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5933 TUBE? (6L6 CLONE?)

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8/4/1999 6:24 AM
kami ka	5933 TUBE? (6L6 CLONE?) I HAVE A PAIR OF 5933. IS REALLY 5933 A CLONE TUBE WITH 6L6? IF SO, CAN I USE IT IN BASSMAN AMP OUTPUT WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATION? THANK YOU.

8/4/1999 7:15 PM

Don't these tubes have a metal cap at the top?

Internally (electrically), they are the same as a 6L6. But they are actually equivalent to an 807. They use a 5-pin base and have the plate terminal up on top, rather than on a base pin. This gives them the ability to withstand high plate potentials. They are actually catalogued as a low power transmitting tube.

You can certainly build any amp calling for 6L6 tubes using the 5933s, but you will need appropriate sockets and plate caps. I would not recommend them in a guitar combo amp because the elements rattle quite a bit. They would be ok in a head amp, or more at home in a HiFi amp.

8/5/1999 8:53 PM
Reid Kneeland	I seem to recall someone selling adapters for those. Each adapter had a base that plugged into the amp, and the 5933 plugged into that. The base also had a plate cap wired to it, which you then clipped to the top of the tube. This allowed stock 6L6 amps to use the 5933. Anyone else remember this? Reid

8/5/1999 9:18 PM
marc	snd tube sales sells the adaptors for 6bg6, I think

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