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80ST Vacuum Tube New and Used

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The 80ST and 80STG are 4-pin UX-base full-wave power rectifier vacuum tubes utilizing the classic ST-12 shoulder glass envelope. Introduced by RCA in 1927 under the original type 80 designation, these tubes were widely used in 1930s and 1940s mains-powered console and tabletop radio receivers to convert AC voltage into smooth DC power for filter circuits. The "ST" and "STG" designations explicitly denote the shoulder-type glass bulb design ("G" specifying glass construction), distinguishing them from earlier globular S-17 glass versions. Featuring dual directly heated filaments, they operate on a 5.0V filament supply and fit standard 4-pin UX sockets. The 80ST series serves as the 4-pin predecessor to octal rectifiers like the 5Y3G. Available NOS and tested used.
Type: Full-Wave Vacuum Rectifier (Power Supply)
Base: 4-Pin UX Base (EIA 4-Pin layout)
Filament Voltage: 5.0V
Filament Current: 2.0A
Max AC Plate Voltage (per Plate): 350V RMS
Max DC Output Current: 125mA
Max Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV): 1400V
Equivalents & Relatives: 80, 5Y3G / 5Y3GT (octal equivalent), 5Z4 (indirectly heated octal relative), 280, UX-280 (earlier designations)