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EL6

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ID = 1831
       
Country:
Netherlands
Brand: Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt
Developer: Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   Power/Output 
Identical to EL6 = WE14
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  EL6E
Different maximum ratings:
  4699 ; 4699N ; EL54 ; EL6/400 ; EL6/425 ; EL6spez
Other base:
  EL12 ; EL36_GB
Other base and other heater:
  AL60 ; CV9
Multiple differences or of other kind:
  EL6spez_Telefunken
First year Jul.1938 Tube leaflet collection E.Erb Analysis by original leaflets
First Source (s)
Jan.1938 : Philips Bulletin
Mar.1938 : L'Histoire Singulière du Tube Radio; G. Duperray 2009
Predecessor Tubes AL5   EL5  
Successor Tubes 1947   EL60   EL34  
Base Europe side contact P8A (Au P, 8SC) (Codex=Seo)
Filament Vf 6.3 Volts / If 1.3 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AC/DC
Description

18 W power output pentode with almost twice the sensitivity as the EL5, intended for applications designed for normal output pentodes as the EL3, but where twice the output power is desired.
Type 4699 is same as EL6/425. A suffix /xxx indicates the max. voltage this tube is especially selected for, otherwise it's 250 V. The EL12 is a parallel type with Y8A base [Jacob Roschÿ,13May2003]

 
Text in other languages (may differ)
Tube prices 4 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
el6.png
EL6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Karel De Reus †
38_6.png EL6: Telefunken Werkstattbuch
Wolfgang Bauer
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Just Qvigstad 		el6_spec.png
EL6: RVF-Röhrenbuch-M1,1947
Anonymous 15 Collector
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Usage in Models 1= 1938? ; 29= 1938 ; 1= 1939?? ; 2= 1939? ; 38= 1939 ; 4= 1940?? ; 1= 1940? ; 19= 1940 ; 1= 1941?? ; 1= 1941? ; 21= 1941 ; 2= 1942? ; 8= 1942 ; 1= 1943?? ; 1= 1943? ; 3= 1943 ; 1= 1944? ; 4= 1944 ; 1= 1945?? ; 6= 1945 ; 6= 1946?? ; 2= 1946 ; 2= 1947?? ; 1= 1947? ; 4= 1947 ; 2= 1948?? ; 3= 1948? ; 6= 1949 ; 7= 1950?? ; 1= 1950? ; 1= 1950 ; 3= 1951?? ; 1= 1951? ; 1= 1951 ; 1= 1952?? ; 1= 1952? ; 1= 1953? ; 5= 1953 ; 1= 1954? ; 1= 1954 ; 1= 1955?? ; 1= 1956? ; 3= 1957? ; 4= 1958? ; 1= 1959
Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):205
Museum "Museo della Radio e della Fotografia"
Museum "Philips Historische Producten"

Collection of

Aldo Patriarca (CH)
Alberto Ammendola (I)
Tor Steinnes (N)
Danko Tkalec (HR)
Patrice Zeissloff (F)
Jacob Roschy (D)
Valery Gromov (RUS)
Karlheinz Fischer (D)
Karl - Heinz Bossan (D)
Christian Schaufelberger (CH)
Mario Giamboni (CH)
Reinhard Riek (D)
Tomasz Szczesniak (PL)
 
el6_radiotechnique_ph20s.jpg

EL6
 
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