Antique radios, Old Time Radios

6G5

ID = 2976

Country:

Worldwide

Brand:

Common type Worldwide tube/semicond.

Common type Worldwide tube/semicond. Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co. Ltd. (AWV); Sydney, NSW Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC Canadian Westinghouse, Hamilton Mazda (tubes), Mazda-Belvu, Compagnie des Lampes; Paris Brimar (STC); Foots Cray Ken-Rad, The Kentucky Radio Corporation; Owensboro, KY Sylvania (Hygrade, GTE, Nilco); Emporium (PA) Zenith (tubes), Duratron Radio Tube Corp.; New Jersey

Tube type:

Mag. Eye, 1 shadow angle Indication

Identical to

6G5

Similar Tubes

Other shape (e.g. bulb type):

6G5GT ; 6U5

Normally replaceable-slightly different:

6H5 ; 6T5 ; CV504 ; EZ-6G5 ; EZ-6U5 ; VT-98

Other characteristic (electr. data):

6E5

Heater different:

2G5

Other base:

6G5G

First year

1935 RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-15 first models 1935

First Source (s)

21.Feb.1936 : Electron Tube Registration List

Successor Tubes

1939 6AF7 6AF7G

Base

6-Pin-Base U6A, old, USA (Codex=K)

Filament

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

Description

The Tungsram tube is listed as identical to the Sylvania 6H5 and similar to the RCA 6G5. (Tungsram UK data).
The original type is the 6E5 from design in 1934, Domestic radios, and market introduction through RCA from 1935. Direct followers are the 2E5, this 6G5, 6T5, 6U5, 6AB5, and 6N5. All have similar characteristics and use the same 6-pin base, except the 2E5 has a 2.5-volt heater.

Tube prices

1 Tube prices (visible for members only)

Information source

- - Manufacturers Literature
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49

6G5: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse Anonymous 10 Collector
6G5: Telefunken Werkstattbuch Wolfgang Bauer More ...	Just Qvigstad	6G5: Sylvania Technical Manual Peter Hoddow More ...

Usage in Models

8= 1935? ; 5= 1935 ; 25= 1936?? ; 80= 1936? ; 272= 1936 ; 122= 1937?? ; 89= 1937? ; 568= 1937 ; 104= 1938?? ; 80= 1938? ; 322= 1938 ; 65= 1939?? ; 49= 1939? ; 75= 1939 ; 20= 1940?? ; 16= 1940? ; 39= 1940 ; 12= 1941?? ; 12= 1941? ; 19= 1941 ; 13= 1942?? ; 13= 1942? ; 4= 1942 ; 1= 1943?? ; 3= 1943 ; 1= 1944 ; 2= 1945?? ; 7= 1945? ; 3= 1945 ; 6= 1946?? ; 1= 1946? ; 15= 1946 ; 2= 1947?? ; 3= 1947? ; 18= 1947 ; 6= 1948?? ; 10= 1948? ; 26= 1948 ; 6= 1949?? ; 2= 1949? ; 9= 1949 ; 10= 1950?? ; 3= 1950 ; 1= 1951?? ; 8= 1951? ; 8= 1951 ; 6= 1952?? ; 9= 1952? ; 2= 1952 ; 1= 1953? ; 1= 1953 ; 1= 1954? ; 1= 1954 ; 2= 1955?? ; 3= 1956? ; 1= 1958?? ; 1= 9999?? ; 1= 9999? ; 1= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):2193

Collection of

6G5

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