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12BA6

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ID = 2819
       
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Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Vacuum Pentode   RF/IF-Stage   Controlling (mu) 
Identical to 12BA6 = CV1928 = HF93
Similar Tubes
Normally replaceable-slightly different:
  12BA6A ; 12P1
Heater different:
  6BA6 ; CV454
First year 1946 -- Collector info (Sammler)
First Source (s)
25.Oct.1945 : Electron Tube Registration List
Predecessor Tubes 12SK7   12SG7   12SK7GT   14A7   14H7  
Successor Tubes 12BA6A  

Base Miniatur-7-Pin-Base B7G, USA 1940 (Codex=Zia)
Was used by Radio/TV-reception etc.
Filament Vf 12.6 Volts / If 0.15 Ampere / Indirect / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC
Description

First registered in October 1945 with +/- 90 V peak max heater-to-cathode insulation. Re-registered with insulation uprated to +/- 200 V peak max in December 1959.

Since June 1961 superseded by controlled warm-up type 12BA6A for reliable series string heater operation.

* RMA/JEDEC register record available by courtesy of TCA* - Full record is downloadable here.

 
Dimensions (WHD)
incl. pins / tip
19 x 54 x mm / 0.75 x 2.13 x inch
Tube prices 4 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   
- - Manufacturers Literature

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12BA6: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Karel De Reus †

12ba6_so.png 12BA6: ARRL Handbook 1972
Anonymous 10 Collector

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Just Qvigstad
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12BA6: GE Data Sheet
Egon Penker

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Usage in Models 4= 1946?? ; 21= 1946? ; 65= 1946 ; 2= 1947?? ; 27= 1947? ; 102= 1947 ; 18= 1948?? ; 44= 1948? ; 184= 1948 ; 31= 1949?? ; 44= 1949? ; 96= 1949 ; 140= 1950?? ; 126= 1950? ; 168= 1950 ; 39= 1951?? ; 212= 1951? ; 192= 1951 ; 50= 1952?? ; 123= 1952? ; 197= 1952 ; 44= 1953?? ; 137= 1953? ; 240= 1953 ; 52= 1954?? ; 325= 1954? ; 199= 1954 ; 99= 1955?? ; 351= 1955? ; 205= 1955 ; 35= 1956?? ; 284= 1956? ; 148= 1956 ; 17= 1957?? ; 170= 1957? ; 176= 1957 ; 42= 1958?? ; 138= 1958? ; 206= 1958 ; 25= 1959?? ; 260= 1959? ; 260= 1959 ; 159= 1960?? ; 145= 1960? ; 137= 1960 ; 17= 1961?? ; 147= 1961? ; 104= 1961 ; 27= 1962?? ; 173= 1962? ; 70= 1962 ; 16= 1963?? ; 219= 1963? ; 87= 1963 ; 22= 1964?? ; 212= 1964? ; 87= 1964 ; 61= 1965?? ; 186= 1965? ; 33= 1965 ; 37= 1966?? ; 52= 1966? ; 23= 1966 ; 9= 1967?? ; 14= 1967? ; 14= 1967 ; 13= 1968?? ; 6= 1968? ; 8= 1968 ; 5= 1969?? ; 1= 1969? ; 4= 1969 ; 10= 1970?? ; 2= 1970? ; 1= 1970 ; 1= 1971? ; 2= 1971 ; 1= 1972 ; 1= 1973? ; 2= 1973 ; 1= 1974?? ; 1= 1974? ; 1= 1974 ; 1= 1975?? ; 1= 1976 ; 2= 1977? ; 2= 1977 ; 1= 1978?? ; 1= 1979?? ; 1= 9999?? ; 1= 9999? ; 7= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):7426

Collection of


Documents about this component
  RMA registration record covering the RCA tube types 6AT6, 6AU6, 6BA6, 6BE6, 12AT6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4 and 50B5 2327 KB
 
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12BA6
 

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