> For the JA tube naming, the first figure means the plate dissipation. > > 4: 100 W and up to below 200 W > 5: 200 W and up to below 500 W > 6: 500 W and up to below 1000 W > 7: 1000 W and up to below 5000 W > 8: 5000W and up to 50 KW > 9: 50 KW and above > > The second letter means the number of electrodes. The third figure means > the individual name, usually the year in which > the tube was issued (sometimes JA Emperial year was used). > > D: diode > T: triode > F: tetrode > P: pentode > > R: means radiation cooling > > For eg. 7F71R means a tetrode of 4500 W plate dissipation, > radiation cooling, and issued in 1971. > For eg. 4P60 means a pentode of 125 W plate dissipation, > maybe issued in 1960. >