MHz
QQE02/5 (6939) 5 W Dual beam-tetrode

8.9 R - Rectier
8.9.1 RG
RG1000/3000 1 kV, 3 A Half-wave mercury-vapor
rectier with anode top cap
QQE06/40 (5894, YL1060) 40 W dual beam8.9.2 RGQ

tetrode, internally neutralized, Septar base with dual
anode top cap
RGQ7.5/0.6 7.5 kV, 600 mA Half-wave mercuryvapor rectier with anode top cap
8.8.10
QQV
QQV02/6 6 W dual beam-tetrode
RGQ20/5 20 kV, 5 A Half-wave mercury-vapor

rectier with anode top cap
QQV03/20A 20 W Radiation-cooled split-anode

tetrode made by Mullard and used in the 1940s, 8.10 T - AF/RF/oscillator Triode
1950s and 1960s as a VHF frequency-doubling out8.10.1 TA
put stage with balanced output.
QQV07/50 50 W Dual beam-tetrode
8.8.11
QQZ
QQZ03/20 (8118, YL1020) 20 W Dual beamtetrode

QQZ06/40 (YL1030) 40 W Dual beam-tetrode
TA04/5 400 V, 50 W Radiation-cooled power triode

TA1.5/75 1.5 kV, 75 W Radiation-cooled power triode
TA4/2000K 4 kV, 2 kW Air-cooled power triode
made by Philips in the 1930s
TA18/100000 18 kV, 100 kW Water-cooled power
triode
72
8.10.2
9 LIST OF OTHER LETTER TUBES

TB
8.11 X - Thyratron
TB2.5/400 2.5 kV, 300 W Radiation-cooled power 8.11.1 XGQ

triode
XGQ2/6400 2 kV, 6.4 kW Mercury-vapor tetrode
TB5/2500 5 kV, 2.5 kW Radiation-cooled power
thyratron with anode and grid1 top caps
triode
8.10.3
TBL
8.11.2 XR
TBL2/300 2 kV, 300 W Forced air-cooled power

triode
XR1/1600 (5545) 1 kV, 1.6 kW Inert gas-lled triode thyratron with anode top cap
TBL15/125 15 kV, 125 kW Forced air-cooled

power triode
XR1/6400 1 kV, 6.4 kW Inert gas-lled triode

thyratron with anode top cap
8.10.4
TBW
TBW6/14 6 kV, 14 kW Water-cooled power triode
9 List of other letter tubes

9.1 A
TBW15/125 15 kV, 125 kW Water-cooled power

triode
9.1.1 AC/
8.10.5
TX
TX12/12W Water-cooled RF power triode
Mazda:
AC/ME Tuning indicator for AC mains
TX12/20W Water-cooled RF power triode

9.1.2 ACT
TX10/4000 Power triode, Silica envelope, 12 kV
anode voltage, 4 kW anode dissipation, 1.6 A cathMarconi-Osram:
ode current, g : 4.5 mS, for use as self-excited highpower oscillator in induction heating equipment.
ACT9 800 W Air cooled transmitting triode up to
15 MHz, with derating up to 80 MHz
8.10.6 TY
TY2/125 135 W VHF power triode up to 200 MHz
9.2 B
TY12/50A Forced-air cooled 45 kW RF power triode up to 30 MHz
9.2.1 BA
TY12/50W Water-cooled 50 kW RF power triode Industrial Electronics Engineers:

up to 30 MHz
BA-0000-P31 Nimo tube, cathode-ray 1-digit numeric display tube, 10 stenciled electron guns aim8.10.7 TYS
ing at a P31-phosphor (green, medium-persistence)
uorescent
screen, top-viewing, Futura Medium
TYS2/250 Power triode, Silica envelope, 2.5 kV anfont,
2.5
kV
anode voltage, 12-pin base
ode voltage, 250 W anode dissipation
TYS4/500 Power triode, Silica envelope
9.2.2 BG

TYS5/3000 Power triode, Silica envelope, 6 kV anode voltage, 950 C anode temperature at 3.5 kW
anode dissipation, 2.8 A cathode current, g : 15
mS. Used in RF generators for induction hardening.
Burroughs:
BG08220-K Neon-lled, planar, base-24 display
dekatron with four sets of guiding cathodes and a
carry/borrow cathode, for use e.g. in directionnding equipment
9.4
9.3
9.3.1
73
C
CH
Tung-Sol:
CL63 CL60 with a yellow-green C-type phosphor

with 6 s decay time and 24 kCd light output
CL64 CL60 with a yellow V-type phosphor with 5
s decay time and 12 kCd light output
CH1027 Curristor - Four types of nitrogen-lled,

radioactive constant-current tubes with a current
plateau from 25 to 500 V, all-glass pigtailed, active
material is 226 Ra with a half-life of 1601 years, for

linear capacitor charging and draining in missile and
ordnance mine timing circuits, instrumentation biasing, as current reference, etc.:
9.4
CH1027-9 109 A, 18.75 Ci
CH1027-10 1010 A, 1.875 Ci
CH1027-11 1011 A, 187.5 nCi
CH1027-12 1012 A, 18.75 nCi
9.3.2
CL
Ferranti:
CL40 and CL41 Indirectly heated, linear light
source, mercury/argon-lled gas diode with primer
electrode, 8-pin base, for rotating-drum FAX receivers, lm soundtrack recording, etc.
CL65 CL60 with a red R-type phosphor with 2 s

decay time and 14 kCd light output
CL66 CL60 with a white T-type phosphor with 5
s decay time and 12 kCd light output
Philips:
D1 Early directly heated triode used in 1920s TRF
and regenerative radios
9.4.1 DDR
Mullard:
DDR100 100 g max., 250 Hz max., 1-axis
accelerometer double diode with elastically supported anodes, 6.3V/600mA indirect heater, f =
1 kHz, B8G base
CL42 and CL43 Indirectly heated, low-noise linear light source, helium-lled gas diode with primer 9.4.2 DZ
electrode, 8-pin base, for lm soundtrack recording,
interferometers, etc.
Cerberus:
CL55 Indirectly heated, spectrally pure light source,
helium-lled gas diode with primer electrode, 7-pin
DZ10 3 kHz max.

Decade Counter/Selector
Dekatron, 14-pin diheptal base

krypton-lled gas diode with primer electrode, 7-pin 9.5
CL57 Indirectly heated, spectrally pure light source, 9.5.1 EN

neon-lled gas diode with primer electrode, 7-pin
Ferranti:
xenon-lled gas diode with primer electrode, 7-pin
CL60 Indirectly heated triode CRT-type
stroboscope lamp with a green A-type phosphor
with <1 s decay time and 10 kCd light output, 20
kV anode voltage, 7-pin duodecal base
CL61 CL60 with a blue P-type phosphor with 5 s
decay time and 16 kCd light output
CL62 CL60 with an UV Q-type phosphor with 100
ns decay time and 240 Cd light output
EN10 Neostron, 400 A Gas-lled, cold-cathode

tetrode thyratron, dierential trigger electrodes, 8pin base, for use as a relay or as a reddish 700 Cd
stroboscope lamp
EN15 80 A Neon-lled, cold-cathode tetrode
thyratron, dierential trigger electrodes, miniature
9-pin base, for use as a stroboscope lamp
EN30 250 A Gas-lled, arc-discharge coldcathode tetrode thyratron, dierential trigger electrodes, miniature 7-pin base with anode cap, for use
as a relay or as a stroboscope lamp
74
EN40 250 A Gas-lled, cold-cathode tetrode 9.6.2 GCA

thyratron, dierential trigger electrodes, 8-pin base,
for use as a whitish stroboscope lamp with a high Ericsson Telephones Limited:
actinism for photographic lm
EN55 Xenon-lled, arc-discharge cold-cathode
tetrode thyratron, external (capacitive) trigger, 12pin base, for use as a white 140 kCd stroboscope
lamp
GCA10G 10 kHz max. Decade Counter Dekatron

with routing guides and aux anodes to directly drive
Nixie tubes, B27A base without the inner pin ring
EN60 Gas-lled, arc-discharge cold-cathode 9.6.3 GD

tetrode thyratron, external (capacitive) trigger,
Edison screw lamp base with anode cap, for use as Ericsson Telephones Limited:
a white 900 klm@10F@800V stroboscope lamp
9.5.2
EST
EST15 Power pentode, B9 base - Ruggedized version of PL84
9.6
STC/Brimar:
G10/241E Nomotron, an unidirectional Dekatron
with multi-alloy cathodes
GD2V 2 kV, 16 J discharge tube, all-glass studded

GD75P 75 V Voltage reference, miniature 7-pin
base
GD90M 90 V Voltage reference, miniature 7-pin
base
GD350X 350 V Corona voltage reference, all-glass
pigtailed
GD550W 550 V, 1.5 J Discharge tube, e.g. for
power relaxation oscillators, all-glass pigtailed
Cerberus:
9.6.4 GDT
G11 5 mA Gas-lled, cold-cathode switching diode
e.g. for relaxation oscillators, 2-pin all-glass pigEricsson Telephones Limited:
tailed
G42 35 mA Gas-lled switching diode e.g. for
relaxation oscillators, 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
9.6.1
GDT120M 9 mA Gas-lled cold-cathode DC triode, one starter and a separate glow diode acting as
an optical primer, miniature 7-pin base
GC
Ericsson Telephones Limited:
9.6.5 GE
GC10/2P Neon-lled, 1 kHz Miniature decade Ferranti:

Counter Dekatron, a gas-lled, bidirecional decade
counter tube
GE10 Directly heated saturated-emission diode.
Acts as a heating current-controlled, variable series
GC10A Helium-lled, decade Counter Dekatron
resistor in voltage/current stabilizer circuits. It has
GC10B Neon-lled, 4 kHz Long life, decade
two shorted pins that can be used to disable the cirCounter Dekatron
cuit if the tube is removed from its socket
GC10/4B 4 kHz Decade Computing Counter
Dekatron with carry/borrow cathodes 0 and
9 and intermediate cathodes 3 and 5 9.6.6 GK
wired to separate pins
Cerberus:
GC10D 20 kHz Decade Counter Dekatron, for
single-pulse operation
GK11 Illuminated capacitance touch switch - cold GC12/4B 4 kHz Duodecimal Counter Dekatron
cathode DC relay tube, external (capacitive) starter
with carry/borrow cathodes 11 and 12 and intermeactivated by touching; then the cathode glow is visdiate cathodes 6 and 8 wired to separate pins
ible as an orange ring. 2-pin all-glass pigtailed
9.6
9.6.7
75
GN
Ferranti:
GN10 250 Amps pulse-current, cold-cathode
tetrode thyratron. Octal base
9.6.8
GR

GR2G + - Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 18 x
18 mm characters, side-viewing
GR2H + - Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 20 x
20 mm characters, top-viewing
GR4G 1 Neon-lled digital indicator tube,
18 x 30 mm characters, side-viewing
GR16 20 mA Gas-lled, cold-cathode, tritiumprimed AC/DC triode, one starter and an EM shield,
noval base, for voltage triggers, RC timers etc.
GR17 15 mA Gas-lled cold-cathode AC triode,
one starter and an EM shield, noval base, for voltage triggers, RC timers etc.
GR31 15 mA Gas-lled cold-cathode DC tetrode,
one starter and one electrical primer plus a tritium
primer, noval base
GR44 12 mA Subminiature gas-lled cold-cathode
DC pentode, two starters and one primer electrode
plus a tritium primer, 5-pin all-glass pigtailed
GR46 12 mA Subminiature gas-lled cold-cathode
DC tetrode, one starter and one primer electrode,
4-pin all-glass pigtailed
GR7M + - V A % ~ Neon-lled digital indicator

9.6.9 GRD
tube, 15.5 mm character height, top-viewing
GR10A Gas-lled digital indicator tube with a
dekatron-type readout
GR10G 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 16.86 x 30 mm characters, side-viewing
Ferranti:
GRD7 Educational, directly heated saturatedemission guard ring diode
GR10H 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 12 x 19 mm characters, top-viewing

9.6.10 GS
GR10J 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indiEricsson Telephones Limited:
cator tube, 16.86 x 30 mm characters, side-viewing
GR10K 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 12 x 19 mm characters, top-viewing
GR10M 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 10 x 15.5 mm characters, top-viewing
GS10C 4 kHz max. Decade Counter/Selector

Dekatron, top-viewing, duodecal base
GS10D Hydrogen-lled, 20 kHz max. Decade
Counter/Selector Dekatron, duodecal base
GR10W 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Neon-lled digital indicator tube, 8.42 x 15 mm characters, side-viewing,

all-glass pigtailed
GS10H 4 kHz max. Decade Counter/Selector Dekatron with routing guides, B17A base
GR12G A B C D E F G H I J K L Neon-lled digital

indicator tube, 16 x 30 mm characters, side-viewing
GS12C 4 kHz max. Duodecimal Counter/Selector

Dekatron, with solder lugs
GR12H E L M N P R S T U V W X Neon-lled
digital indicator tube, 16 x 30 mm characters, sideviewing
GS12D Neon-lled, 4 kHz max. duodecimal

Counter/Selector Dekatron, duodecal base with two
additional pigtails for the guide electrodes
Note: More Nixie tubes under standard - ZM and

professional - ZM
9.6.11 GSA
Cerberus:
GR15 15 mA Gas-lled cold-cathode DC tetrode,
one starter and one electrical primer and tritiumprimed (half-life: 12.32 years), noval base, for voltage triggers, RC timers etc.

GSA10G 10 kHz max. Decade Counter/Selector
Dekatron with routing guides and aux anodes to directly drive Nixie tubes, B27A base
76
9.6.12

GTE

GTE120Y 5 mA Subminiature DC trigger tetrode,
one starter and one primer, all-glass pigtailed
GTE130T 8 mA DC trigger tetrode, one starter
and one primer, close tolerance, low aging, quadrant
I operation only, noval base
GTE175M 3.5 mA , 50 mA DC Trigger
tetrode, one starter and one primer, miniature 7-pin
base, for Dekatron coupling circuits
9.6.13
GTR

GTR120W 9 mA Subminiature DC trigger triode,
3-pin all-glass pigtailed, for computer applications
GTR75M 75 V Voltage reference, Miniature 7-pin
GTR95M/S 95 V Voltage reference, Miniature 7pin
GTR150 Subminiature, primed 150 V voltage reference, all-glass pigtailed
9.7
9.7.1
H
HD
HD94/6BQ6GTA/6BQ6GTB/6CU6: TV hori- KN2

zontal output beam power pentode. Octal with anode at top cap
KN6B 8 kV, 3 kA Krytron with primer electrode, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed
HD96/25BQ6GTB/25CU6: TV horizontal output
beam power pentode. Octal with anode at top cap
KN9 4 kV Krytron with primer electrode, 4-pin allglass pigtailed
9.8
9.8.1
K
KN
Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier:
KN22 5 kV, 100 A Krytron with primer electrode, 4-pin all-glass pigtailed[61]
9.8.2 KT
KN2 4 kV, 500 A Krytron, a cold-cathode gas- Marconi-Osram Kinkless Tetrode beam power tubes
lled tube with primer electrode, for use as a very
KT32 (25L6, 25L6G, 25L6GT and 25W6GT)
high-speed switch; similar to a thyratron, 4-pin allglass pigtailed
KT33 (25A6GT)
KN4 5 kV Krytron with primer electrode, 4-pin all KT41
glass pigtailed
KT61 (6M6G) in parallel lament circuits
KN6 5 kV Krytron with primer electrode, 4-pin allglass pigtailed
KT63 (6F6, 6F6G, 6F6GT)
9.11
77
KT66 (6L6GC)
9.10.2 PD
KT67 small transmitting valve
Mazda:
KT71 (50L6GT)
KT77 Similar to EL34, 6CA7
PD220 Dual AF power triode for battery-supplied

equipment (1939)
KT81
KT88 (6550A, CV5220, 12E13, 7D11)
9.10.3 PL
KT90
Philips:
KT120 New production tube by Tung-Sol

KT150 New production tube by Tung-Sol
9.9
9.9.1
M
M8000s
Mullard:
PL21 = 2D21 = EN91 100 mA , 500 mA ,

10 A , Gas-lled, indirectly heated tetrode thyratron, negative starter voltage, miniature 7-pin base,
for relay and grid-controlled rectier service
PL323 = 3C23 1.5 A , 6 A , Mercury-vapor triode thyratron, 4-pin base with anode top cap
PL5727 = 5727 100 mA , 500 mA , 10 A ,
Tetrode thyratron, 7-pin miniature base
M8083 = EF91 = 6AM6 = Z77 Sharp-cuto pentode, miniature 7-pin base
9.11 Q
M8162 = ECC81 = 12AT7 = 6060 = B309 High-mu

dual triode, for use as RF amplier/mixer in VHF 9.11.1 QK
circuits, noval base
Raytheon:
9.9.2
ME
Mazda :
ME91 AC/DC mains tuning indicator
9.10 P
9.10.1
PBG
QK329 Beam-deection square-law tube for use as

a function generator in analog computers. A at
sheet beam is deected across the anode which is
partially covered by a parabolically stenciled screen
grid that acts as the tubes output. Two tubes may
be combined to form a 1-quadrant analog multiplier
using the equation ab = (a+b)2 (ab)2 /4 where
the deection electrode signals a+b and ab can
be obtained directly from a fully balanced resistor
bridge[63]
Dale:
PBG12201 Neon-lled, planar, dual 200-segment 9.12 R
linear glow-transfer bar graph display tube with
R Early directly heated triode used by many amathree cathode strings,[62] for use in VU meters etc.;
teurs in the 1920s
cf. BG08220-K
PBG12203 Neon-lled, planar, dual 201-segment
linear glow-transfer bar graph display tube with 9.13 S
three cathode strings, for use in VU meters etc.
9.13.1 SU
linear glow-transfer bar graph display tube with ve
Cossor:
cathode strings, for use in VU meters etc.
linear glow-transfer bar graph display tube with
three cathode strings, for use in VU meters etc.; similar to 33
SU25 EHT rectier

SU2150 (CV1120) High-voltage vacuum half-wave
rectier for use in CRT power supplies
78
9.13.2
10
SY
Standard Telephones and Cables:
LIST OF OTHER NUMBER TUBES
10 List of other number tubes

10.1 1
SY4307A Power pentode similar to the output 10.1.1 1600s

beam-tetrode type 807. It diers from an 807 by being a directly heated pentode rather than an indirectly
1602 Directly heated triode used for
heated beam-tetrode. Both types are contained in an
A.F.amplication with low microphonics. 7.5
ST-16 bulb with an anode cap and 5-pin American
volt heater/lament. 12 watts of A.F. operating in
UY base
class A. 15 watts of low R.F. operating in class C.
Similar to type 10.
This device is historically notable because a
1603 Indirectly heated pentode used for A.F. ampair of them in parallel class C was used as the
plication with low microphonics. Similar to types
output stage in a transmitter built in secret by
6U7, 57, 6D6 and 6C6. UX6 Base.
Australian soldiers in Japanese-occupied Portuguese Timor during World-War II in 1942.
1608 Directly heated triode giving 20 watts at up to
This transmitter, now reconstructed and on dis45 MHz. 2.5 volt heater/lament. UX base.
play at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, was called "Winnie the War Winner".
1609 Directly heated pentode used for A.F. amplication with low microphonics. American 5Pin(UY)base.
9.14 T
9.14.1
TT
Bendix:
TT8 Chronotron, an integrating, balanced-bridge
hot-wire/PTC ammeter
Marconi-Osram:
TT11 Low power VHF transmitting beam tetrode
TT21 RF power beam-tetrode derived from KT88
TT100 RF power beam-tetrode
1610 Directly heated pentode specially designed for

use as a crystal oscillator. 2.5 volt heater/lament,
American 5-Pin base.
1612 Pentagrid converter; low-microphonics version of type 6L7. Both control grids (1 and 3) are
sharp-cuto.
1619 Beam Power Tetrode, similar to 6L6 with directly heated lament, common in WW2 battle tank
transmitters.
1624, 1625 very similar to the 807, but with dierent heater voltage
1626 RF triode, very similar to 6J5 but with 12.6
volt lament
9.15 V
1629 Tuning indicator tube with DC amplier triode

unit
9.15.1
1630 Indirectly heated, orbital-beam, secondaryemission, 12-pin Acorn-type UHF hexode
VHT
Ferranti:
VHT1 Pentagrid converter, 1933
9.15.2
VS
1633 Dual triode, equivalent to 6SN7 with 26 volt

lament (WW2 aircraft use)
1635 Indirectly heated, 10.4 W dual AF power triode, 8-pin base
10.2 2
VS10G Trochotron, an electron-beam decade

counter tube
24B1 Trigatron
VS10G-M VS10G with a magnetic shield
24B9 Trigatron
VS10H High-current trochotron
29C1 Directly heated saturated-emission diode; acts

as a heating current-controlled, variable series resistor in voltage/current stabilizer circuits.
VS10K Low-voltage trochotron
10.3
10.2.1
79
200s
203A 40 W, Directly heated RF transmitter power

triode, 4-pin base, anode on top cap
205D 1 W, Directly heated AF or modulator power
triode, 4-pin base
207 22.5 kW, Water-cooled, directly heated RF
transmitter power triode
210T Directly heated RF transmitter power triode,
4-pin base, similar to type 10 triode with an isolantite base
210DET Cossor directly heated, 2 volts, special detector
210HF Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, triode
250TH 1.1 kW, Directly heated AF/modulator

power triode, 4-pin base, anode on top cap
261A 170 W, Directly heated AF/modulator power
triode, 4-pin base
268A 20 W, Directly heated power triode, 4-pin
base, anode on top cap
270A 585 W, Directly heated AF/RF power triode,
4-pin base, anode on top cap
275A 3 W, Directly heated AF power triode, 4-pin
base
4-pin base
210HL Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, triode
279A 1.75 kW, Directly heated AF/RF power triode
210LF Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, triode

4-pin base
210PG Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, variable-mu

pentagrid
210RC Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, very high
impedance triode
298A 5 kW, Water-cooled, directly heated power

triode
210SPT Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, HF pen- 10.3 3

tode
300B 40 watt directly heated power triode, 4-pin
210VPT Cossor, directly heated, 2 volts, HF
base
variable-mu shielded pentode
211 260 W, Directly heated AF or modulator power
10.4
triode now favored by audiophiles; 4-pin base
212E 250 W, Directly heated RF transmitter power
triode, 4-pin base
215P Directly heated AF power triode
220B 5 kW, Water-cooled,
AF/modulator power triode
directly heated
228 2.5 kW, Directly heated RF/AF power triode

230XP Directly heated power triode
232C 8.5 kW, Water-cooled, directly heated RF
236A 12 kW, Water-cooled, directly heated RF
240B Directly heated dual AF power triode
241B 300 W, Directly heated AF/modulator power
242A Directly heated AF/modulator power triode,
4-pin base
4XP Directly heated power triode

41MP Indirectly heated power triode
45 (CX345) Directly heated power triode
402P Indirectly heated power triode, 7-pin base
10.5 7
7JP1 Monochrome cathode ray tube for use in early
postwar oscilloscopes. Electrostatic deection, P1
green, short-persistence phosphor, 7 screen.
7JP4 Monochrome cathode ray tube common in
early postwar TV receivers. Electrostatic deection,
P4 white, medium-persistence phosphor, 7 screen.
7JP7 Monochrome cathode ray tube for use in early
postwar radar displays. Electrostatic deection, P7
blue-white, long-persistence phosphor, 5" screen.
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10.6
10.6.1
800s
LIST OF OTHER NUMBER TUBES
830 A directly heated triode giving about 50 watts at

15 MHz and 7.5 watts at 60 MHz operating in class
C.
800 Directly heated V.H.F. power triode, giving 35

watts up to 60 MHz and 18 watts at 180 MHz.
American 4-Pin(UX)base with side locating pin.
831 A directly heated triode giving about 400 watts

at 20 MHz and 200 watts at 60 MHz operating in
class C. 11 volt heater/lament.
801Directly heated power triode, used in pairs in

class B in A.M. modulation sections of transmitters
giving up to 45 watts of power at 60 MHz and 22
watts at 120 MHz.
833 A larger directly heated high-mu triode giving

about 1 kW at 30 MHz and 500 watts at 45 MHz operating in class C. Usable up to 100 MHz at reduced
power, (400 W). 10 volt heater/lament drawing 10
A. The anode/Plate of this device is fabricated from
tantalum. Plate current of 800 mA with a plate voltage of 3 kV and grid voltage of zero. Plate current
of 4.3 A at a voltage of 750 with 350 volt on the
grid. Superseded by the 833A. Uses two-part R.C.A
socket assembly UT-103.[64]
802 Indirectly heated H.F. power pentode, giving 8

803 Directly heated H.F. power pentode, giving 50
804 Directly heated H.F. power pentode, giving 20
805 Directly heated H.F. high-mu triode, giving 140
watts up to 30 MHz and 70 watts at 85 MHz..
watts up to 30 MHz 195 watts at 100 MHz.
807 Indirectly heated H.F. beam power tetrode, giving 25 watts up to 30 MHz and 12 watts at 125
MHz. A variation of type 6L6 originally designed
as a Class C transmitter tube. Later used in pairs as
push-pull outputs for high-wattage Class AB2 audio
ampliers. Also used as a horizontal output tube in
early television receivers. One of the rst commercial tubes that used the top cap to connect the plate
(instead of the control grid) to the circuit.
810 Directly heated H.F. triode, 10 volt lament and
Zirconium Carbide anode. Base ts R.C.A. UT541A Socket.
811A Directly heated H.F. triode, 6.3 volt lament,
88 watts
813 Beam Power Tetrode possessing about 5 times
the Anode dissipation of an 807.
814 A directly heated Beam Power Tetrode giving
about 130 watts at 30 MHz and 65 watts at 100 MHz
operating in class C.
815 An indirectly heated dual Pentode. International Octal, (IO), base.
829 A dual indirectly heated beam power tetrode.
Two 6.3 volt heaters sharing a common tap.
833A A larger directly heated high-mu triode giving

about 1 kW at 30 MHz and 500 watts at 45 MHz and
400 watts at 100 MHz operating in class C. 10 volt
heater/lament drawing 10 A. The anode/Plate of
this device is fabricated from tantalum.
834 A directly heated triode giving 58 watts at 100
MHz and 25 watts at 350 MHz operating in class C.
7.5 volt heater/lament. Fitted with an American
4-Pin, (UX4), base with side locating pin.
836 An indirectly heated high vacuum rectier with
a peak inverse voltage of 5 kV and peak anode current of 1 ampere. 2.5 volt heater.
837 An indirectly heated pentode giving 11 watts at
20 MHz and 5 watts at 80 MHz. operating in class
C. 12.6 volt heater.
838 A directly heated triode giving about 100
watts at 30 MHz operating in class C. 10 volt
heater/lament.
841 A directly heated high-mu triode giving about
10 watts at 6 MHz and 5 watts at 170 MHz operating
in class C. 7.5 volt heater/lament.
842 A directly heated triode giving about 3 watts at
6 MHz operating in class C. 7.5 volt heater/lament.
843 An indirectly heated tetrode giving gain at 6
MHz and usable up to 200 MHz operating in class
C. 2.5 volt heater/lament.
844 A directly heated triode giving gain at 6 MHz
and usable up to 155 MHz operating in class C. 2.5
volt heater/lament.
845 A directly heated triode giving up to 24 watts if
undistorted power in class-A at audio frequency with
an anode voltage of 1250. 11 volt heater/lament.
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849 A directly heated triode giving gain at 3 MHz

operating in class C. Two 849s, working in push-pull
class B are capable of delivering 1.1 kW of audio
output with an anode voltage of 3 kV. Usable up to
30 MHz. 11 volt lament/heater.
850 A directly heated tetrode giving 120 watts of
power gain up to 13 MHz and 50 watts at 100 MHz,
operating in class C. 10 volt heater/lament.
851 A directly heated triode giving 1.5 kW of
power up to 3 MHz operating in class C. 11 volt
heater/lament.
852 A directly heated triode giving 75 W of
power up to 30 MHz operating in class C. 10 volt
heater/lament.
857B Large mercury-vapor rectier used in 50 kW
class broadcast transmitters. 22 kV anode voltage,
10 A anode current. Filament 5 V @ 30 A
860 A directly heated tetrode giving 105 W of power
up to 30 MHz and 50 watts at 120 MHz operating
in class C. 10 volt heater/lament.
861 A directly heated triode giving 400 W of power
up to 20 MHz and 200 watts at 60 MHz operating
in class C. 11 volt heater/lament.
862 Large water-cooled triode for broad- 866A
cast/industrial applications. Used in experimental
500 kW transmitter at WLW.
872A A mercury-vapor rectier with a peak inverse
voltage of 10 kV and peak anode current of 5 amperes. Average anode current, 1250 mA, forward
864 A directly heated general-purpose, lowdrop, 10 volt. Heater voltage, 5.0 at 6.25 A. Base
microphonics triode with a maximum anode
ts R.C.A. UT-541A Socket.
voltage of 135 and anode current of 3.5 mA. 1.1
volt heater/lament.
879 A high vacuum rectier with a peak inverse
865 A directly heated tetrode giving 30 W of power
voltage of ca. 15 kV and peak anode current of ca. 5
up to 15 MHz 15 watts at 70 MHz operating in class
mA. 2.5 volt heater and American 4-Pin, (UX) base.
C. 11 volt heater/lament.
Used as half wave rectier for high voltage cathode
ray tube supplies. Similar to type 2X2.
866 A mercury-vapor rectier with a peak inverse
voltage of 5 kV and peak anode current of 1 ampere.
Average anode current, 250 mA, forward drop, 15
volt. Heater voltage and current, 2.5 at 5 A. American 4-Pin(UX) base. Superseded by 866A
866A A mercury-vapor rectier with a peak inverse
voltage of 10 kV and peak anode current of 1 ampere. Average anode current, 250 mA, forward
drop, 10 volt. Heater voltage and current, 2.5 at 5
A. American 4-Pin (UX) base.
884 An indirectly heated triode thyratron. 6.3

volt heater/lament, International Octal, (IO), base.
Electrically similar to type 885. Once commonly
used as a sawtooth horizontal sweep waveform generator in recurrent-sweep oscilloscopes. Marketed
by DuMont under the type number 6Q5.
885 An indirectly heated triode thyratron. 2.5 volt
heater/lament, American 5-Pin (UY) base. Otherwise similar to type 884.
898 Large water-cooled triode for broadcast/industrial applications.
Updated version
of 862, with 3 phase lament structure.
872 A mercury-vapor rectier with a peak inverse

voltage of 5 kV and peak anode current of 5 amperes. Average anode current, 1250 mA, forward
drop, 15 volt. Heater voltage, 5.0 at 10 A. Base ts 10.7
R.C.A. UT-541A Socket.
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LIST OF TUBES USED IN 1920S AND 1930S RADIO RECEIVERS
934 Vacuum Phototube, spectral S4 response (maximum sensitivity at 40050 nm), 3-pin Small-Shell
Peewee base
30 Medium-mu triode, An upgraded version of type

01-A. - Early versions numbered RCA-230 or CX330. Can also be used as a power triode. The type
30 was popular amongst amateurs of the day. Early
UX4 based version of octal type 1H4G.
935 Vacuum Phototube, spectral S5 response (maximum sensitivity at 34050 nm), 4-pin octal base
31 Power triode, UX4 based - Early versions numbered RCA-231 or CX-331.
954 Indirectly heated Acorn-type sharp cuto pentode giving gains of 2-3 up to 300 MHz operating in
class A and usable up to 600 MHz with careful stage
design. 6.3 volt heater/lament.
32 Sharp-cuto tetrode - Early versions numbered

RCA-232 or CX-332.
10.7.1
900s
955 Indirectly heated Acorn-type triode giving a

power of 135 mW up to 600 MHz operating in class
A and 500 mW in class C with careful stage design.
6.3 volt heater/lament.
33 Power pentode - Early versions numbered RCA233 or C-333.

34 Remote-cuto tetrode - Early versions numbered
RCA-234 or CX-334.
49 Dual-grid power triode, similar to type 46
956 Indirectly heated Acorn-type remote cuto pentode giving gains of 3-4 up to 600 MHz operat- 11.1.3 With 3.3 Volts DC laments
ing in class A with careful stage design. 6.3 volt
heater/lament.
Used in 1920s home radios powered by dry cells (laments) and storage batteries (B-plus voltage).
991 60-Volts Voltage reference, T4 lightbulb with
dual-contact, bayonet candelabra mount
V99 Low-mu triode. Except for stub-pin bayonet
base and pinout, electronically similar to X99
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List of tubes used in 1920s and

1930s radio receivers
11.1
Tubes with directly heated cathodes
X99 Similar to V99, but with standard pins and different basing arrangement (pinout).
11.1.4 With 5.0 Volts DC laments
Used with AC, DC or home-based storage battery power Used in 1920s home radios powered by storage batteries.
supplies (19271931)
00-A Detector triode with a trace of argon. 00-A
is the number used in most tube manuals. Numbers
11.1.1 With 1.1 Volt DC laments
for earlier versions include UX-200-A and CX-300A (long pins, push-in socket) and UV-200-A (stub
Used in 1920s home radios. Filaments powered by 1.5
pins, bayonet socket).
volt dry cells, plates powered by storage batteries.
01-A All-purpose low-mu triode, used as RF amplier, detector, AF amplier and power triode. The
WD-11 triode/detector
most popular tube of the 1920s. 01-A is the number used for replacements manufactured after 1930
11.1.2 With 2.0 Volts DC laments
and in tube manuals. Numbers for early versions include UX-201-A and CX-301-A (long pins, push in
Used in 1930s home radios powered by storage batteries.
socket) and UV-201-A (stub pins, bayonet socket).
19 Dual power triodealso used in farm radios with
6-volt vibrator power supplies. Early version of octal
type 1J6G.
Note: There were four tubes in the 01 series,

each with dierent current ratings for their laments. Type 01-A was the most commonly used.
20 Power triode - Early versions numbered UX-120.
Types UV 201 and UX 201 - 1.0

ampere
Type 01-A (UV 201-A, UX 201-A,
etc.) - 250 milliampere
Type UX 201-B - 125 milliampere
Type UX 201-C - 60 milliampere
22 Sharp-cuto tetrode - Early versions numbered

UX-222 or CX-322.
25S Dual detector diode, medium-mu triode. Identical to type 1B5. Usually numbered 1B5/25S.
11.2
Tubes with indirectly heated cathodes
12-A Medium-mu triode, often used as detector, audio driver or audio output, but not as an RF amplier - This type is listed in tube manuals after 1930
for replacements purposes. Also referred to as type
112-A. Many early versions are marked UX-112-A
or CX-112-A.
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47 Power pentode - Early versions numbered RCA247 or C-347.
50 Power triode - Early versions numbered UX-250
or CX-350.
71-A Power triode - This type listed in tube manuals
after 1930 for replacements purposes. Also referred
to as 171-A. Many early versions numbered as UX171-A or CX-371-A.
40 Medium-mu triode - Early versions numbered

UX-240. Introduced in 1927, this was an upgraded
version of the 01 series. The 01 series had an
amplication factor of 8, while type 40 had an amplication factor of 30. (By comparison, the two 11.1.7 Directly AC-heated rectier tubes
AC triodes introduced in the same time period
80 Full-wave rectier used in early power supplies or
types 26 and 27had amplication factors of 8.3
battery eliminators (electronically similar to 5Y3G)
and 9, respectively.) Because this was the highest- Early versions numbered UX-280 or CX-380
amplication triode available, advertising literature
of the time lists it as a high-mu triode, although it
81 Half-wave rectier - Early versions numbered
is now classied as a medium-mu triode. Type 40
UX-281 or CX-381.
had the highest amplication factor of any triode until the introduction in 1932 of diode/triode complex
82 Full-wave mercury-vapor rectier
type 2A6, which had an amplication factor of 100.
83 Full-wave mercury-vapor rectier
It also had the highest amplication factor of any
DC lament triode until the introduction in 1939 of
83-V High-vacuum version of type 83, Early UX4
complementary diode/triode complex types 1H5GT
based version of octal type 5V4G.
(octal) and 1LH4 (loctal), which both had amplication factors of 65.
11.2 Tubes with indirectly heated cathodes

11.1.5
Other directly DC-heated tubes
11.2.1 With DC heaters
2HF Tube-based integrated circuit with 2 tetrodes

and passive components in the same envelope
15 Sharp-cuto pentode, used in farm radios, in autodyne circuits requiring a separate cathode.
3NF Tube-based integrated circuit with 3 triodes

and passive components in the same envelope. 4V
heater
48 Power tetrode, used in 32-volt farm radios.

When two are parallel-connected, they can operate
with plate and screen voltages as low as 28 volt.
WG38 Tube-based integrated circuit with 2 pentodes, a triode and passive components in the same 11.2.2 For use with an AC heating transformer
envelope
Note: All have 2.5 volt heaters.
11.1.6
Directly AC-heated power tubes
10 Power triode - Early versions numbered UX-210

or CX-310.
26 Medium-mu triode, used in early AC radio receivers manufactured in the late 1920s. Used as an
RF or AF amplier, but not as an dectetor or power
output tube. - Early versions numbered UX-226 or
CX-326.
45 Power Triode - Early versions numbered UX-245
or CX-345.
46 Dual grid power triode - Grids 1 and 2 connected
together for use as push-pull Class B outputs, Grid 2
and plate connected together for use as single-tube
audio driver.
24 Sharp-cuto tetrode, UX5 based, Early versions

numbered UY-224 and C-324
24-A an upgraded version of type 24, see type 24
above. Early versions numbered UY-224A and C324A
27 Medium-mu triode, UX5 based, Early versions
numbered UY-227 and C-327. The rst North
American tube with an indirectly heated cathode,
which is necessary for detector circuits in AC powered tube radios.
35 Remote-cuto tetrode, UX5 based, (Commonly
branded as 35/51). Early versions numbered UY235 or C-335
51 Similar to 35, see type 35 above. (Commonly
branded as 35/51)
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LIST OF TUBES USED IN 1920S AND 1930S RADIO RECEIVERS
53 Dual power triodes, class-B, UX7 based, (Except

for heater, electronically similar to 6A6 and octal
based 6N7)
55 Dual-diode, medium-mu triode, UX6 based,
(Except for heater, electronically similar to type 85,
and octal based 6V7G, but not to 75)
56 Medium-mu triode, UX5 based, (Except for
heater, electronically similar to 76, and octal based
6P5G)
57 Sharp-cuto pentode used in cabinet and mantel radio receivers, UX6 based, (Except for heater,
electronically similar to 6C6 and octal based 6J7G,
and somewhat similar to type 77)
58 Remote-cuto pentode, UX6 based, (Except for
heater, electronically similar to 6D6 and octal based
6U7G, but not to 78)
59 Power pentode, UX7 based.
76 Medium-mu triode, Early UX5 based version of

octal type 6P5G.
77 Sharp-cuto pentode, Early UX6 based version
of octal type 6J7G.
78 Remote-cuto pentode, Early UX6 based version of octal type 6K7G.
79 Twin power triode, Early UX6 based version of
octal type 6Y7G.
84 Full-wave rectier with indirectly heated cathode, (often branded as type 84/6Z4). Early UX5
based version of octal type 6X5GT, and loctal 7Y4,
and 7-pin miniature 6X4.
85 Dual-diode, medium-mu triode. Early UX6
based version of octal type 6V7G, except for heater
voltage similar to type 55. Also somewhat similar
to octal type 6SR7GT and 7-pin miniature types
6BF6.
89 Power pentode, UX6 based.
11.2.3
For use with AC/DC or vehicle-based

storage-battery power supplies
11.3
Note: All have 6.3 volt heaters except type 43

1-V Half-wave rectier with indirectly heated cathode, UX4 based, (often branded as type 1V/6Z3).
Early version was KR-1.
36 Sharp-cuto tetrode, UX5 based. Early versions
numbered RCA-236 or C-336
37 Medium-mu triode, UX5 based. Early versions
numbered RCA-237 or C-337
Shielded tubes for Majestic radios
In the early 1930s, the Grigsby-Grunow Company

makers of Majestic brand radiosintroduced the rst
American-made tubes to incorporate metal shields.
These tubes had metal particles sprayed onto the glass envelope, copying a design common to European tubes of
the time. Early types were shielded versions of tube types
already in use. (The shield was connected to the cathode.) The Majestic numbers of these tube types, which
are usually etched on the tubes base, have a G prex
(for Grigsby-Grunow) and an S sux (for shielded).
Later types incorporated an extra pin in the base so that
the shield could be connected directly to the chassis.
38 Power pentode, UX5 based. Early versions numbered RCA-238

Replacement versions from other manufacturers, such as
Sylvania or General Electric, tend to incorporate the less
39 Remote-cuto pentode, UX5 based (Commonly expensive, form-tting Goat brand shields that are cebranded as 39/44).
mented to the glass envelope.
41 Power pentode, Early UX6 based version of octal Grigsby-Grunow did not shield rectier tubes (except for
type 6Y5 listed below) or power output tubes.
type 6K6G, and loctal type 7B5.
42 Power pentode, Early UX6 based version of octal
type 6F6G, Except for heater, similar to types 2A5
and 18.
43 Power pentode, Early UX6 based version of octal
type 25A6G, Commonly used in AC/DC radios.
44 Similar to type 39, see type 39 above. (Commonly branded as 39/44).
75 Dual-diode, high-mu triode. Early UX6 based
version of octal types 6B6G & 6SQ7GT, and loctal type 7B6, and 7-pin miniature type 6AV6. Also
except for heater, electronically similar to 2A6.
Early types based on existing tubes. (Nonshielded versions may be used, but add-on shielding
is recommended.)
G-2A7-S Pentagrid converter
G-2B7-S Semiremote-cuto pentode, dual
detector diode
G-6A7-S Pentagrid converter
G-6B7-S Semiremote cuto pentode, dual detector diode
G-6F7-S Remote cuto pentode, medium-mu
triode
11.4
Lettered loctal tubes used in Philco radios
85
G-25-S Medium-mu triode, dual detector 11.4 Lettered loctal tubes used in Philco
diode for 2.0 volt storage battery radios. Glass
radios
type 1B5/25S used for replacement.
FM-1000 Unusual pentagrid for use as oscillator
G-51-S Remote cuto tetrode
and coincidence-type phase detector in a PLL FM
G-55-S Medium-mu triode, dual detector
quadrature detector. The anode signal is loosely
diode
coupled into the oscillator tank and pulls it to stay
G-56-S Medium-mu triode
quadrature-phase-locked with the IF; manufactured
by Sylvania and used in Philco AM/FM radios of
G-56A-S Medium-mu triode, original version
the late 1940s and early 1950s. Predecessor of the
of type 76, but with 400 milliampere heater.
nonode approach
(Not to be confused with types 56 or G-56-S,
which has a 2.5 volt, 1.0 ampere heater.)
XXB Medium-mu twin triode, also numbered
G-57-S Sharp cuto pentode
3C6/XXB
G-57A-S Sharp-cuto pentode, original ver XXD Medium-mu twin triode, also numbered
sion of type 6C6, but with 400 milliampere
14AF7/XXD
heater. (Not to be confused with types 57
or G-57-S, which has a 2.5 volt, 1.0 ampere
XXFM High-mu triode, dual diode (one shares its
heater.)
cathode with the triode, one with separate cathode),
G-58-S Remote cuto pentode
also numbered 7X7/XXFM

G-58A-S Remote-cuto pentode, original
XXL Medium-mu triode, also numbered 7A4/XXL
version of type 6D6, but with 400 milliampere
heater. (Not to be confused with types 58
or G-58-S, which has a 2.5 volt, 1.0 ampere 11.5 Rarely used tubes
heater.)
14 Similar to 24-A but with a 14 volt, 300 mil G-85-S Similar to G-55-S, but with 6.3 volt
liampere heater. Used in Philco models 46 and 46E
heater.
Later types
6C7 Medium-mu triode, dual detector diode,
similar to later octal types 6R7 and 6SR7.
Seven pin base. (Shield to pin 3.)
6D7 Sharp cuto pentode, identical to type
6C6, but with 7-pin base. (Shield to pin 5.)
6E7 Remote cuto pentode, identical to type
6D6, but with 7-pin base. (Shield to pin 5.)
6Y5 Dual rectier diode, similar to type
84/6Z4, but with 6-pin base. (Shield to pin
2.)
Other tubes unique to Majestic radios
G-2-S and G-4-S Dual detector diodes with
common cathodes. The rst detector diodes
packaged in a separate tube. Forerunners of
octal type 6H6. Spray-shielded. Both tubes
have 2.5 volt heaters. G-2-S is larger and has a
1.75 ampere heater. Type G-4-S has a 1.0 ampere heater. Later Sylvania replacement type
2S/4S has a 1.35 ampere heater.
17 Similar to 27 but with a 14 volt, 300 milliampere

heater. Used in Philco models 46 and 46E
18 Similar to 2A5 and 42 but with a 14 volt, 300
milliampere heater. No known commercial use.
29 Wunderlich detector. Known to have been manufactured by Sylvania.
52 Dual grid power triode similar to types 46 and
49. Has 6.3 volt lament. Most commonly used in
early car radios.
64 Sharp-cuto tetrode (Except for 400 milliampere
heater, similar to 36)
65 Remote-cuto pentode (Except for 400 milliampere heater, similar to 39)
67 Medium-mu triode (Except for 400 milliampere
heater, similar 37)
68 Power pentode (Except for 400 milliampere
heater, similar to 38)
69 Wunderlich detector
2Z2/G-84 Half-wave rectier diode with 2.5

volt indirectly heated cathode. A lowervoltage version of type 81. Not interchangeable with type 6Z4/84.
70 Wunderlich detector used in Mission Bell model

19 car radio. Listed in early Philco tube lists.
6Z5 Full-wave rectier, similar to types

6Z4/84 and 6X5, but with 12.6 volt centertapped heater.
95 Original number of type 2A5
86
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RUSSIAN TUBES
181 Power triode
6P3S 63 Beam-power tetrode, similar to 6L6GB
182-B Similar to 482-B below.
6P3S-E 63- Beam-power tetrode, similar to

5881/6L6WGB
183 Similar to 483 below.

213 Early version of type 80 - Often numbered UX213
216 Early version of type 81 - Often numbered as
UX-216-B
6P6S 66 (6V6) Beam-power tetrode

6P14P 614 (6BQ5/EL84) Power pentode
6S19P 619 - Output triode
6L1P 61 - Nonode for FM quadrature detection

482-B Power triode with directly heated cathode.
Used in Sparton AC radios, circa 1929. Replacements often numbered 182-B/482-B. Similar to 12.2 List of very-high power tubes
type 71-A, but with higher plate voltage.
Note: Typecode explained above.
483 Power triode with directly heated cathode.
Used in Sparton AC radios, circa 1929. Replacements often numbered 183/483. Similar to type 45,
but with a 5.0 volt, 1.25 ampere heater.
485 Medium-mu triode with indirectly heated cathode. Used in Sparton AC radios, circa 1929. Similar to types 56 and 76, but with a 3.0 volt, 1.25 ampere heater, and lower plate voltage.
950 Power pentode with directly heated cathode,
used in storage battery home radios with 2.0 volt lament supply. Similar to type 1F4.
951 Sharp-cuto pentode with directly heated cathode, used in storage battery home radios with 2.0
volt lament supply. Similar to type 1B4-P.
78 (GU-78B) Power transmitter tetrode
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12.1
G-807 807 SW transmitter tube (the Russian

807 analogue).
Russian tubes
List of standard tubes, with American equivalents
Note: Typecode explained above.
GI-7B 7 Impulse tube

GM-70 70 Modulator tube
GS-31B 31 UHF transmitter tube
6N1P 61 Dual triode, similar to 6DJ8/ECC88
GU-29 29 VHF transmitter tube
6N2P 62 Dual triode, similar to 12AX7/ECC83
GU-50 50 - VHF transmitter pentode, similar

to the German LS-50 (no direct U.S. equivalent)
6N3P 63 (2C51) Dual triode
GU-78B 78 VHF transmitter tetrode
6N8S 68 (6SN7/ECC33) Dual triode

6N9S 69 (6SL7) Dual triode
12.3 List of indicator tubes
6N13S 613 (6AS7G) Dual power triode

6N14P 614 Dual RF/VHF triode, similar to
ECC84/6CW7
6N23P 623 (6DJ8/ECC88) Dual triode
6N24P 624 (ECC89/6FC7/6ES8)
RF/VHF triode for cascode amps
Dual
6P1P 61 Power pentode, similar to 6AQ5/EL90
IN-33 33 Neon-lled, planar, dual 105segment linear glow-transfer bar graph display tube
with three cathode strings, for use in VU meters etc.;
similar to PBG16101
ITM2-M 2- Four-color phosphoredthyratron latching pixel; 4x4 array of 4 subminiature
dual-starter luminiscent thyratrons each for the
colors red, yellow, green and blue (thus, 5 intensities
87
per color yields 54 = 625 colors), 4x4 matrix of
10-volts sensitive starter electrodes, cubic envelope
for easy stacking in both axes, 12-pin all-glass
pigtaled,[65] similar to todays RGBA LEDs
[15] http://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/137/5/5965.pdf
[16] "6090 18 channel radial beam tube - multiple anode type
data sheet (PDF). National Union Electric Corporation.
January 1956. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
ITS1A 1 Green phosphored-thyratron latch- [17] "6170 & 6324 25 channel radial beam tube - multiple grid
ing seven-segment display, no decimal point, 5-volts
type data sheet (PDF). National Union Electric Corporasensitive starter electrodes, all-glass pigtaled, recttion. December 1955. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
angular envelope for easy stacking in both axes
[18] "6700 Magnetron Beam Switching Tube data sheet
(PDF). Burroughs Corporation. August 1956. Retrieved

MTX-90 90 Small neon-lled thyratron for
4 March 2014.
use as a latching single-dot indicator, top-viewing,
top of envelope acts as a magnier, all-glass pigtaled, [19] "6701 Magnetron Beam Switching Tube data sheet
comes with a blob of solder on the end of each wire
(PDF). Burroughs Corporation. August 1956. Retrieved
for rapid installing, like todays ball grid arrays
4 March 2014.
12.4
List of other tubes
LP-4 4 Linear trochotron, 26-pin acorn-type

all-glass pigtaled,[66]
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Verlag. 1974. ISBN 3-7723-5453-X.
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Semiremote-cuto pentode data sheet (PDF). R.C.A.
Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New Jersey, USA. p.
262. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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Sharp-cuto pentode data sheet (PDF). R.C.A. Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New Jersey, USA. p. 263.
Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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Franckhsche Verlagshandlung, W. Keller & Co.
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2014.
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Medium-mu triode - sharp-cuto pentode data sheet
(PDF). R.C.A. Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New
Jersey, USA. p. 368. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
[28] "6HG8/ECF86 Color television type VHF oscillator and
mixer data sheet (PDF). Sylvania Electric Products. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
[30] RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC30: 6GJ7/ECF801
Medium-mu triode - Sharp-cuto pentode data sheet
[31] RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC30: 6JW8/ECF802
Medium-mu triode - Sharp-cuto pentode data sheet
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High-mu triode - sharp-cuto pentode data sheet (PDF).
R.C.A. Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New Jersey,
USA. p. 257. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
88
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High-mu triode - power pentode data sheet (PDF). R.C.A.
Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New Jersey, USA. p.
295. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
[34] "4EH7/YF183 data sheet (PDF). Amperex Electronic
Corporation, Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA. June 1960.
[35] "4EJ7/YF184 data sheet (PDF). Amperex Electronic
Corporation, Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA. June 1960.
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pentode data sheet (PDF). R.C.A. Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New Jersey, USA. p. 236. Retrieved 5
October 2013.
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power pentode data sheet (PDF). R.C.A. Manufacturing
Company, Harrison, New Jersey, USA. p. 281. Retrieved
6 October 2013.
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diode data sheet (PDF). R.C.A. Manufacturing Company, Harrison, New Jersey, USA. p. 432. Retrieved 8
December 2013.
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(PDF) (in German). Telefunken. Retrieved 4 January
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Telefunken. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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[45] "NF3 HF-Regelpentode data sheet (PDF) (in German).
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[47] "OZ4G redresseur biplaque data sheet (PDF) (in French).
Sylvania Electric Products. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
[48] RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC25, p.105
[49] "SA100 UKW-Diode fr Mezwecke data sheet (PDF) (in
German). Telefunken. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
[52] "SD1A Kurzwellen-Triode data sheet (PDF) (in German).
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[54] "SF1A HF-Pentode data sheet (PDF) (in German).
[55] "Pocket Data Book" (PDF). Mullard. 1958. p. 50. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
[56] RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC26, p.128
[57] Wechselspannungsund
WechselstromStabilisierungsschaltungen mit der Diode YA1000.
Telefunken Laborbuch (in German) IV. Ulm: AEGTelefunken. 1967. pp. 189195.
[58] The ZA100x series switching tubes from Philips. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
[59] "ZC1050 data sheet (PDF). Philips. February 1968. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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Applications Vol. 27 No. 3: Running Text Diaplay with
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Nederlands. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
[61] Wahl, Gnter.
Hightech-Elektronik-Experimente
(PDF) (in German). Franzis Verlag. Retrieved 26 Dec
2014.
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Vishay Dale, Columbus, Nebraska, USA. November
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(February 1955). "Wide-band Analog Function Multiplier" (PDF). Electronics. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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Jersey, USA. 1938. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
[65] " 2- data sheet (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow Electro-Lamp Plant (/MELZ).
1944. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
[66] " 4 data sheet
(PDF) (in Russian).
Moscow Electro-Lamp Plant
(/MELZ). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
Frank Philipses Tube Datasheet Archive

Mirrors
in
Germany,
Germany,
Japan[incomplete] , Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Poland, Poland searchable, Sweden,
USA[incomplete] , USA[incomplete]
Roy J. Tellasons tube datasheet collection
Tubebooks.org datasheet collection
General Electric Essential Characteristics, 1970
89
RCA Receiving Tube Manuals R10 (1932), RC12
(1934), RC13 (1937), RC14 (1942), RC15 (1948),
RC16 (1951), RC17 (1954), RC18 (1956), RC19
(1959), RC20 (1960), RC21 (1961), RC22 (1963),
RC23 (1964), RC24 (1965), RC25 (1966), RC26
(1968), RC30 (1975)
Sylvania Technical Manual, 1958
J. P. Hawker (ed), Radio and television servicing,
Newnes, London, 1964
14
External links
Vacuum Tube Data Sheet Locator

Tube Substitution and Characteristics Guide
Scanned tube documentation (PDFs): Tubebooks,
Frank Philipse
British virtual thermionic valve museum with good
quality pictures and data
Radio museum
Virtual Valve Museum
Camera tube datasheets
Decoding type numbers
European tube designation systems: ,
15
See also
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BG19bot, CAWylie, Cqdx, ChrisGualtieri, Khazar2, Hmainsbot1, YaganZ, Kap 7, Edmond Stuart, TheTrax52, Monkbot, Chrysalis451
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Heater or lament ratings

Main article: Tube socket

Main article: Hot cathode

A Single element (ballast, barretter)

TR (Transmit/receive) cell, cold-cathode

ATR (Anti-transmit/receive) cell, coldcathode water vapor discharge tube for

1B45 Gas-lled, cold-cathode 14 kV, 450 A spark

1B41 Gas-lled, cold-cathode 9.5 kV, 450 A spark

1B49 Gas-lled, cold-cathode 12 kV, 450 A spark

North American systems

2E31 Subminiature, directly heated, fully shielded

2J30 to 2J34 300 kW S-band Magnetrons

Main article: RETMA tube designation

Standard tubes This part dates back to the joint valve

Lastly, manufacturers may decide to combine two

EIA professional tubes system

A four-digit system was maintained by the EIA for special

Heater ratings for series-string, AC/DC tubes

West European systems

Main article: Mullard-Philips tube designation

C 200 mA AC/DC series heater

West European systems

1.25 V DC directly heated for

H Mixer hexode, special purpose heptode

E 6.3 V parallel heater; for 3-cell

P Secondary emission tube - mostly used

F 12.6 V DC parallel heater for 6-cell

K Mixer heptode or octode

Y Vacuum half-wave rectier (power

K 2.0 V lament for 1-cell lead-acid batteries, later for AC transformers

Z Vacuum full-wave rectier (dual power

L 450 mA AC/DC series heater; was

E.g. ECCnn is a 6.3 V dual triode; EABCnn

M 1.9 V, directly heated

Following digits: model number and base type

5000- Magnoval B9D

West European systems

into a heater-cathode short-circuit.)

Better, often dual, getters were implemented to maintain

X High vacuum electro-optical devices

5 Novar/magnoval base (JEDEC E9-75 and E9-23)

8 Noval base (IEC 67-1-12a)

9 Miniature 7-pin base (IEC 67-1-10a)

For examples see below, starting at EC

XT Memory display tube

Z Cold-cathode SQ tubes had a dierent function letter

A Long-life amplier tube

XW Infrared imaging device

C Common-cathode Counter Dekatron that makes

YG Electrometer tube, vacuum gauge

YD Transmitting or industrial, single or dual

M Triode (AF amplier or modulator)

ZE Glow modulator tube, a linear light source

T Triode (AF, RF, oscillator)

The following letter indicates the lament or cathode

ZQ Mixed analogue and digital display

ZZ Voltage stabilizer or corona discharge tube

Backward-wave amplier or Travelingwave tube: Output power <1W

Then follows a 4-digit sequentially assigned number.

Other tubes: Directly heated tungsten lament

Optional suxes for camera tubes:

West European systems