6N1P

6N1P has no equivalent designation confirmed by the archive. Completed sales put the typical price at $15.96 per tube.

6N1P vacuum tube
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6N1P vacuum tube
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Description

The 6N1P is a double triode designed for low-frequency voltage amplification. It has an indirectly heated, oxide-coated cathode and a 9-pin base. Pin 1 is triode 1 anode, pin 2 triode 1 grid, pin 3 triode 1 cathode, pins 4 and 5 are the heater, pin 6 triode 2 anode, pin 7 triode 2 grid, pin 8 triode 2 cathode, and pin 9 is the screen. The tube has a mass of at most 15 g.

Ratings

The heater is rated at 6.3 V with a current of 600 ± 50 mA; the permissible heater voltage range is 5.7 to 6.9 V. The anode voltage is 250 V, with a maximum permissible anode voltage of 300 V. The maximum permissible cathode current is 25 mA, and the maximum permissible power dissipation at the anode of each triode is 2.2 W. The maximum permissible voltage between cathode and heater is 100 V with the heater at positive potential and 250 V with the heater at negative potential. The maximum permissible resistance in the grid circuit of each triode is 1 MΩ.

Characteristics

At the rated anode voltage, the anode current is 5.6 to 10.5 mA, the transconductance is 3.5 to 5.5 mA/V, and the amplification factor is 35 ± 8. The resistance in the cathode circuit is 0.6 kΩ. The inverse grid current with 1 MΩ resistance in the grid circuit is ≤ 1 μA. After 5000 operating hours, the transconductance is ≥ 3 mA/V.

Capacitances

Input capacitance is 3.1 ± 1.1 pF, transfer capacitance is ≤ 2.7 pF, and output capacitance is 1.6 ± 0.5 pF for the first triode and 1.7 ± 0.5 pF for the second triode. Capacitance between the first triode anode and the second triode anode is ≤ 0.2 pF.

Environmental Ratings

The 6N1P is rated for ambient temperatures from -45 to +70 °C and for relative humidity up to 98% at temperatures up to 25 °C. It is rated for vibration loads at frequencies from 1 to 200 Hz with acceleration up to 5 g, and for multiple impact loads with acceleration up to 15 g.

What 6N1P Sells For
MeasurePer tube
Median$15.96
Typical range (25th–75th) $7.45 – $21.22
Most sales (10th–90th) $4.40 – $28.23
Extremes incl. outliers $1.20 – $102.98
Completed sales92
By Brand
BrandMedianRangeSales
Sovtek$25.00 $23.34 – $46.165
Svetlana$16.75 $16.00 – $22.974
Voskhod$17.36 $16.23 – $18.754
By Condition
ConditionMedianSales
NOS$15.9869
used$14.0312
current$19.455

Per-tube prices from completed sales, 2025-10-06 to 2026-10-17. Matched pairs and quads are divided out. See the price index for how these move over time.

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