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6BG6

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ID = 18673
       
 
   
Tube type:  Beam Power Tube 
Identical to 6BG6
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Other shape (e.g. bulb type):
  6BG6G
Base Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935
Filament
Description

According to the nomenclature, an octal tube 6BG6 without a suffix as -G, -GT, etc. would presume a metal version of this tube, which does not exist. See under 6BG6G.

 
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Tube prices 1 Tube prices (visible for members only)
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6BG6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum)
Anonymous 10 Collector
6bg6.png 6BG6: Datenblatt
Wolfgang Bauer

Just Qvigstad 		6bg6_dat.png
6BG6: elektron taschenbuch 1952
Heinz Höger
Usage in Models 9= 1948? ; 6= 1948 ; 6= 1949? ; 13= 1949 ; 1= 1950?? ; 3= 1950? ; 2= 1950 ; 18= 1951? ; 1= 1951 ; 5= 1952? ; 2= 1952 ; 1= 1953? ; 2= 1953 ; 1= 1955?? ; 2= 1955? ; 4= 1956? ; 1= 1958? ; 1= 1959
Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):78

Collection of

Herbert Flick (D)
Ottó Jancsek (H)
George Papaiz (CDN)
 
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6BG6
 
Forum contributions about this tube
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6BG6 with different bulb shape
Ottó Jancsek
23.Nov.22 		  1
6BG6 with different bulb shape 

Hi,

I have a 6BG6 tube. Its sign clearly says 6BG6, but it has a bulb shape as 6BG6GA

I don't know where to upload its picture. Here or to page of 6BG6GA?

 

Best regards

Otto  

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Jacob Roschy
26.Nov.22 		  2
6BG6 with different bulb shape 

Hello Ottó,

only 6BG6G and 6BG6GA are registered, never was a 6BG6.
An octal tube 6BG6 without a suffix as -G, -GA, etc. would presume a metal version of this tube, which never did exist.

Unfortunately some companies didn't care about the meaning of the suffixes and left it omitted.

I fully agree with you that the bulb shape is like the 6BG6GA, but you should upload the pictures here on the 6BG6 page, where any incorrectly as 6BG6 labelled tubes belongs to, despite as if they are actually a 6BG6G or a 6BG6GA.

Best Regards,
Jacob
Torbjörn Forsman
26.Nov.22 		  3
6BG6 with different bulb shape 

Towards the end of the octal era, it seems to have become more and more common that the suffix letters were omitted. For example, the 6CM5 seems to never have had a GT suffix.
Ottó Jancsek
26.Nov.22 		  4
6BG6 with different bulb shape 

Hi Jacob,

Thank You.

Best regards.

Ottó
 
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