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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

2V531E

Mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier replacing 4078A, with quadrature filament ratings and approximately 20 kV inverse-voltage capability for high-current industrial power conversion.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
SPECIAL2
Base pins
2
Nominal heater
5 V / 20 A

Description

Half-wave mercury-vapour rectifier; replacement for 4078A; ratings include quadrature filament excitation.

Socket description

Special 2-contact base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
SPECIAL2
Base pins
2
Nominal heater voltage
5 V
Nominal heater current
20 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
20000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
5 A
Rectifier peak forward current
20 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
12 V

Extracted semantically from complete approved datasheet.

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

1946 Standard Telephone and Cables

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Supply frequency

    50 Hz

    ChokeInputFilter

  • Minimum cathode heating time

    1 min

    Ambient>20C

  • Maximum fault anode current

    50 A

  • Maximum fault-current duration

    0.1 s