Part Number: 6V6
Function: Beam Power Tube (Tubeentode Triode, Vacuum tube)
Manufacturer: RCA, TUNG-SOL
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Description
The 6V6 is a beam-power tetrode vacuum tube. Metal type 6V6 and glass octal type 6V6GTA are used as output amplifiers in automobile, battery-operated, and other receivers in which reduced plate-current drain is desirable. It is still in use in audio applications, especially electric guitar amplifiers.
Pinout
1 – the shell connection of the metal
2, 7 – Filament / Heater
3 – Anode / Plate
4 – Grid 2 / Screen Grid
5 – Grid 1 / Control Grid
6 – No connection. Pin normally absent
8 – Cathode & Beam-Forming Plates
Features
1. Heater Voltage ( ac/dc ) : 6.3 V
2. Heater Current : 0.45 A