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222A

Western Electric directly heated water-cooled high-voltage rectifier for substantial industrial and communications supplies. Liquid cooling and a massive filament support demanding continuous high-voltage service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
MEDIUM4BAYONET
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
21.5 V / 41 A

Description

The Western Electric 222A is a rectifier listed in the supplied catalog table. It is a water-cooled high-voltage rectifier.

Socket description

Medium 4-contact bayonet base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
MEDIUM4BAYONET
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
21.5 V
Nominal heater current
41 A
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
25000 V
Rectifier peak forward current
5 A

Promoted fields populated from explicitly published ratings/characteristics; service-specific data retained as parameters.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1953 Amperex

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Average emission

    7 A

Other

  • Typical output voltage

    7500 V

    SinglePhaseFullWave

  • Typical output current

    3 A

    SinglePhaseFullWave

Data set 02

1956 Western Electric Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak Inverse Anode Voltage

    25000 V

    Rectifier

Data set 03

1971 Machlette Laboratories

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • having maximum ratings of [1]

    25 mA

    having maximum ratings of 25 PKV inverse voltage and 5 since 1897. All paris are thoroughly processed by special

  • having maximum ratings of [2]

    5 mA

    having maximum ratings of 25 PKV inverse voltage and 5 since 1897. All paris are thoroughly processed by special

  • having maximum ratings of [3]

    1897 mA

    having maximum ratings of 25 PKV inverse voltage and 5 since 1897. All paris are thoroughly processed by special

  • Filament Current, approximate

    41 A

    Filament Current, approximate 41.0 amperes

  • Maximum Outgoing Water Temperature

    75 mA

    Maximum Outgoing Water Temperature 75 °C

  • Peak Inverse Anode Voltage .o

    25000 V

    Peak Inverse Anode Voltage .o 25000 volts

  • Peak Anode Current e

    5 A

    Peak Anode Current e 5.0 amperes

  • A

    13011

    A-13011 PLATE VOLTAGE a9

  • A

    13010

    A-13010 FILAMENT VOLTAGE