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5Y3GT Vacuum Tube New and Used

- Description
- Specifications
The 5Y3GT is a classic directly heated octal-base full-wave power rectifier engineered for low-to-medium power supplies in vintage radio receivers, tabletop sets, and guitar amplifiers. Featuring a compact glass T-9 envelope with an 8-pin octal base, it operates on a 5.0V/2.0A filament. It was a standard specification across decades of production by major manufacturers including RCA Victor, Zenith, Philco, Crosley, and Fender. Available in NOS and tested used conditions.
Type: Directly Heated Full-Wave Vacuum Rectifier
Base: 8-Pin Octal (EIA 5T layout — Filament Pins 2/8, Plates Pins 4/6)
Filament Voltage: 5.0V
Filament Current: 2.0A
Max Peak Inverse Voltage: 1,400V
Max DC Output Current: 125 mA
Max Peak Plate Current: 440 mA
Tube Voltage Drop: ~50V @ 125 mA
Equivalents & Relatives: 5Y3, 5Y3G, 5Y3GTA, VT-197A, 6040, 5AZ4 (loctal equivalent)