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59 Vacuum Tube New and Used

- Description
- Specifications
The 59 is a classic 7-pin large-base triple-grid power amplifier vacuum tube designed for Class A, B, or C power output and driver service in early 1930s radio receivers and audio amplifiers. Operating on a 2.5V/2.0A indirectly heated cathode, its flexible external grid connections allow it to be wired as a triode, screen-grid tetrode, or power pentode depending on the stage configuration. It was widely specified in early multi-tube console receivers by Zenith, RCA Victor, Philco, and Crosley. Available in NOS and tested used conditions.
Type: Triple-Grid Power Output Pentode / Triode / Tetrode
Base: 7-Pin Large (EIA 7A layout)
Heater Voltage: 2.5V
Heater Current: 2.0A
Max Plate Voltage: 250V
Max Screen Grid Voltage: 250V
Max Plate Dissipation: 10.0W
Power Output (Class A Pentode): 3.0W
Transconductance: 2,250 microsiemens (2.25 mA/V)
Equivalents: 59, 59GT (rare octal variants)