> You aren't really wrong in your comments about the tubes,
> although there are some inaccuracies. The dissipation rating
> of the 6L6 was 19 Watts I think, and the 6L6GC went up to more,
> perhaps 30 Watts. The 807 had a five pin base and a plate cap
> but internally was pretty much the same tube. The plate cap
> enabled better separation of grid and plate circuits, and thus
> operation to slightly higher frequencies.
Enh...
the 807 is the 6 volt version of the 1625.
> So, for low frequency use, any of the tubes pretty much were
> electrically interchangeable. You may remember the 829B, which
> was a pair of them in one envelope, with a glass base and two
> plate caps. I used one for years in a transmitter. The 2E26
> was smaller, perhaps more like a 6V6 in ratings, but with a
> plate cap. The 832 was a pair of them in one envelope similar
> to the 829B.
the 2E26 can be used as a replacement (at half the power output) as the 6146.
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-Jeff KA5THB
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