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6L6 tube substitute?
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10-03-2016, 04:34 AM
 Same tube, except that the 6L6G has a slightly higher output I think, but it probably won't matter, yes watch for pin one being used for things other then a ground, Philco liked to do things like that to punish people for daring to use metal tubes from the evil RCA. I'm surprised that your set doesn't have something goofy like a pair of 6B4Gs, which was the octal version of a 6A3.
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6L6 tube substitute? - by sdradioman - 10-02-2016, 09:31 AM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by Jim Koehler - 10-02-2016, 10:53 AM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by klondike98 - 10-02-2016, 11:58 AM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by Radioroslyn - 10-02-2016, 01:37 PM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by Arran - 10-03-2016, 04:34 AM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by Steve Davis - 10-03-2016, 09:31 AM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by TA Forbes - 10-03-2016, 10:16 PM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by Arran - 10-04-2016, 03:03 AM
RE: 6L6 tube substitute? - by TA Forbes - 10-07-2016, 09:11 PM



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