Data set 01
1956 Western Electric Tubes
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
50000 V
Rectifier
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
233A
Western Electric directly heated water-cooled high-voltage rectifier for substantial DC supplies. Liquid cooling and a massive filament support demanding continuous industrial and communications power systems.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- MEDIUM4BAYONET
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 21.5 V / 41 A
Description
The Western Electric 233A 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
- 50000 V
Source is a condensed Western Electric catalog table.
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.