Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
Air-cooled directly heated half-wave mercury-vapor rectifier for high-power DC supplies. Rated for approximately 20 kV peak inverse voltage and 2 A nominal output with a low conducting voltage drop.
Air-cooled half-wave mercury-vapor rectifier with an oxide-coated filament, rated for 20000 V peak inverse anode voltage.
Medium 4-contact bayonet base
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
20 kV PIV applies at 15–30 C ambient or 30–40 C forced-air temperature; 10 kV at 15–40 C ambient. Peak current shown is quadrature-operation maximum; average maximum 4 A.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Filament Voltage
5 V
Filament Current
19 A
Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
20000 V
Maximum Peak Anode Current
8 A
InPhase
Maximum Average Anode Current
2 A
InPhase
Maximum Averaging Time
30 s
Maximum Peak Anode Current
6 A
Quadrature
Maximum Average Anode Current
4 A
Quadrature
Condensed Mercury Temperature Range
25-40 °C
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Maximum Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
20000 V
AmbientTemperature=15to30C
Maximum Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
10000 V
AmbientTemperature=15to40C
MaximumAverageAnodeCurrent
4 A
QuadratureOperation
MaximumAverageAnodeCurrent
2 A
InPhaseOperation
MaximumInstantaneousAnodeCurrent
8 A
InPhaseOperation
RequiredHeatingTime
120 s
ForcedAirFlow
6 ft3/min
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