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Originally Posted by init4fun
Gotta love a good westy , 5U4 and a pair of 6Y6's ... too cool .
I got an FM console version here , the Westinghouse H114 , 14 tubes including the tuning eye , the 6Y6's are in push pull , and not one but two of my all time favorite tube , the 6H6 dual diode (the tube that the 7 pin 6AL5 is based on) . With 14 tubes you just about could heat the room with it , and just for grins , look up the heater current of the 6Y6 , it's higher than any of the 6L6 6F6 6V6 output tubes , 1.25 amps VS the 6V6's .45 amp ! This explains the rather large power transformer and 175 watt input power rating for the H114 .
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The 6Y6G, 6Y6GA is a low B+ beam power penthode, that is in the same family as the 6W6GT, 6DG6GT and a few others like the 25L6 and the 50C6G.
GE used them in a few models of pre-war radios in push-pull configuration. They can only take a maximum of 200 volts or so, plate and screen.
I really don't know the advantages or disadvantages or this type tube. I leave that to the engineers.
