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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier

34CD3

Television damper rectifier intended for horizontal-deflection energy recovery, using a high-voltage diode structure suited to repetitive line-scan pulse conditions.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
12-pin Compactron
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
34.5 V / 450 mA

Description

High-voltage damper diode in Compactron construction for television service. It uses a nominal 34.5 V, 0.45 A heater. The supplied datasheet was used for ratings, characteristics, and typical operating data.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
12-pin Compactron
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
12
Nominal heater voltage
34.5 V
Nominal heater current
450 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

12-pin Compactron - 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
Max plate dissipation
12 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
6000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
350 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
1.5 A

Published promoted fields populated by semantic section ownership.

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

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage

    6000 V

    DamperService

  • DC Output Current

    350 mA

    DamperService

Data set 02

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 3 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • MaxPlateDissipation

    12 W

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierMaximumPeakInverseVoltage

    6000 V

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierNominalOutputCurrent

    350 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierPeakForwardCurrent

    1.5 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Heater Voltage

    34.5 V

    Nominal heater rating

  • Heater Current

    450 mA

    Nominal heater rating

Characteristic

  • InterelectrodeCapacitanceDataPublished

    1 boolean

    See supplied datasheet capacitance table