Data set 01
1961 Tung Sol
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Beam Power
Characteristic
Plate Resistance
60000 ohm
Typical
Transconductance
4400 uS
Typical
Heater Warmup Time
11 s
Power - TV Vertical Output ·BeamPower
6EY6
Beam-power pentode intended for television vertical-deflection amplification, with substantial pulse-voltage and cathode-current capability for scanning service.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- 7AC
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 6
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 680 mA
Description
The 6EY6 is a beam-power pentode intended for television vertical-deflection amplifier operation, with substantial pulse-voltage and cathode-current capability.
Socket description
International Octal
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- 7AC
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 6
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 680 mA
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
7AC - Terminal pinout
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
| Terminal | Section | Connection | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIN1Pin 1 | — | NC | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN2Pin 2 | — | H — Heater | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN3Pin 3 | A | P — Plate (Anode) | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN4Pin 4 | A | G2 — Screen Grid | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN5Pin 5 | A | G1 — Control Grid | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN7Pin 7 | — | H — Heater | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN8Pin 8 | A | BP — Beam-Forming PlateGroup AC8 | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
| PIN8Pin 8 | A | K — CathodeGroup AC8 | Verified 12L6GT/25L6GT manufacturer basing, 7AC |
Section ratings
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Beam Power
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Plate resistance
- 60000 Ω
- Transconductance
- 0.0044 S
- Max plate voltage
- 550 V
- Max screen voltage
- 250 V
- Max plate dissipation
- 10 W
- Max screen dissipation
- 1.5 W
- Max cathode current
- 65 mA
- Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
- 200 V
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 11 s
Source sheet states electrical identity to 7EY6 except heater ratings; no 7EY6 values are inferred into promoted fields.
Source-dependent data
Operating conditions by source
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 02
1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 2 of 4
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Beam Power
Other
Maximum_DC_plate_voltage
350 V
Maximum_peak_cathode_current
180 mA
Heater_warmup_time
11 s
Plate_voltage
250 V
ClassA
Screen_voltage
250 V
ClassA
Grid_1_voltage
-17.5 V
ClassA
Characteristic
Plate_current
44 mA
ClassA
Screen_current
3 mA
ClassA
Capacitance
Grid-1-to-plate capacitance
0.7 pF
Input capacitance
6.5 pF
Output capacitance
7 pF