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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: kagliostro on May 06, 2014, 01:45:19 pm

Title: Can actually a 6P14P be considered an EL84?
Post by: kagliostro on May 06, 2014, 01:45:19 pm

I can get some 6P14P at good price

but I would like to know your opinion

el84 datasheet
http://www.r-type.org/pdfs/el84.pdf (http://www.r-type.org/pdfs/el84.pdf)

attached the 6P14P datasheet

Thanks

K

Title: Re: Can actually a 6P14P be considered an EL84?
Post by: dude on May 06, 2014, 02:07:41 pm

I bought a lot of these tubes from Russia and they sounded good in my el84 amps.

al

Title: Re: Can actually a 6P14P be considered an EL84?
Post by: HotBluePlates on May 06, 2014, 06:58:53 pm

"Can actually a 6P14P be considered an EL84?"

Compare operating conditions for the 6P14P and the EL84 for 250v plate and screen, as shown on both data sheets. Then look at the limiting values for both.

They look near-enough the same to me, how about you?

Title: Re: Can actually a 6P14P be considered an EL84?
Post by: kagliostro on May 07, 2014, 01:19:45 am

Thanks Dude & HotBluePlates

@ HotBluePlates

To me seems they are very similar but as I'm not a good datasheet reader I preferred to ask

Thanks Again

Franco