Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6AL5

ID = 2973

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Worldwide

Brand:	Common type Worldwide tube/semicond. Common type Worldwide tube/semicond. RCA Victor Radio S.A., São Paulo RSD, Elektronic GmbH und Verkaufs KG; Ober Kostenz Valvo GmbH, Radioröhrenfabrik; Hamburg Belvu, Radio - voir aussi Claude, Fotos, Visseaux; Malakoff Cifté, Oréga-Cifte (Belvu), Compagnie Industrielle Française des Tubes Électroniques; Courbevoie, Paris La Radiotechnique (RT); Paris, Suresnes Radiola (marque) Brimar (STC); Foots Cray British Tungsram Radio Works Ltd. Haltron (brand), Hall Electric Ltd.; London Mazda = Valve (Tube) brand GB (see also France) Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY Raytheon Mfg. Co.; Cambridge, MA RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA)
Developer:	RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
Tube type:	Double Diode Detector

Identical to

6AL5 = 6Х2П = 6B32 = DD6_Ferranti_Cossor = D77 = D717 = D152 = D2M9 = EAA91 = EB91

Similar Tubes

Other shape (e.g. bulb type):

CV140

Normally replaceable-slightly different:

6H2_China

Other class quality (otherwise equal):

549-A ; 5726 ; 6058 ; 6663 ; 6AL5W ; CV4007 ; CV4025 ; M8079 ; M8212 ; QA2404

Heater different:

12AL5 ; 3AL5

Other base:

6AL5FL ; 6H6GT

Multiple differences or of other kind:

6AL5/X3DR

First year

Feb.1942 Electronics for Voltmeter 300 Ballantine Labs.

First Source (s)

11.Aug.1944 : Electron Tube Registration List

07.Jun.1944 : - - Manufacturers Literature RCA Data Sheet

Predecessor Tubes

6H6 7A6 6H6GT 6H6V VX7076

Successor Tubes

7055 6887 5726 6AL5/X3DR

Base

Miniatur-7-Pin-Base B7G, USA 1940 (Codex=Zk)

Was used by

Radio/TV-reception etc.

Filament

Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC

Tube prices

6 Tube prices (visible for members only)

Information source

Essential Characteristics, GE 1973
Tube Lore (II) p. 49
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

6AL5: RCA Tube Manual Heinz Höger More ...
6AL5: Telefunken Werkstattbuch Wolfgang Bauer More ...	Just Qvigstad	6AL5: GE Data Sheet Egon Penker More ...

Usage in Models

1= 1942?? ; 1= 1942 ; 1= 1943?? ; 2= 1945? ; 1= 1945 ; 2= 1946?? ; 3= 1946? ; 20= 1946 ; 1= 1947?? ; 10= 1947? ; 71= 1947 ; 6= 1948?? ; 67= 1948? ; 190= 1948 ; 16= 1949?? ; 197= 1949? ; 273= 1949 ; 41= 1950?? ; 471= 1950? ; 232= 1950 ; 32= 1951?? ; 1080= 1951? ; 105= 1951 ; 30= 1952?? ; 969= 1952? ; 110= 1952 ; 18= 1953?? ; 107= 1953? ; 400= 1953 ; 17= 1954?? ; 52= 1954? ; 252= 1954 ; 113= 1955?? ; 415= 1955? ; 312= 1955 ; 63= 1956?? ; 1096= 1956? ; 195= 1956 ; 6= 1957?? ; 433= 1957? ; 250= 1957 ; 27= 1958?? ; 384= 1958? ; 268= 1958 ; 3= 1959?? ; 272= 1959? ; 232= 1959 ; 61= 1960?? ; 52= 1960? ; 113= 1960 ; 10= 1961?? ; 36= 1961? ; 95= 1961 ; 28= 1962?? ; 73= 1962? ; 85= 1962 ; 11= 1963?? ; 77= 1963? ; 71= 1963 ; 11= 1964?? ; 57= 1964? ; 54= 1964 ; 23= 1965?? ; 14= 1965? ; 45= 1965 ; 9= 1966?? ; 17= 1966? ; 24= 1966 ; 9= 1967?? ; 5= 1967? ; 24= 1967 ; 5= 1968?? ; 4= 1968? ; 12= 1968 ; 11= 1969?? ; 15= 1969 ; 6= 1970?? ; 1= 1970? ; 1= 1970 ; 2= 1971? ; 5= 1971 ; 1= 1972?? ; 1= 1972? ; 3= 1973?? ; 1= 1975? ; 1= 1982 ; 1= 9999?? ; 16= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):9937

Literature "Der Radiopraktiker" Vol. 13 No. 39 | 1957-09-28

Collection of

Collection of a member from FIN

Karlheinz Fischer (D)

Jose Luis Villabona Horreo (E)

Bruno Candreia (CH)

Keith Ellison (AUS)

Georges Werts (B)

Michael Gnaedig-Fischer (MEX)

Collection of a member from USA

Museum Roggenhofer (A)

Collection of a member from D

Patrice Zeissloff (F)

Alberto Ammendola (I)

Aldo Patriarca (CH)

Christian Schaufelberger (CH)

Wolfgang Müllner (D)

Karl - Heinz Bossan (D)

Robert Gillespie (USA)

Peter Böhm (D)

Roland Biesler (D)

Collection of a member from FIN

Stig Comstedt (S)

Hannu Alho (FIN)

Tomasz Szczesniak (PL)

Aires Gomes (P)

Hermann Fleischanderl (A)

6AL5

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6AL5

Common type Worldwide tube/semicond.

Collection of