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6SJ7

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ID = 2716
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   Universal 
Identical to 6SJ7 = 6Ж8 = VT-116 = CV591
Similar Tubes
Other shape (e.g. bulb type):
  3127_OSW ; 6SJ7GT ; OSW3127
Other class quality (otherwise equal):
  5693 ; 6SJ7Y ; VT-116B
Heater different:
  12SJ7
First year 1939 -- Collector info (Sammler) Starts with about 30 models in 1939.
First Source (s)
07.Oct.1938 : Electron Tube Registration List
Predecessor Tubes 6J7  
Successor Tubes 7AJ7   6SJ7X   5879  
Base Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 (Codex=Uka)
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 8 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
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6SJ7: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Anonymous 10 Collector
6sj7_so.png 6SJ7: RCA Reference Book 1968
Anonymous 10 Collector
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Just Qvigstad 		6sj7.png
6SJ7: Valvulas de recepción manual RC-20
Miguel Angel Trujillo-Rodriguez
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Usage in Models 3= 1939?? ; 1= 1939? ; 25= 1939 ; 19= 1940?? ; 4= 1940? ; 56= 1940 ; 10= 1941?? ; 20= 1941? ; 61= 1941 ; 19= 1942?? ; 24= 1942? ; 21= 1942 ; 2= 1943?? ; 4= 1943? ; 4= 1943 ; 3= 1944? ; 3= 1944 ; 11= 1945?? ; 7= 1945? ; 6= 1945 ; 19= 1946?? ; 28= 1946? ; 58= 1946 ; 9= 1947?? ; 16= 1947? ; 69= 1947 ; 8= 1948?? ; 33= 1948? ; 53= 1948 ; 14= 1949?? ; 36= 1949? ; 29= 1949 ; 58= 1950?? ; 41= 1950? ; 17= 1950 ; 9= 1951?? ; 37= 1951? ; 19= 1951 ; 7= 1952?? ; 24= 1952? ; 18= 1952 ; 3= 1953?? ; 6= 1953? ; 6= 1953 ; 2= 1954?? ; 7= 1954? ; 11= 1954 ; 11= 1955?? ; 5= 1955? ; 2= 1955 ; 5= 1956?? ; 6= 1956? ; 2= 1956 ; 1= 1957?? ; 5= 1957? ; 1= 1958?? ; 7= 1958? ; 1= 1958 ; 3= 1959? ; 7= 1959 ; 4= 1960?? ; 1= 1960 ; 3= 1961? ; 1= 1988 ; 1= 1992?? ; 1= 1992? ; 3= 9999
Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):1010
Museum "Wireless In Wales Museum"

Collection of

Peter Steffen (CH)
Klaus Rüdiger (D)
Markus Meier (CH)
Collection of a member from D
Emilio Ciardiello (I)
Collection of a member from FIN
Bekir Yurdakul (F)
Museum Roggenhofer (A)
Shaun Merrigan (CDN)
Ottmar Rollmann (D)
Jacob Roschy (D)
Bruno Candreia (CH)
Patrice Zeissloff (F)
Karlheinz Fischer (D)
Georges Werts (B)
Michael Gnaedig-Fischer (MEX)
Jose Luis Villabona Horreo (E)
Robert Gillespie (USA)
Danko Tkalec (HR)
Fin Stewart (AUS)
Peter Pfeiffer (D)
Valery Gromov (RUS)
David Erali (USA)
Georges Van Campenhout † 28.4.22 (B)
Christian Schaufelberger (CH)
Stig Comstedt (S)
Aldo Patriarca (CH)
Eduard Abfalterer (I)
Tomasz Szczesniak (PL)
Bruce Morgenstern (CDN)
Tor Steinnes (N)
Hermann Fleischanderl (A)
Geri Meier (CH)
Collection of a member from FIN
George Papaiz (CDN)
Oskar Elm (D)
Collection of a member from D
Karl - Heinz Bossan (D)
Rainer Jehl (D)
 
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6SJ7
 

Variants

Shape of the metal cover is like GT bulb, and it is longer than normal. Around the bottom rim metallic cover is like GT metallic part and it is the same diameter up to the top.
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