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Russian receiving tubes and foreign equivalents

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Hi,
I recently came across a russian book called: Domestic receiving tubes and their foreign counterparts (or something like that), and have collected data from that book in a table over russian tubes and their western equivalent and possible substitutes. I attach the table to this post, so anyone interested can use it.

Tubes not listed in the table, are not listed with equivalents. And to all of you who wonder if 6N1P is equivalent to ECC88, well, according to this it is not. It is listed as a possible substitute for ECC82 and E80CC. 6N23p is listed as equivalent to ECC88/6DJ8.

All of the data in the table comes from the Russian book, I have not checked with other sources. All comments appreciated.


Tor
 

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The 6n1p is not really equivalent to 6dj8/ecc88, is sometimes "sustititive", but is very different. I dont know why in the market show usually as "Equivalent".

The other hand, the 6n23p is very close to 6dj8/ecc88.

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Tor, good post.

I agree with you: neither "equivalent" or "bad-sustitutive".This tubes are diferent.

I think many electon-tubes from Russia can be similars to the western counterpartners, but not the same thing or equals.Usually are very differents.

Chris
 
The 6P1P is electrically similar to the 6AQ5/EL90 (and the 6BW6, 6CM6, 6CZ5), but is a 9-pin base, vs. 7-pin for the 6AQ5. Has a unique pinout, with no western plug-in equivalent.

hi,
That is correct, but that's why it is listed as an analogue and not as an equivalent. 🙂
The tubes listed as analogues are not always plug in equivalents.
Tor
 
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