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6SA7

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ID = 2710
       
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Brand:
Developer: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY) 
Tube type:  Pentagrid-Converter (Heptode)   Pentagrid (new)   Controlling (mu) 
Identical to 6SA7 = 6А7 = 6А15Б = VT-150 = CV1966
Similar Tubes
Other shape (e.g. bulb type):
  6SA7GT ; 6SA7MGT ; 6SA7_DDR ; GT6SA7
Other class quality (otherwise equal):
  5961 ; 6SA7Y
Heater different:
  12SA7
First year 1939 -- Collector info (Sammler) started 1939 with >300 models, some with dated ads
First Source (s)
18.Nov.1938 : Electron Tube Registration List
Predecessor Tubes 6A8   6K8  
Successor Tubes 6BE6   6SB7Y  

Base Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 (Codex=Ud)
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 4 Tube prices (visible for members only)
Information source Essential Characteristics, GE 1973   
Taschenbuch zum Röhren-Codex 1948/49   

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6SA7: Courtesy Bureau Belper (De Muiderkring, Bussum), Scan Frank Philipse
Anonymous 10 Collector

6sa7_so.png 6SA7: RCA Reference Book 1968
Anonymous 10 Collector

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Just Qvigstad
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6SA7: SEL Handbuch 1964
Peter Hoddow

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Usage in Models 10= 1939?? ; 117= 1939? ; 290= 1939 ; 34= 1940?? ; 217= 1940? ; 397= 1940 ; 63= 1941?? ; 98= 1941? ; 350= 1941 ; 71= 1942?? ; 79= 1942? ; 68= 1942 ; 2= 1943? ; 4= 1943 ; 1= 1944? ; 4= 1944 ; 13= 1945?? ; 6= 1945? ; 13= 1945 ; 44= 1946?? ; 52= 1946? ; 218= 1946 ; 42= 1947?? ; 40= 1947? ; 169= 1947 ; 33= 1948?? ; 37= 1948? ; 163= 1948 ; 33= 1949?? ; 32= 1949? ; 54= 1949 ; 115= 1950?? ; 39= 1950? ; 63= 1950 ; 34= 1951?? ; 25= 1951? ; 36= 1951 ; 20= 1952?? ; 17= 1952? ; 7= 1952 ; 3= 1953?? ; 12= 1953? ; 5= 1953 ; 5= 1954?? ; 7= 1954? ; 11= 1954 ; 14= 1955?? ; 2= 1955? ; 8= 1955 ; 2= 1956? ; 1= 1957?? ; 4= 1957? ; 2= 1957 ; 2= 1959 ; 1= 9999

Quantity of Models at Radiomuseum.org with this tube (valve, valves, valvola, valvole, válvula, lampe):3189

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6SA7
 

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