Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6AL5

ID = 2973

Country:

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?? ; 470= 1950? ; 232= 1950 ; 32= 1951?? ; 1080= 1951? ; 106= 1951 ; 30= 1952?? ; 908= 1952? ; 111= 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 ; 10= 1964?? ; 57= 1964? ; 54= 1964 ; 22= 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):9875

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

Collection of

Egon Penker (A)

Museum Roggenhofer (A)

Hermann Fleischanderl (A)

Wolfgang Bauer (A)

Collection of a member from USA

David Erali (USA)

Robert Gillespie (USA)

George Papaiz (CDN)

Shaun Merrigan (CDN)

Keith Ellison (AUS)

Michael Gnaedig-Fischer (MEX)

Martin Bösch (CH)

Bruno Candreia (CH)

Aldo Patriarca (CH)

Christian Schaufelberger (CH)

Jacky Parmentier (F)

Bekir Yurdakul (F)

Patrice Zeissloff (F)

Jose Luis Villabona Horreo (E)

Alberto Ammendola (I)

Georges Werts (B)

Collection of a member from FIN

Tomasz Szczesniak (PL)

Kazimierz Jarosz (S)

Stig Comstedt (S)

Karlheinz Fischer (D)

Collection of a member from D

Karl - Heinz Bossan (D)

6AL5

You reach this tube or valve page from a search after clicking the "tubes" tab or by clicking a tube on a radio model page. You will find thousands of tubes or valves with interesting links. You even can look up radio models with a certain tube line up. [rmxtube-en]

Data Compliance	More Information
Imprint Privacy Terms of Use Copyright FAQ	About Radiomuseum.org Contact Press Logos send2friend

6AL5

Common type Worldwide tube/semicond.

Collection of