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Vacuum Tube - 6L6WGC, Tube Amp Doctor

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SKU:	T-6L6WGC-TAD-X
Item ID:	004745

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GE-Style 6L6GC with a short bottle and black plate.

The Classic Sound of the 1950s and 60s - Excellent Tone, Maximum Lifetime!

The perfect choice for vintage tweed and blackface amps such as the 1960 Bassman, Twin, Showman or Super Reverb. The complex midrange and sweet heights are a class of its own. The TAD 6L6WGC-STR is our recommendation for classic tone with warm cleans and rich, sweet mids when pushed. Great for fat jazz or blues tones.

The TAD 6L6WGC-STR is a remake of the small bottle GE6L6GC and has the same warm lower midrange and silky top end as the classic GE versions of the 1950s and 60s. Like the historic RCA 5881, this tube features exclusive blackplate anodes and a side getter. The TAD 6L6GC-STR and the TAD 6L6WGC-STR have our exclusive black-plate desings, gold grid wire, double getter construction, no-noise filaments and 1.2mm thick heavy duty glass. This tube is only 80mm high (without pins) and can replace 5881 or 6L6WGB tubes.

see reviews at:
fenderforum "TAD Tubes Question" and
fenderforum "TAD small bottle"

Q: When does a power tube become a Premium Selected power tube?
A: All power tubes labeled Premium Selected have passed the following tests:
- Plate Current (PC) and Amplification (TC)
- Low Noise Test
- Microphonic Test
- Sonic Tests
- Shock Tests
- Listening Tests
- Shorts & Leakage Tests

Part Numbers
Single or Matched	Our Part Number	UPC/EAN	Tube Amp Doctor Part Number
Matched Pair	T-6L6WGC-TAD-MP	609722123365
Matched Quad	T-6L6WGC-TAD-MQ	609722123372
Single	T-6L6WGC-TAD	609722123358	RT811

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Product Measurements by Type
Body Height		82 mm
Bulb Temperature		250°C
Cathode to Heater Voltage		≤ 200 V
D.C. Cathode Current, AF Power Amplifier		150 mA
D.C. Plate Voltage, AF Power Amplifier		550 V
Grid 1 (control) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier		-100 V
Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1		-14 V
Grid 1 to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance		< 17 pF
Grid 1 to Plate Capacitance		< 1.1 pF
Grid 2 Dc (screen) Dissipation, Af Power Amplifier		5 W
Grid 2 Dc (screen) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier		450 V
Grid 2 Screen Voltage, Class A1		250 V
Heater Current		0.9 A
Heater Voltage		5.8 V - 6.8 V, 6.3 V nominal
Item Diameter		38 mm
Item Height		95 mm
Load Resistance, Class A1		2 kΩ
Output Power (P_Out) @ 5% Distortion, Class A1		10 W
Peak AF Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1		14 V
Plate Dissipation, AF power amplifier (W_a)		30 W
Plate Voltage, class A1 (U_a)		250 V
Plate to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance		< 8 pF
Signal Plate Current, Class A1, maximum		105 mA
Transconductance, Class A1 (S)		11 mA/V
Zero Signal Grid 2 Screen Current, Class A1		15 mA
Zero Signal Plate Current, Class A1		100 mA

Packaging Information
Packaging Dimensions	Matched Pair version	2.1 in. × 4 in. × 4.6 in.
	Matched Quad version	2 in. × 4.6 in. × 8 in.
	Single version	2 in. × 2 in. × 4.6 in.
Weight (Packaging)	Matched Pair version	0.3 lbs.
	Matched Quad version	0.6 lbs.
	Single version	0.15 lbs.

Product Measurements by Item (click to expand)

Product Measurements by Item
T-6L6WGC-TAD - Single version	Body Height	82 mm
	Bulb Temperature	250°C
	Cathode to Heater Voltage	≤ 200 V
	D.C. Cathode Current, AF Power Amplifier	150 mA
	D.C. Plate Voltage, AF Power Amplifier	550 V
	Grid 1 (control) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier	-100 V
	Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1	-14 V
	Grid 1 to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance	< 17 pF
	Grid 1 to Plate Capacitance	< 1.1 pF
	Grid 2 Dc (screen) Dissipation, Af Power Amplifier	5 W
	Grid 2 Dc (screen) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier	450 V
	Grid 2 Screen Voltage, Class A1	250 V
	Heater Current	0.9 A
	Heater Voltage	5.8 V - 6.8 V, 6.3 V nominal
	Item Diameter	38 mm
	Item Height	95 mm
	Load Resistance, Class A1	2 kΩ
	Output Power (P_Out) @ 5% Distortion, Class A1	10 W
	Peak AF Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1	14 V
	Plate Dissipation, AF power amplifier (W_a)	30 W
	Plate Voltage, class A1 (U_a)	250 V
	Plate to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance	< 8 pF
	Signal Plate Current, Class A1, maximum	105 mA
	Transconductance, Class A1 (S)	11 mA/V
	Zero Signal Grid 2 Screen Current, Class A1	15 mA
	Zero Signal Plate Current, Class A1	100 mA
T-6L6WGC-TAD-MP - Matched Pair version	Body Height	82 mm
	Bulb Temperature	250°C
	Cathode to Heater Voltage	≤ 200 V
	D.C. Cathode Current, AF Power Amplifier	150 mA
	D.C. Plate Voltage, AF Power Amplifier	550 V
	Grid 1 (control) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier	-100 V
	Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1	-14 V
	Grid 1 to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance	< 17 pF
	Grid 1 to Plate Capacitance	< 1.1 pF
	Grid 2 Dc (screen) Dissipation, Af Power Amplifier	5 W
	Grid 2 Dc (screen) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier	450 V
	Grid 2 Screen Voltage, Class A1	250 V
	Heater Current	0.9 A
	Heater Voltage	5.8 V - 6.8 V, 6.3 V nominal
	Item Diameter	38 mm
	Item Height	95 mm
	Load Resistance, Class A1	2 kΩ
	Output Power (P_Out) @ 5% Distortion, Class A1	10 W
	Peak AF Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1	14 V
	Plate Dissipation, AF power amplifier (W_a)	30 W
	Plate Voltage, class A1 (U_a)	250 V
	Plate to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance	< 8 pF
	Signal Plate Current, Class A1, maximum	105 mA
	Transconductance, Class A1 (S)	11 mA/V
	Zero Signal Grid 2 Screen Current, Class A1	15 mA
	Zero Signal Plate Current, Class A1	100 mA
T-6L6WGC-TAD-MQ - Matched Quad version	Body Height	82 mm
	Bulb Temperature	250°C
	Cathode to Heater Voltage	≤ 200 V
	D.C. Cathode Current, AF Power Amplifier	150 mA
	D.C. Plate Voltage, AF Power Amplifier	550 V
	Grid 1 (control) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier	-100 V
	Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1	-14 V
	Grid 1 to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance	< 17 pF
	Grid 1 to Plate Capacitance	< 1.1 pF
	Grid 2 Dc (screen) Dissipation, Af Power Amplifier	5 W
	Grid 2 Dc (screen) Voltage, Af Power Amplifier	450 V
	Grid 2 Screen Voltage, Class A1	250 V
	Heater Current	0.9 A
	Heater Voltage	5.8 V - 6.8 V, 6.3 V nominal
	Item Diameter	38 mm
	Item Height	95 mm
	Load Resistance, Class A1	2 kΩ
	Output Power (P_Out) @ 5% Distortion, Class A1	10 W
	Peak AF Grid 1 Control Voltage, Class A1	14 V
	Plate Dissipation, AF power amplifier (W_a)	30 W
	Plate Voltage, class A1 (U_a)	250 V
	Plate to Cathode, Grid 3, Grid 2, Base Sleeve, Heater Capacitance	< 8 pF
	Signal Plate Current, Class A1, maximum	105 mA
	Transconductance, Class A1 (S)	11 mA/V
	Zero Signal Grid 2 Screen Current, Class A1	15 mA
	Zero Signal Plate Current, Class A1	100 mA

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