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Voltage Pentode vacuum tubes

Voltage Pentode records in Tube Tinker cover 243 tube designations, including 694 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.

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Tube records
243
Original datasheets
694
Variation families
29
Tubes with alternatives
66

About Voltage Pentode tubes

If the tube is a single pentode that did not fall into any of the Power tube categories, Then apply this type.

Electrical range

Nominal heater voltage
0.5–30 V
Nominal heater current
0.008–2.5 A

Common voltage pentode characteristics

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

Bases

  • B9A8
  • B8D/F5
  • 9EQ4
  • NOVAL4
  • 5J3
  • E7-13
  • E9-13
  • Noval3

Sockets

  • B9A58
  • B7G16
  • B8G15
  • IO13
  • UX613
  • SUBMINIATURE88
  • B5D4
  • B74

Constructions

  • Pentode241
  • Triode2

Voltage Pentode tube list

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  • 10J3L

    Pentode

    Russian pentode documented in bilingual manufacturer literature. The available source establishes its pentode construction and published guaranteed characteristics, but provides insufficient explicit application wording to assign a more specialized functional category conservatively.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 10ZH1L

    Pentode

    Russian pentode documented in bilingual manufacturer literature with guaranteed electrical characteristics. The available source establishes signal-tube operation but does not provide enough explicit functional wording to support a narrower classification without inference.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 12J3L

    Pentode

    Russian pentode documented in bilingual manufacturer literature with guaranteed electrical characteristics. The surviving source information establishes pentode operation but does not clearly identify a specialized application or cutoff class.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    12.6 V
    Sections
    1
  • 12Z3L

    Pentode

    Russian pentode designed for reliable operation under ambient influences, with a manufacturer service-life guarantee of 3,000 hours. Published data describe a signal-amplifier pentode with conventional voltage-amplification operating characteristics.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    12.6 V
    Sections
    1
  • 18013

    Pentode

    Philips professional pentode designed for long-life telephone-equipment service. Its intended role is reliable small-signal amplification in communications installations where extended operating life is more important than consumer-receiver convenience.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    M7A
    Heater
    4 V
    Sections
    1
  • 18015

    Pentode

    Philips professional pentode designed for long-life telephone-equipment service. Manufacturer documentation places it in reliable communications signal amplification, emphasizing extended service life for continuously operated telephone installations.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    M7A
    Heater
    21 V
    Sections
    1
  • 18042

    Pentode

    Philips professional pentode designed for long-life telephone-equipment service. Its manufacturer documentation emphasizes dependable small-signal operation in communications installations requiring extended service life and professional reliability.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    18 V
    Sections
    1
  • 18048

    Pentode

    Philips professional signal pentode with published heater, capacitance, characteristic, operating-condition, and limiting-value data. The available source supports general professional signal amplification but does not clearly establish a narrower functional category.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    20 V
    Sections
    1
  • 18048C3M

    Pentode

    Special-quality Philips C3m pentode for AF, IF, RF, oscillator, and output service. Manufacturer documentation specifies a 10,000-hour life test, making extended professional service life a defining feature of this versatile signal and low-power output tube.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8G
    Heater
    20 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1A4

    Pentode

    Directly heated pentode for radio-frequency and intermediate-frequency amplification in battery receivers. RCA designed it as a low-power signal tube for portable battery-operated radio equipment rather than an output-stage device.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1J24B

    Pentode

    Economical directly heated subminiature Russian pentode for high- and intermediate-frequency amplification. Its compact filamentary construction targets miniature RF/IF signal equipment where low power consumption and small size are desirable.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    1.2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1K4

    Pentode

    Directly heated receiving pentode intended for general amplifier service in low-voltage battery equipment.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    UX4
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1K5G

    Pentode

    Directly heated Radiotron pentode for battery-powered Class A voltage amplification, using a 2 V, 120 mA coated filament. Can operate with screen and plate interconnected without creating an additional physical triode.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1P6B

    Pentode

    Russian miniature directly heated low-power pentode for mobile electronics, using a 1.25 V, 11 mA oxide-coated filament and flexible leads.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    1.25 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1W4

    Pentode

    Directly heated power-amplifier pentode designed for battery-operated receiver output service with published Class-A operating conditions.

    Base
    5BZ
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    1.4 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1ZH37B

    Pentode

    Directly heated pentode for oscillation, amplification and mixing.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    1.2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 1ZH42A

    Pentode

    Low-consumption directly heated pentode for mixing and amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    1.2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 20F2

    Pentode

    Series-heater screened pentode designed for television receiver amplification service.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    11 V
    Sections
    1
  • 210SPT

    Pentode

    Cossor receiving pentode intended for receiver and amplifier service; available source does not clearly support a narrower functional category.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B7
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 210VPT

    Pentode

    Cossor receiving pentode intended for receiver and amplifier service; available source does not clearly support a narrower functional category.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B7
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 220HPT

    Pentode

    Cossor receiving pentode intended for receiver and amplifier service; available source does not clearly support a narrower functional category.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B5
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 234

    Pentode

    Receiving pentode amplifier documented in Cunningham/RCA literature; available source does not clearly establish a narrower dominant function.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 285A

    Pentode

    Western Electric heater-cathode general-purpose suppressor-grid pentode intended for general electronic amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    MEDIUM5
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 2HR8

    Pentode

    Pentode designed specifically for transitron circuits in television receivers, with ratings and capacitances tailored to that oscillator/control technique.

    Base
    E9-1
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    2.5 V
    Sections
    1
  • 2J48B

    Pentode

    Russian pentode documented in technical reference literature; available source does not clearly establish a narrower specialized application.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    2.4 V
    Sections
    1
  • 2P29P

    Pentode

    Directly heated Russian low-power pentode designed for RF power amplification and oscillator service to approximately 120 MHz.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    2.2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 30F5

    Pentode

    High-slope screened HF pentode designed as a straight television amplifier in AC/DC series-heater receivers.

    Base
    B9A
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    7.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 310A

    Pentode

    Western Electric heater-cathode general-purpose pentode designed for voltage amplification.

    Base
    7K
    Socket
    OCTAL7
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 310B

    Pentode

    Western Electric heater-cathode general-purpose pentode designed for voltage amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    OCTAL6
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 328A

    Pentode

    Western Electric heater-cathode suppressor-grid pentode designed for general-purpose voltage amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    OCTAL6
    Heater
    7.5 V
    Sections
    1
  • 337A

    Pentode

    Western Electric heater-cathode suppressor-grid pentode intended for general-purpose electronic amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    OCTAL6
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 348A

    Pentode

    Western Electric heater-cathode general-purpose pentode with a 275-volt maximum plate rating.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    OCTAL7
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 373A

    Pentode

    Western Electric oxide-filament general-purpose pentode intended for electronic amplification.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    2 V
    Sections
    1
  • 384A

    Pentode

    Miniature Western Electric pentode with published Class-A characteristics, intended for low-level amplifier service.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    UX4
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 385A

    Pentode

    Octal-base Western Electric pentode with published Class-A characteristics, intended for low-level amplifier service.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    IO
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 386A

    Pentode

    Miniature high-transconductance Western Electric pentode intended for voltage-amplifier service.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 3ZH1BV

    Pentode

    Rugged indirectly heated miniature pentode.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    3.15 V
    Sections
    1
  • 3ZH2BV

    Pentode

    Rugged indirectly heated miniature pentode.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    Not recorded
    Heater
    3.15 V
    Sections
    1
  • 403B

    Pentode

    Long-life high-transconductance miniature pentode for professional RF and broadband amplification, developed as a durable communications-service replacement.

    Base
    E7-1
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 404A

    Pentode

    Low-noise frame-grid pentode developed for UHF and broadband professional amplification, combining very high transconductance with low capacitances.

    Base
    E9-1
    Socket
    B9A
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 4067

    Pentode

    Directly heated subminiature electrometer pentode designed specifically for pH meters and other extremely high-impedance measurement circuits.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    B8D
    Heater
    0.5 V
    Sections
    1
  • 409A

    Pentode

    Miniature triple-grid pentode for low-power HF/UHF applications, with independently controllable suppressor grid supporting gating, mixing, and modulation.

    Base
    E7-1
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 4310A

    Pentode

    Professional carrier-frequency pentode designed for telecommunications amplifier service rather than ordinary consumer-radio applications.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    UX6
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 4310B

    Pentode

    Carrier-frequency pentode intended for professional telecommunications amplification with operating characteristics optimized for dependable communications service.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    UX6
    Heater
    10 V
    Sections
    1
  • 4328D

    Pentode

    Professional 4328-family carrier-frequency pentode designed for dependable telecommunications amplifier service.

    Base
    Not recorded
    Socket
    UX6
    Heater
    7.5 V
    Sections
    1
  • 5590

    Pentode

    Long-life RF pentode designed for amplifier service from low through very high frequencies, including operation from comparatively low supply voltages.

    Base
    E7-1
    Socket
    B7G
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 5639

    Pentode

    Rugged premium subminiature pentode developed for broadband radar and video amplification in military, airborne, and industrial equipment.

    Base
    8DL
    Socket
    SUBMINIATURE8
    Heater
    6.3 V
    Sections
    1
  • 57

    Pentode

    Early triple-grid pentode designed for radio detector and high-gain voltage-amplifier service, with both pentode and triode-connected operating data.

    Base
    6F
    Socket
    UX6
    Heater
    2.5 V
    Sections
    1