6SN7 tubes in the SEX

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Offline Maxwell_E

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on: July 24, 2010, 10:57:54 AM
I've been reading all through the SEX section of the Forum and I've found that several people are using 6SN7 tubes in the amp, while I have 6DN7. Curious, I pulled up some data sheets and noticed the two tubes were pretty much identical besides the capacitance rating for the second triode. Is the 6SN7 a direct drop in for a stock SEX, or would some fiddling about have to be done before-hand?

Data sheets:

6DN7
http://tubedata.milbert.com/sheets/093/6/6DN7.pdf

6SN7
http://www.hifitubes.nl/weblog/wp-content/general-electric-6sn7.pdf

Max Tomlinson
SEX amp, Tode guitar amp


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Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 11:18:30 AM
No, The 6DN7 is 2 tubes in one bottle and they are not at all the same.

1 section, used as the first stage voltage amplifier, is very much like
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Reply #2 on: July 24, 2010, 11:32:15 AM
It may have been, but I could have swore they were talking about the 6SN7. And i see what you mean now, thanks.

Max Tomlinson
SEX amp, Tode guitar amp


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