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EF85

Sensibly equivalent to:
6BY7 6F19 6F26 CV1375 W719
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The EF85 is a VHF variable μ pentode and is the counterpart to the EF80 straight RF pentode. Clearly this places the valve in a superhet context with AGC applied to the RF and IF sections. At the time it was designed television receivers operated on Band I at about 50 MHz and from 1955 also on Band III at around 175 MHz. The EF183, released in the 1960s, overtook its performance just as the EF184 replaced the EF80.
The EF85 was tasked with IF amplification in VHF/AM radio receivers.
When Band IV and Band V UHF television entered service in the early to mid 1960's the front end required specialised triodes to operate at 400 - 850 MHz.
Within the mesh screen can be seen the divided anode. The two plates are joined by a thin strap.
The suppressor grid is a wide pitch helix as usual.The inner grids look to be formed in more elliptical shape.
The thin glass tube envelope is 20 mm in diameter and, excluding the B9A base pins, is 60 mm tall.
References: Data-sheet & 1040. Type EF85 was first introduced in 1951. See also 1951 adverts.

 

Pin Connections
B9A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
k
g1
k
h
h
s
a
g2
g3

 

Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions
Pentode
Vh
Ah
Va
Vs
Vg
mAa
mAs
ra
gm
6.3
0.3
250
100
-2.0
10.0
2.5
0.5M
6.0
Thanks to Frank Philipse for supplying the above PDF datasheet.
Updated October 13, 2020.
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