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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

35Z4GT

GT-envelope indirectly heated half-wave high-vacuum rectifier for line-operated receiver supplies. Its 35 V series-string heater supports conventional transformerless B-plus service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
5AA
Socket code
IO
Base pins
6
Nominal heater
35 V / 150 mA

Description

35Z4GT is listed in the supplied receiving-tube handbook as a half-wave high-vacuum rectifier. The published heater/filament rating is 35.0 V at 0.15 A.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
5AA
Socket code
IO
Base pins
6
Nominal heater voltage
35 V
Nominal heater current
150 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

5AA - 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
700 V
Rectifier nominal output current
100 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
600 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop
18 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
350 V

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

1948 Brimar Radio Valve Manual

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    35 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    150 mA

Data set 02

1958 Brimar Radio Valve No 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Reservoir capacitance maximum

    40 uF

Data set 03

195X General Electric Essential Characteristics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak inverse voltage

    700 V

    Published rectifier service

  • DC output current

    100 mA

    Published rectifier service

  • Peak current

    600 mA

    Published rectifier service

  • RMS supply voltage

    235 V

    Published rectifier service

Characteristic

  • Tube voltage drop

    18 V

    At 200 mA DC

  • Heater/filament voltage

    35 V

    Published heater/filament rating

  • Heater/filament current

    150 mA

    Published heater/filament rating

Data set 04

1961 Ferranti Technical Handbook

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    35 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    150 mA

Data set 05

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • ACPlateVoltageRMSMaximum

    235 V

  • DC Output Current

    100 mA