Tube info

[J. Larry Hendry]

I have a RCA tube book which is more recent - RC-29 Receiving tube manual, 
Copyright 1973.  I assume it is updated version of the 1959 book.  I have
no idea if there is any later version  It does have 6550 6CA7s and the
like.

Larry Hendry

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> From: Debby and Gene Stopp <squarewave at jps.net>
> 
> Magnus wrote:
> 
> >BTW. What book should I be sure to pick up for a good reference on tube
> >parameters?
> 
> I've recently picked up an excellent reference book - it's a "Receiver
Tube
> Manual" by RCA, printed in 1959. A co-worker gave it to me out of an old
TV
> repairman's tube caddy (he had two books so he gave me one).
> 
> At least I think it's excellent, there may be better references out
there...
> but this has chapters on tube characteristics, construction, design
> philosophy, and example circuits including a bunch of preamp and power
amp
> designs. And those are just the text sections - the largest section of
the
> book consists of a databook of most tube types (I think it's just the
ones
> that RCA made, but it seems like there's at least a couple hundred).
Pinouts
> and specs for each tube.
> 
> I've realized that this book is simply an electronic component data book
> from a long time ago, much like our National and Motorola and Analog
Devices
> etc. etc. databooks of today. The 1959 edition is just one out of a large
> number of them that must have been published. But it's really good for a
> learner like me.
> 
> It doesn't have things like 6550's or 6CA7's (too early?) or 300B's (not
> RCA?), but it does have all the other popular audio tubes plus a lot of
TV
> stuff. One of these from a later year might be more comprehensive but
this
> one is sure helpful.