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RE: Pentodes wired as triodes: 1940s/1950s

I read elsewhere on AA that the 6C5 is also thought to have been a triode-strapped 6J7.

One theory proposed was that because the 6J7 was a popular tube, this allowed them to make multiple tube types using the same tooling and assembly line.


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