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WE32 vacuum tube: technical reference
Explore the available information on the WE32 vacuum tube in the EnryLab technical archive.
The WE32 is a frequency-converter octode with an indirectly heated cathode, a heater rated at 4 V and 0.65 A, and a European P8A side-contact base. Its function concerns converting the received signal to a different frequency, rather than the output stage that drives the loudspeaker. Documentary confirmation of its identification appears in the ‘Table of the most widely used valves’ in Sistema A, page 31, which lists ‘AK2–WE32’ as a frequency-converter octode.
An interesting detail of the table is that the converter entry is followed by a separate line for the AK2 as an oscillator. The documentation thus separates two functions involved in frequency conversion: generating the local oscillation and converting the signal. The two lines give different conditions; values associated with one should not be read as though they also indiscriminately described the other. Understanding or checking a circuit requires preserving this distinction, together with the indicated electrode connections.
The AK2–WE32 correspondence helps when reading diagrams and tables that use different designations, but does not replace checking the version and its circuit. The 4 V heater supply and base type are essential practical identification references; the data in the consulted table are not presented here as a set of maximum ratings. The source documents the frequency-converter octode role and the relationship between the two designations, but does not establish a precise introduction date for the WE32.
Pinout and connections
Base: P8A - Europe side contact (Au P, 8SC) (Codex=Seo)
Electrical data
Heater
- Heater voltage Vh
- 4 V
- Heater current Ih
- 0.65 A
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