Electronic tube type
Diode (NOT rectifier) vacuum tubes
Diode (NOT rectifier) records in Tube Tinker cover 228 tube designations, including 666 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 228
- Original datasheets
- 666
- Variation families
- 9
- Tubes with alternatives
- 36
About Diode (NOT rectifier) tubes
This type qualifies if the tube is described as a signal diode, or other low power diode, NOT a rectifier. Also if multi sections of all diodes, go to this tube type. And there are no other sections that take priority in assigning the type. Signal diodes get lowest priority across tube type assignment. If the diode accompanies another section... if the accompanying section is a triode, evaluate the various Triode type assignments. If it has a pentode or tetrode then evaluate the tube type assignment by those types. If the other section is a beam power then evaluate that as highest priority assignment evaluation.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 1–26.5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.06–14 A
Common diode (not rectifier) characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- 6BT4
- E7-13
- 7FA2
- 7O2
- 8DJ2
- 9QM2
- E9-12
- RIMLOCK2
Sockets
- B7G38
- B9A13
- IO9
- B53
- SUBMINIATURE83
- B42
- B72
- B8A2
Constructions
- Diode119
- Diode-Diode97
- Diode-Diode-Diode5
- Rectifier4
- Diode-Diode-Diode-Diode2
- Rectifier-Rectifier1
Diode (NOT rectifier) tube list
Page 1 of 5
10D1 Diode-Diode
Double-diode receiving valve for detector and low-level signal-rectification duties in radio receivers. Two diode sections provide paired detection or control-voltage functions from one compact envelope.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 13 V
- Sections
- 2
10D2 Diode-Diode
Double-diode valve for radio detection and related signal rectification. Its two diode sections permit multiple detector or control-voltage functions, while the 19 V heater suits series-string receiver operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 19 V
- Sections
- 2
12H3S Diode-Diode
Russian twin diode designed for high-frequency oscillation detection and conversion, providing paired rectifying sections for receiver detector and frequency-conversion circuitry.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
12H6 Diode-Diode
Twin high-vacuum diode for detector, discriminator, and general signal rectification, using a 12.6 V heater suitable for series-fed receiving equipment.
- Base
- 70
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
12KH3S Diode-Diode
Russian twin diode intended for high-frequency detection and signal conversion, with two rectifying sections and a relatively substantial 12.6 V heater.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 12.6 V
- Sections
- 2
17H3 Diode
Diode documented by General Electric; the available source establishes the device identity but does not provide enough clear application evidence for a narrower functional classification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 17.5 V
- Sections
- 1
19GQ7 Diode-Diode-Diode
Triple high-perveance diode designed for AM detection and FM ratio-detector or discriminator applications, integrating three diode sections in one miniature envelope.
- Base
- 9QM
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 18.9 V
- Sections
- 3
1A3 Diode
Battery-operated RF detector diode intended for radio signal detection and low-level rectification. Its simple thermionic diode construction is optimized for receiving-equipment signal processing rather than power-supply rectification.
- Base
- 5AP
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 1
1NA31 Diode
Directly heated noise diode designed specifically as a noise source in electronic noise generators.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
201C Diode
Small low-capacitance high-vacuum diode designed for detector, switching, and special high-frequency instrument applications, with operation extending into UHF.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 5 V
- Sections
- 1
20D1 Diode-Diode
Twin diode with separate cathodes for paired detector, discriminator, or control-voltage rectification functions in series-fed receiving equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 9.5 V
- Sections
- 2
220DD Diode-Diode
Cossor twin-diode valve for detector, AVC, and related signal-rectification functions in battery receivers. Two diode sections permit complementary detector and control-voltage duties within one envelope.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B5
- Heater
- 2 V
- Sections
- 2
29C1 Diode
Directly heated high-vacuum control diode designed as the controlling element in electronic stabilizer circuits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
2BA2 Rectifier
Miniature directly heated high-voltage focus rectifier designed for television CRT focus-supply service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 1.8 V
- Sections
- 1
2D13 Diode-Diode
Common-cathode double diode for detector and signal-rectification service in AC/DC receivers and automobile radios, with a 13 V series-string heater.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 13 V
- Sections
- 2
2D13A Diode-Diode
Common-cathode detector double diode electrically equivalent to 2D13C except for its base, intended for receiving-equipment signal rectification.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 13 V
- Sections
- 2
2D13C Diode-Diode
Common-cathode double diode for detector and signal rectification in AC/DC and automobile receivers, using a 13 V heater suited to series-string operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 13 V
- Sections
- 2
2D1S Diode
Indirectly heated UHF detector and measuring diode.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.3 V
- Sections
- 1
2D2S Diode
Russian diode documented in technical reference literature; available source material does not clearly establish a narrower specialized functional role.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 1
2D3B Diode
Russian diode documented in technical reference literature; available source material does not clearly establish a narrower specialized functional role.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.2 V
- Sections
- 1
2D7S Diode
Russian diode documented in technical reference literature; available source material does not clearly establish a narrower specialized functional role.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 1.4 V
- Sections
- 1
2D9S Diode
Russian diode documented in technical reference literature; available source material does not clearly establish a narrower specialized functional role.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 3.7 V
- Sections
- 1
2EN5 Diode-Diode
Double diode for detector, discriminator, and general signal-rectifier service, with paired thermionic sections for balanced or complementary functions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 2.1 V
- Sections
- 2
2H1L Diode-Diode
Indirectly heated dual detector and discriminator diode.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 2.2 V
- Sections
- 2
381A Diode
Western Electric heater-cathode special-purpose diode documented in the manufacturer's diode table; available source does not clearly establish a narrower application.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
3AL5 Diode-Diode
High-perveance twin diode intended especially for FM and television detection, including balanced ratio-detector circuits and related discriminator service.
- Base
- E7-1
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 3.15 V
- Sections
- 2
3D6AV Diode
3D6AV diode (not rectifier) electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 3.15 V
- Sections
- 1
400 Diode
Two-electrode high-vacuum laboratory tube designed for studying fundamental electron phenomena, using a pure tungsten filament for emission experiments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
4065A Diode
High-voltage diode designed specifically for electrostatic voltmeter service, with published construction and operating limits for measurement applications.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SPECIAL4LOWLOSS
- Heater
- 2.5 V
- Sections
- 1
413A Diode
Inert-gas-filled cold-cathode two-electrode tube designed for message-register, switching, pulse-counting, and control circuits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- UX4
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
4674 Diode
Low-capacitance acorn diode designed for high-frequency detector service, using compact construction to minimize anode-cathode capacitance.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
4C14S Diode
Directly heated diode for voltage-regulator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
4C6S Diode
Directly heated diode for voltage-regulator service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
4D5S Diode
4D5S diode (not rectifier) electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4 V
- Sections
- 1
56001 Diode
Directly heated saturated diode designed for stabilizing circuits, using controlled saturated-emission characteristics as an electronic reference or control element.
- Base
- RIMLOCK
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4.6 V
- Sections
- 1
5642 Rectifier
Subminiature directly heated high-voltage half-wave vacuum rectifier with approximately 10 kV inverse capability, suitable for high-frequency and pulsed rectifier service.
- Base
- Special2Lead
- Socket
- SPECIAL2
- Heater
- 1.25 V
- Sections
- 1
5679 Diode-Diode
Cathode-type twin diode for detector, discriminator, clipping, and general signal rectification, providing two compact thermionic rectifiers in one envelope.
- Base
- 7CX
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
5704 Diode
Subminiature cathode-type diode designed for VHF detector applications and usable as a compact half-wave rectifier.
- Base
- 5704
- Socket
- B9A
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
5704WA Diode
5704WA diode (not rectifier) electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
5722 Diode
Tungsten-filament diode designed as an RF noise generator, with published operation extending into the VHF range.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 4.9 V
- Sections
- 1
5726 Diode-Diode
Ruggedized dual diode with separate cathodes for detector, rectifier, switching, and instrumentation service in demanding industrial or communications equipment.
- Base
- E7-1
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
5829 Diode-Diode
Special high-frequency twin diode intended for detector and low-current rectifier service, providing paired sections for RF signal processing.
- Base
- 5829
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
5829WA Diode-Diode
Premium rugged subminiature twin diode with independently shielded sections for military and industrial detector service to approximately 400 MHz.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SUBMINIATURE8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
5845 Diode-Diode
Temperature-limited tungsten-filament double diode whose plate current is deliberately controlled by filament voltage, intended for specialized regulation, measurement, or signal-processing circuits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- 4.3 V
- Sections
- 2
5896 Diode-Diode
Subminiature twin diode with separate cathodes for detector, AGC, and low-current rectifier service in industrial and communications equipment.
- Base
- 8DJ
- Socket
- SUBMINIATURE8
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 2
5903 Diode-Diode
High-perveance double diode for detector applications in low-current series-string equipment, using an unusual 26.5 V, 75 mA heater.
- Base
- 8DJ
- Socket
- SUBMINIATURE8
- Heater
- 26.5 V
- Sections
- 2
5935 Diode
5935 diode (not rectifier) electronic tube specifications and datasheets.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- 6.3 V
- Sections
- 1
5947 Diode
Temperature-limited tungsten-filament diode designed as a stable reference source for voltage regulators and circuits requiring predictable temperature-limited emission characteristics.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
