HH Scott 210D Amp
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DirtyErnie
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I'd assume they'd be pretty old and drowned out by the follow-on GB and GC series.
I've run across plenty of metal, G, GA, GB and GC, and of course their numbered cousins, never heard of or seen a 6L6GT. Google finds me pics of some Japanese TEN branded ones, but no old US production.
I know there is a GT sized Bendix tube thats 6L6 class, but internally it looks like a pair of 6V6 jammed into one bottle. Can't remember the number but its definitely a weirdo.
I know there is a GT sized Bendix tube thats 6L6 class, but internally it looks like a pair of 6V6 jammed into one bottle. Can't remember the number but its definitely a weirdo.
DirtyErnie
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Chatting with the AI about this. The GB variant appeared in 1954, likely ending 6L6/G/GT production entirely.
Any devices originally equipped would have probably gone through a few tubes since '54-say'84 time frame or been discarded wholesale. Also likely the GT wasn't widely produced except for maybe military/industrial stuff that needed the compact bottle.
All in all, it wouldn't surprise me if GT stock wasn't that prevalent to begin with, and then got used up/obsoleted/scrapped as useless in the 70-odd years since they stopped making them.
Any devices originally equipped would have probably gone through a few tubes since '54-say'84 time frame or been discarded wholesale. Also likely the GT wasn't widely produced except for maybe military/industrial stuff that needed the compact bottle.
All in all, it wouldn't surprise me if GT stock wasn't that prevalent to begin with, and then got used up/obsoleted/scrapped as useless in the 70-odd years since they stopped making them.
DirtyErnie
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Looks like a Soviet 6P3S with dodgy re-marking going on. Could also be Chinese, I think they made near-identical copies of some of the Soviet tubes. If it is, that base is fatter than a standard GT tube and will not fit into any of the "bear trap" type tube clamps. I have a couple of amps that I had to replace sockets in from that. The tubes were partially plugged in and the sockets didn't love it. Offhand I don't remember if the bottle itself is bigger or not.
DirtyErnie
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Or it's THIS.
Which is similar to This Here.
Which could be ^^^ that, 'cuz when tubes get imported and re-labelled, who really knows what's actually happening.
Which is similar to This Here.
Which could be ^^^ that, 'cuz when tubes get imported and re-labelled, who really knows what's actually happening.
