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3BE6 Vacuum Tube New and Used

- Description
- Specifications
The 3BE6 is a 7-pin miniature pentagrid converter vacuum tube designed specifically for frequency converter and mixer-oscillator service in superheterodyne AM and shortwave radio receivers. Featuring a 3.15V heater rating with controlled warm-up time for series-filament radio circuits, it combines local oscillator and mixer functions into a single stage to convert incoming RF signals to IF frequencies. Available in new old stock (NOS) and tested used conditions.
Type: Pentagrid Converter (Radio Frequency Mixer / Oscillator)
Base: 7-Pin Miniature (EIA 7CH layout)
Heater: 3.15V / 0.6A (Controlled warm-up)
Max Plate Voltage: 250V
Max Plate Dissipation: 1.0W
Max Screen Grid Voltage: 100V
Max Screen Grid Dissipation: 1.0W
Equivalents: 3BE6, 6BE6 (6.3V equivalent)