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6BA6

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ID = 1425
       
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Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   RF/IF-Stage   Controlling (mu) 
Identical to 6BA6 = W727 = CV454 = 6F31 = PM04 = EF93
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  6P1_Magnadyne
Other class quality (otherwise equal):
  2J6BA6 ; 5749 ; 5749W ; 6660 ; CK5749 ; GL5749
Heater different:
  12BA6 ; 3BA6
Different connections:
  6K4_China ; 6К4П
Other base:
  6DG7
First year 1946 -- Collector info (Sammler)
First Source (s)
25.Oct.1945 : Electron Tube Registration List
Predecessor Tubes 6SK7   6SG7   7A7   6SK7GT   7H7   6SD7GT  
Successor Tubes 6BA6W  
Base Miniatur-7-Pin-Base B7G, USA 1940 (Codex=Zia)
Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc.
Filament Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC
Description

Remote cutoff pentode for RF/IF stages.

Heater to cathode insulation initially specified for +/- 90 V max peak. Uprated to +/- 200 V from December 1959.

* RMA/JEDEC register record available by courtesy of TCA* - Full record is downloadable here.

 
Tube prices 7 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
- - Manufacturers Literature
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6BA6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Anonymous 10 Collector
6ba6_national_tube_book_1962_p1_pin.png 6BA6: National Tube Book 1962
Adrian Riesen
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Just Qvigstad 		6ba6_dat1.png
6BA6: GE Data Sheet
Egon Penker
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Usage in Models 10= 1946?? ; 9= 1946? ; 31= 1946 ; 3= 1947?? ; 13= 1947? ; 99= 1947 ; 23= 1948?? ; 79= 1948? ; 248= 1948 ; 36= 1949?? ; 207= 1949? ; 280= 1949 ; 193= 1950?? ; 290= 1950? ; 209= 1950 ; 64= 1951?? ; 406= 1951? ; 231= 1951 ; 97= 1952?? ; 380= 1952? ; 154= 1952 ; 69= 1953?? ; 97= 1953? ; 297= 1953 ; 58= 1954?? ; 113= 1954? ; 220= 1954 ; 96= 1955?? ; 213= 1955? ; 213= 1955 ; 43= 1956?? ; 111= 1956? ; 159= 1956 ; 27= 1957?? ; 118= 1957? ; 131= 1957 ; 28= 1958?? ; 163= 1958? ; 216= 1958 ; 19= 1959?? ; 312= 1959? ; 199= 1959 ; 76= 1960?? ; 70= 1960? ; 50= 1960 ; 5= 1961?? ; 60= 1961? ; 55= 1961 ; 26= 1962?? ; 101= 1962? ; 50= 1962 ; 12= 1963?? ; 117= 1963? ; 43= 1963 ; 11= 1964?? ; 100= 1964? ; 23= 1964 ; 29= 1965?? ; 11= 1965? ; 35= 1965 ; 3= 1966?? ; 11= 1966? ; 17= 1966 ; 2= 1967?? ; 9= 1967? ; 16= 1967 ; 3= 1968?? ; 7= 1968? ; 8= 1968 ; 1= 1969?? ; 4= 1969? ; 8= 1969 ; 7= 1970?? ; 4= 1970 ; 1= 1971?? ; 2= 1971? ; 1= 1971 ; 1= 1972?? ; 4= 1972? ; 1= 1972 ; 2= 1973?? ; 1= 1973 ; 1= 1974? ; 1= 1975?? ; 1= 1975? ; 1= 1975 ; 1= 1977?? ; 1= 1977? ; 1= 1979? ; 11= 9999
Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):6969
Museum "Bendix Radio Foundation Volunteers at Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI)"

Collection of

Karl - Heinz Bossan (D)
Karlheinz Fischer (D)
Danko Tkalec (HR)
Collection of a member from FIN
Daniel Doll (D)
Georges Werts (B)
Antonio Rabitti (BR)
Sándor Perneky (H)
Christian Schaufelberger (CH)
Bekir Yurdakul (F)
Martin Bösch (CH)
Collection of a member from D
Michael Gnaedig-Fischer (MEX)
Tor Steinnes (N)
Bruno Candreia (CH)
Giorgio Busletta (I)
Hans- Georg Tenz (D)
Jose Luis Villabona Horreo (E)
Massimo Pedrina (I)
Ottmar Rollmann (D)
João-Afonso Santos (P)
Marcello Astolfi (I)
Peter Pfeiffer (D)
Justo Puertas-Paule (E)
Wolfgang Bauer (A)
Emilio Focosi (I)
George Papaiz (CDN)
Antonio Bordini (I)
Saeed Delavari (IR)
Keith Ellison (AUS)
Timo Rantasaari (FIN)
Egon Penker (A)
Jacky Parmentier (F)
Hannu Alho (FIN)
Tomasz Szczesniak (PL)
Museum Roggenhofer (A)
Shaun Merrigan (CDN)
Patrice Zeissloff (F)
Collection of a member from FIN
Michael Krapf (CH)
David Erali (USA)
Documents about this component
  RMA registration record covering the RCA tube types 6AT6, 6AU6, 6BA6, 6BE6, 12AT6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4 and 50B5 2327 KB
 
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6BA6
 
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