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Offline kagliostro

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Substitutes for the 6SH7 (9 - 8 - 7 pin tubes) ?
« on: June 02, 2011, 05:19:05 pm »
Which tube can be used as substitutes for the 6SH7 ?

I mean a correspondent character tube don't mean necessary an 8 pin tube also 9 or 7 pin tubes

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Re: Substitutes for the 6SH7 (9 - 8 - 7 pin tubes) ?
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2011, 06:31:50 pm »
6SJ7 will work if you move a few wires, and you can get the shielded metal version.
« Last Edit: June 10, 2011, 09:12:46 pm by Tiny_Daddy »

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Re: Substitutes for the 6SH7 (9 - 8 - 7 pin tubes) ?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 12:44:57 am »
6AU6A

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Re: Substitutes for the 6SH7 (9 - 8 - 7 pin tubes) ?
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 01:02:30 am »
6SH7 and 6AU6/EF94 are as near as two tubes can be.

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Re: Substitutes for the 6SH7 (9 - 8 - 7 pin tubes) ?
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2011, 04:10:24 am »
Yesterday at a Flea Market I find no 6SH7 tubes but got one NOS NIB Tunsgram 6AU6 for € 5,00

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« Last Edit: June 05, 2011, 04:56:32 am by kagliostro »
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