Tube cross-reference
6CB6 alternatives, equivalents, and replacements
Review exact electrical variations and directional substitutions recorded for the 6CB6 voltage pentode. Compare core specifications and verify every restriction before using a replacement.
Exact variations of 6CB6
These designations belong to the same electrical variation group. Their names may differ because of international standards, manufacturing tolerances, or materials, but they are recorded as electrically equivalent—not merely substitutes.
6676 Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Base pins
- 7
- Sections
- 1
- Heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Heater current
- 0.3 A
Replacement tubes for 6CB6
The following tubes are recorded as possible replacements for 6CB6. This direction does not establish that 6CB6 can replace them.
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6676 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | Not recorded |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 7732 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | E7-1 / 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6AG5 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | E7-1 |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6AU6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BK |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6AU6A as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BK |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6BC5 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BC |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.6 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6BH6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.15 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6A as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CE5 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BD |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CF6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Remote Cutoff (single)
The database records 6DC6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Remote Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6DE6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6DK6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Radio Detector Converter
The database records 6HS6 as a possible replacement for6CB6.
- Parallel heater circuits only
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | Original tube | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Radio Detector Converter |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BK |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.45 A |
Where 6CB6 can be used as the replacement
In these recorded relationships, 6CB6 is the replacement tube. The listed original tubes are not automatically suitable as replacements for 6CB6.
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6676.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | Not recorded |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6AG5.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | E7-1 |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6AU6.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BK |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6BC5.
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BC |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.6 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6BH6.
- Parallel heater circuits only
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.15 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6CB6A.
- Parallel heater circuits only
- No-warmup series circuits only
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6CF6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Remote Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6DC6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Remote Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6DE6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single)
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6DK6.
No special restrictions are recorded for this substitution.
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Pentode - Sharp Cutoff (single) |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7CM |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.3 A |
Voltage Radio Detector Converter
The database records 6CB6 as a possible replacement for6HS6.
- Parallel heater circuits only
- Not suitable for all circuits
| Specification | 6CB6 replacement | Original tube |
|---|---|---|
| Tube type | Voltage Pentode | Voltage Radio Detector Converter |
| Construction | Pentode | Pentode |
| Base | 7CM | 7BK |
| Socket | B7G | B7G |
| Base pins | 7 | 7 |
| Sections | 1 | 1 |
| Heater voltage | 6.3 V | 6.3 V |
| Heater current | 0.3 A | 0.45 A |
Verify before substituting
Matching a base or heater voltage is not enough to prove that two tubes are interchangeable. Check pin connections, heater current, maximum ratings, bias requirements, warm-up behavior, and the equipment manufacturer’s service documentation before making a substitution.
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