Tube Data
This data is available on DVD-ROM from www.theoscilloscopestore.com
In addition to the data I have scanned and posted, if you're looking for data on a particular tube you should visit TSDL on Duncanamps website, or Frank's tube data. Another spot to look, which is especially useful if you're looking for replacement types and tubes with similar bases or characteristics, is the NJ7P tube database.
I am working on posting the RCA HB-3 Tube Handbook on line on this site (on it's own page). I've also posted Sylvania tube manuals on their own page.
Many files on this site, especially scanned documentation, are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. I recommend that if you don't already have it you download the latest version of Adobe reader. Some files have compressed images that may not work correctly with older versions of Acrobat reader.
Miscellaneous stuff:
Excellent triode curves for the 813 from Frens Mazenier (3.9MB GIF file)
Excellent triode curves for the 814 from Frens Mazenier (3.9MB GIF file)
Triode curves for the 814 (XLS file) (PDF file)
Triode curves for the PT15 (XLS file) (PDF file)
Triode curves for the 829B - Thanks to Paul LeClercq - Tube #1 (XLS) (PDF), tube #2 (XLS) (PDF)
Amperex:
1958 Amperex tubes catalog, with short data (743kB PDF file)
Brimar:
Brimar Valve and Teletube Manual No. 9 (12mB PDF file)
Chatham:
6AS7G data sheet (PDF, 126kB)
GE:
"Five-Star Tubes" (PDF, 2MB) - Describes GE's high-reliability tubes, their construction, testing, etc. Includes short data.
"GE Essential Characteristics", the whole 228 page book in an indexed PDF file (BIG, 11MB!)
6189 data sheet (PDF, 412kB)
7044 data sheet (PDF, 224kB)
8950 data sheet (PDF, 320kB)
Glow Lamp Manual (1965) (CAUTION LARGE 81MB PDF file) - Theory, circuits, and ratings of glow lamps (neon lamps) - great detail about circuits and theory - Courtesy of Chuck McGregor, N7RHU
Ken-Rad:
6L7 data sheet (PDF, 1.4MB)
Mullard:
"Valves and Electron Tubes", indexed 67-page tube manual (BIG, full-color, 9MB PDF file)
Raytheon:
1938 "Handbook of Amateur Tube Uses" (12MB PDF file) - Data on the Raytheon "RK-series" of transmitting tubes (as well as a few others), and some applications info. Some of these datasheets are VERY hard to find...
Raytheon Special Purpose Tube Characteristics (8.5MB PDF file) - short data on special tubes including subminiature types, crystal diodes, etc. - Courtesy of Chuck McGregor, N7RHU
RCA:
1934 RCA "Amateur Transmitting types" (1.3MB PDF file)
1934 RCA RC-12 Receiving Tube Manual (3.6MB PDF file), with PDF index
1956 RCA RC-18 Receiving Tube Manual (CAUTION LARGE 22MB PDF file) Courtesy of Walter Welch, AI4SP!
1960 RCA RC-20 Receiving Tube Manual (CAUTION LARGE 20MB PDF file) Courtesy of Walter Welch, AI4SP!
1960 RCA RC-20 Valvulas de Recepcion (CAUTION LARGE 43MB PDF file) - The classic RCA RC-20 manual, en Espanol!
1961 RCA RC-21 Receiving Tube Manual (12MB PDF file), with PDF index
1964 RCA RC-23 Receiving Tube Manual (CAUTION LARGE 25MB PDF file) Courtesy of Walter Welch, AI4SP!
1968 RCA RC-26 Receiving Tube Manual (CAUTION LARGE 28MB PDF file) Courtesy of Walter Welch, AI4SP
1975 RCA RC-30 Receiving Tube Manual (CAUTION LARGE 38MB PDF file) Courtesy of Walter Welch, AI4SP!
1938 RCA TT-3 Air-Cooled Transmitting Tube Manual (8.8MB PDF file) - Great transmitting tube data, has most of the 800- and 1600-series tubes and beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations, with PDF index
1956 RCA TT-4 Transmitting Tube Manual (CAUTION LARGE 13MB PDF file) Courtesy of Walter Welch, AI4SP!
RCA HB-3 Tube Handbook page - the whole thing (eventually)!
"Beam Power Tubes" (2.3MB PDF file) by O. H. Schade, RCA publication ST-59, March, 1938 - A very nice technical paper about beam-power tubes, their operation, and application in audio power amplifiers
Sylvania:
Taylor:
Taylor tube catalog and handbook (PDF, 1.2MB) - "Carbon anodes produce more watts per dollar!"
Tung-Sol:
5998 data sheet (PDF, 193kB)
7236 data sheet (PDF, 52kB)
Western Electric: (Thanks to Tony Daggs for the scans!)
300A/300B Data sheet (high-res, 4.6MB PDF file) - Nice 1939 full data sheet on the 300A and 300B
"Western Electric Vacuum Tubes" (high-res, 3.6MB PDF file) - Don't know the date of this, but this short-form catalog has summary data on the 100, 200, and 300 series of tubes
