Has anyone experimented with triple triode tubes like the 6AC10? I just aquired a bunch and wondered if they could be at all useful.
It seems to be very close to 12AT7, only 3 sections instead of 2. Not the most commonly used tube in audio applications. 12AT7 is almost exclusively used in the phase-inverter of push-pull amps. Could be used as a hefty line output stage, maybe...BluegrassDan said:Has anyone experimented with triple triode tubes like the 6AC10? I just aquired a bunch and wondered if they could be at all useful.
mjrippe said:There are compactron triple triodes of many types including 12AT/U/X7 in various combinations. Here is a link to a great PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h4goh9wqj6oxvf2/Compactron_Survey_v1-06.pdf?dl=0
buildafriend said:compactrons seem to be a limiting factor for many tube testers
Seems to me like a very strange commission; no performance target, only a big constraint...merlin said:I was comissioned to design a phono preamp using one compactron for each channel.
buildafriend said:compactrons seem to be a limiting factor for many tube testers
rackmonkey said:Indeed. Even most of the better Hickok models require an add-on adapter unit to test them.
You must have your references mixed up; 12AT7, Mu=60, 12AX7, Mu=100.DrWobble said:The 6AC10 has high u/gain - 62, lower than a 12AT7/ECC81 but not far off a 12AX7,
mjrippe said:I have a military TV-7 tester and I just built a compactron socket into a bud box with a rotary switch. A multi conductor wire goes to a plug with a nine pin miniature base. Plug in the 9 pin and set the tester for the first triode of the 12AX/T/U/whatever. Then use the rotary switch to select triode 1, 2, or 3.
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