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16LU8 Pinout
basing pinout

 
16LU8 Substitutes
Different rating or performance 16LU8A
Different filament voltage 21LU8, 6LU8

Warning: Substitutes are given as a guide only - please refer to original manufacturers data sheets to ensure that a substitute is safe and appropriate for your application.

 
16LU8 Ratings
Vh
V		 Ih
A		 VaMax
V		 Vg2Max
V		 PaMax
W		 Pg2Max
W		 Notes
15.8 0.6 400 300 14.0 2.75 Pentode section
15.8 0.6 400 2.5 Triode section

 
16LU8 Application Data
Class Va
V		 Vg2
V		 Vg1
V		 Ia
mA		 Ig2
mA		 Ra
Ω		 S
mA/V		 Notes
A 135 120 -10.0 56.0 3.0 12,000 9.3 Pentode section
A 250 -4.0 2.3 16,000 3.6 Triode section

 
16LU8 Data sheet links
The Valve Museum 6LU8: html
Frank Philipse (Wildcat mirror - Jörg Jan Münter) 16LU8: 6LU8.pdf (83378 bytes)  16LU8A: 16LU8A.pdf (93184 bytes)  21LU8: 21LU8.pdf (82412 bytes)  6LU8: 6LU8.pdf (504376 bytes), 6LU8.pdf (549632 bytes)

Bold designators are close or identical, Italic designators are different ratings, different pinouts or different filament voltages. Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details

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