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EL86 Pinout
basing pinout
Note: pins 1, 6, and 8 are internal connections

 

EL86 Substitutes
Close or identical 6CW5, CV5094

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.

 

EL86 Ratings
Vh
V
Ih
A
6.3 0.76

 

EL86 Application Data
Class Va
V
Vg2
V
Vg1
V
Ia
mA
Ig2
mA
Ra
Ω
S
mA/V
Zout
Ω
Pout
W
THD
%
A S/E 170 170 -12.5 70.0 3.5 26,000 11.0 2,400 5.6 10

 

EL86 Data sheet links
Peter Millett 6CW5: Acrobat PDF 58K
The Valve Museum EL86: html
oldradio.qrz.ru EL86: html page, MK buizen handboek
Frank Philipse (Wildcat mirror - Jörg Jan Münter) 6CW5: 15CW5.pdf (209643 bytes), 6CW5.pdf (308317 bytes), 6CW5.pdf (320251 bytes), 6CW5.pdf (75437 bytes)  EL86: 6CS6.pdf (457275 bytes), EL86.pdf (1005675 bytes), EL86.pdf (2192495 bytes) (cs), EL86.pdf (258864 bytes), EL86.pdf (328281 bytes) (fr), EL86.pdf (84024 bytes)
TubeZone 6CW5: pdf

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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