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Other (weirdo tubes) vacuum tubes

Other (weirdo tubes) records in Tube Tinker cover 35 tube designations, including 57 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.

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Tube records
35
Original datasheets
57
Variation families
2
Tubes with alternatives
0

About Other (weirdo tubes) tubes

If the tube did not qualify for any other tube type, then assign this.

Electrical range

Nominal heater voltage
1.4–45 V
Nominal heater current
0.034–1.2 A

Common other (weirdo tubes) characteristics

These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.

Bases

  • Magnoval, gold plated pins1
  • OCTAL1

Sockets

  • B7G2
  • B12A1
  • B51
  • B8G1
  • B9E1
  • IO1

Constructions

  • Other31
  • TuningIndicator2
  • Diode-Heptode1
  • Pentode-Tetrode1

Other (weirdo tubes) tube list

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  • 12

    Other

    Type 12 appears in the supplied source, but the matching electrical entry is not reproduced clearly enough to establish construction or function without guessing.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 3A6

    Other

    Type 3A6 appears in the supplied receiving-tube handbook, but its row is not legible enough to establish a reliable construction or application.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • 5610

    Other

    Type 5610 remains functionally unresolved from the available approved source material; no narrower classification is assigned without readable application evidence.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 8346

    Other

    Type 8346 remains functionally unresolved from the available approved source material; no narrower classification is assigned without readable application evidence.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B12A
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • ASG657

    Other

    ASG657 remains a special-purpose device whose available source does not support a more specific functional classification without inference.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • B40M1

    Other

    B40M1 remains functionally unresolved from the available approved source material and is conservatively retained as an unspecified special-purpose device.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CEM75

    Other

    CEM75 is documented as a special-purpose electron tube, but the available source does not expose enough application detail for a narrower evidence-based classification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CH102710

    Other

    CH1027-family Curpistor constant-current regulator rated at approximately 10^-10 ampere, intended to maintain an extremely small controlled current.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CH102711

    Other

    CH1027-family Curpistor constant-current regulator for specialized precision electronic circuits, with its specific current value defined by the type suffix.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CH102712

    Other

    CH1027-family Curpistor constant-current regulator for precision low-current service, providing a defined current largely independent of applied voltage.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CH10279

    Other

    CH1027-family Curpistor constant-current regulator intended for specialized precision circuits requiring a stable predetermined current.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CK503AX

    Other

    Raytheon subminiature special-purpose tube whose construction and application columns are blank or damaged in the available handbook source.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CK506AX

    Other

    Raytheon subminiature special-purpose tube whose target handbook row is not legible enough to establish a reliable functional classification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CK5697

    Other

    CK5697 remains functionally unresolved from the available approved source material; no narrower classification is assigned without explicit application evidence.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CVS1

    Other

    CVS1 is documented as a special-purpose electron tube, but the available source does not provide enough clear application detail for a narrower classification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • CY2253

    Other

    CY2253 is documented as a special-purpose electronic tube, but the available evidence does not support a narrower functional assignment without inference.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • DAH50

    Diode-Heptode

    Battery diode-heptode with space-charge grid designed for audio-frequency amplification and detection in low-consumption portable receiving equipment.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    1.4 V
    Sections
    2
  • DR2000

    Other

    RCA DR2000 Numatron segmented incandescent numeric display, nominal 4.5 V and 24 mA per segment; non-electron-beam display device.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • E448

    Other

    Philips E448 remains functionally unresolved from the available datasheet summary; a narrower classification is not assigned without explicit application evidence.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B5
    Heater
    4 V
    Sections
    1
  • EIP12

    Other

    One-shot evaporation ion pump incorporating a Bayard-Alpert gauge and zirconium getter filament, providing both vacuum pumping and independent pressure measurement.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • F4100

    Other

    Microwave tube represented primarily by a mechanical-drawing sheet; the supplied scan does not provide legible electrical performance data for a narrower functional classification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • FA13

    Other

    General Electric special-purpose industrial vacuum device whose available source does not support a more specific functional assignment without guessing.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • MR01

    Other

    Indirectly heated rectifier for power-supply service. Its 20 V low-current heater suits series strings, while available manufacturer data do not support a narrower specialization.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    20 V
    Sections
    1
  • NF00649

    TuningIndicator

    Compact selective digital indicator with green display and a 24 V, 125 mA heater, intended for discrete visual information display rather than receiver tuning.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    24 V
    Sections
    1
  • NF00650

    TuningIndicator

    Compact selective digital indicator with orange display and a 24 V, 125 mA heater, intended for discrete visual information display rather than receiver tuning.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    24 V
    Sections
    1
  • PL435

    Other

    Philips cross-reference designation for microwave tube 4C35; available source establishes microwave service but not enough detail here for a narrower functional category.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • PL6574

    Other

    PL6574 is documented as a special-purpose electronic tube, but the available source summary does not establish a narrower function reliably.

    Base
    OCTAL
    Socket
    IO
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • S132IV

    Other

    S132IV is documented as a special-purpose electronic tube; available source material does not support a more specific classification without inference.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • TH9301

    Other

    Single-stage electrostatically focused ultraviolet image-converter tube that transforms ultraviolet images into bright visible images for scientific and astrophysical applications.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • TH9302

    Other

    Single-stage electrostatically focused visible and near-infrared image intensifier with fast electronic gating for night-vision and synchronized optical-imaging applications.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • TH9303

    Other

    Rugged three-stage electrostatically focused image intensifier with automatic brightness control, fiber-optic windows, and integral high-voltage supply for military night vision.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • TT8

    Other

    Bendix Chronotron thermal time-delay resistance device, using controlled heating and resistance change to provide a predetermined electrical timing delay.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • UEL71

    Pentode-Tetrode

    Tetrode-output pentode combination designed for detector and audio-output service, integrating radio signal detection with loudspeaker-driving power amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    45 V
    Sections
    2
  • VGIA1

    Other

    VGIA1 is documented as a special-purpose electron tube, but the available source does not expose enough functional detail for a narrower evidence-based classification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1
  • XL7900

    Other

    Evacuated vibrating-membrane capacitor used as a DC-to-AC converter in electrometers, dosimeters, pH meters, and other very-high-input-resistance instruments. Its membrane resonates around 5.3–6.3 kHz, enabling modulation of extremely small DC measurement signals.

    Base
    Magnoval, gold plated pins
    Socket
    B9E
    Heater
    Not recorded
    Sections
    1