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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.

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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

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  • 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