Basing (pinout)
Bottom view — the socket as you see it from the wiring side. Hover, tap, or focus a pin to name it. Read from the datasheet basing diagram (how to read these →).
Hover, tap, or focus a pin to name it.
- High voltage (B+)
- Diode plate
- Control grid
- Cathode
- Heater / filament
Viewed from below (socket / wiring side) · miniature 7-pin (B7G) · basing 7BT
⚡ Oxblood pins sit at B+ — hundreds of volts in service, lethal, and still charged after power-off.
Datasheets
Primary manufacturer data, via public tube-data archives. The model below is fitted to the tabulated "average characteristics" in these sheets; the datasheet files themselves are linked, never rehosted.
| Publisher | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| RCA | 6AT6 | frank.pocnet.net ↗ |
| General Electric | 6AT6 | frank.pocnet.net ↗ |
| Tung-Sol | 6AT6 | frank.pocnet.net ↗ |
Circuit Codex model
A CC0 ngspice model in the Koren form, fitted here to the published anchor — no parameters copied from other model collections. Methodology →
- Anchor
- Va=250 V, Vg=-3 V → Ia=1.0 mA, gm=1200 µmho, µ=70
- Source
- RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-19, 1959, average characteristics
- File
- models/6at6.inc ↗