Specialized tube type
Specialized - Switching Tube vacuum tubes
Specialized - Switching Tube records in Tube Tinker cover 572 tube designations, including 1,020 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 572
- Original datasheets
- 1,020
- Variation families
- 18
- Tubes with alternatives
- 23
About Specialized - Switching Tube tubes
If the tube is described as a switching tube, transmit/receive etc. then apply this type.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 0–27 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0–1,800 A
Common specialized - switching tube characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- B12E2
- B7G2
- Duodecal2
- Special 13-pin2
- 4CK1
- 4V1
- 6AR1
- 9AD1
Sockets
- B9A23
- UX415
- IO12
- B7G11
- B12A5
- SK1005
- B26A4
- B13B2
Constructions
- MicrowaveTRSwitch215
- SparkGapPulseSwitch80
- CounterSelectorSwitch37
- Tetrode37
- Thyratron37
- RelayControlSwitch33
- SurgeProtector33
- BeamSwitchingCommutator18
Specialized - Switching Tube tube list
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6602 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-329 TR and shutter device, 3070–3530 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6604 MicrowaveTRSwitch-MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-509 dual TR gas-discharge switch and shutter with attached hybrid junctions; 8490–9578 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
6605 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-96A pre-TR gas-discharge protection switch; 1250–1350 MHz; 2000 kW maximum transmitter peak power.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6615 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6616 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-326 broadband TR gas-discharge switch and shutter; 8490–9578 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6619 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6620 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6621 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6624 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6629 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-54 ATR gas-discharge switch; 8650–8950 MHz; 250 kW maximum transmitter peak power.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6630 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-55 ATR gas-discharge switch; center frequency 9375 MHz; 250 kW maximum transmitter peak power.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6631 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-94 ATR gas-discharge switch with keep-alive ignitor; 8500–9000 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6632 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-18A tunable TR gas-discharge switch; 1215–1355 MHz; 2000 kW maximum transmitter peak power.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6633 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Bomac BL-37A broadband TR switch, 1220–1365 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6640 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Broadband double TR gas switch for C-band radar duplexers, operating approximately 5.4–5.9 GHz at peak powers reaching hundreds of kilowatts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6700 BeamSwitchingCommutator
6700 specialized - switching tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.2 V
- Sections
- 1
6701 BeamSwitchingCommutator
6701 specialized - switching tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6703 BeamSwitchingCommutator
High-vacuum ten-output magnetron beam-switching commutator, shared designation 6703/8D-301, for electronic selection and sequencing.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK100
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6704 BeamSwitchingCommutator
High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK105
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6710 BeamSwitchingCommutator
General-purpose ten-position Burroughs BEAM-X high-vacuum electronic switching device for rapid output selection and commutation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK100
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6711 BeamSwitchingCommutator
High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK100
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6712 BeamSwitchingCommutator
High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK100
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6714 BeamSwitchingCommutator
High-vacuum electron-beam switching device that steers current among multiple output electrodes for electronic commutation, selection, counting, or detection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK100
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6793 MechanicalVacuumSwitch
6793 specialized - switching tube electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6795 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6796 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6797 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6802 CounterSelectorSwitch
Cold-cathode decimal counting/selector tube using pulsed guide electrodes to advance the discharge among output cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6805 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Gas-filled microwave TR/ATR switching device for pulsed radar duplexers, protecting or isolating transmitter and receiver paths during high-power RF pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6873 RelayControlSwitch
Rugged inert-gas cold-cathode trigger tube capable of very high peak currents for rapid relay, control, and trigger switching.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6879 CounterSelectorSwitch
Cold-cathode decimal counting and selector tube that advances a glow discharge among numbered cathodes in response to guide-electrode pulses.
- Base
- 9AD
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6909 CounterSelectorSwitch
Cold-cathode decimal counting and selector tube that advances a glow discharge among numbered cathodes in response to guide-electrode pulses.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6910 CounterSelectorSwitch
Top-view cold-cathode decimal counter tube with cathodes zero through nine individually available as outputs for counting and selection.
- Base
- 6AR
- Socket
- MODDUODECAL13
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
6AR8 BeamSwitchingCommutator
Double-plate sheet-beam switching and detector tube that steers an electron beam between output plates for electronic commutation and signal detection.
- Base
- 9OP
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6HW8 BeamSwitchingCommutator
Sheet-beam tube for specialized electronic switching and signal-processing circuits. Its beam geometry permits controlled current steering rather than conventional single-output amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6JH8 BeamSwitchingCommutator
Double-plate sheet-beam tube for color-television synchronous detection, burst gating, and switching. Its balanced beam structure supports signal comparison and controlled output selection.
- Base
- E9-1
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6L2G BeamSwitchingCommutator
Grid-beam tube for electronic circuits requiring dual control. Its beam-current structure supports switching and controlled signal processing rather than ordinary single-grid amplification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6ME8 BeamSwitchingCommutator
Specialized multi-electrode beam tube for color-television demodulation, switching, and coincidence gating. Balanced outputs and multiple control electrodes enable signal comparison and gating.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
6NO45T ThermalDelaySwitch
Hermetically sealed thermal time-delay relay in a glass envelope. Heater warm-up changes the contact state after a controlled delay for sequencing and protection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7002 Triode
Shielded-grid high-voltage pulse-switch triode designed for fast high-power switching in radar modulators and related pulsed equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6 V
- Sections
- 1
7032 Heptode
High-reliability miniature gating heptode developed for computers and electronic switching equipment. Multiple control grids gate plate current for logic and pulse applications rather than receiver frequency conversion.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
7155 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Cold-cathode decimal counting and selector tube with ten output cathodes and pulsed guide electrodes. Sequential discharge transfer performs electronic counting and selection.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7205 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Gas-discharge conduction provides abrupt heaterless switching when the trigger condition is reached.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
721B MicrowaveTRSwitch
Hydrogen gas switching tube for roughly 2.8–3.33 GHz pulsed microwave service. Its discharge provides rapid RF-path control in radar systems.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7229 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Gas ionization provides abrupt heaterless switching in response to a trigger signal.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7230 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Its gas discharge provides rapid heaterless switching when triggered.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7231 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Gas-discharge action provides abrupt electronic switching without a heater.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
7232 MicrowaveTRSwitch
Cold-cathode trigger tube for pulse and control circuits. Its ionized discharge provides rapid heaterless switching in response to control conditions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
