Electronic tube type
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.
- 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
Page 1 of 1
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
