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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

35Z5GT

Glass-octal half-wave vacuum rectifier for AC/DC receiver supplies, with a tapped 35 V heater for a panel lamp. It provides conventional transformerless B-plus rectification.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
6AD-0-0
Socket code
IO
Base pins
6
Nominal heater
35 V / 150 mA

Description

Glass-octal half-wave vacuum rectifier used in AC/DC receiver power supplies, with a tapped heater for a panel lamp.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
6AD-0-0
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

6AD-0-0 - 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 voltage
235 V
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

Output current maximum without panel lamp.

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

1937 Ken Rad

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Plate Voltage

    125 V

    AC Plate Voltage (RMS) 125 Volts Max.

  • DC Load Current

    60 mA

    DC Load Current with No. 50 or No. 51 Pilot Lamp 60 Milliamperes Max.

  • DC Load Current

    100 mA

    DC Load Current without Tap Connected 100 Milliamperes Max.

  • Average Tube Voltage Drop

    200 V

    Average Tube Voltage Drop 16 Volts at 200 Milliamperes

  • DC Load Current

    60 mA

    3. Altho it is Eossible to use DC load currents above 60 milliamperes in combination with hifih current

  • DC Load Current

    14 V

    S PIL0T LAMP VOLTS VS DC LOAD CURRENT 14

  • Plate Voltage

    235 V

    Meximum AC plate voltage (r.m.8.). « o o & o & & 235 volts

  • Plate Current

    18 V

    Plate current . . & v v 4 e . en o e o . . 18 ' volts

Data set 02

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 03

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • AC plate voltage RMS

    117 V

    WithPanelLamp

  • DC output current

    90 mA

    WithPanelLamp

  • Panel lamp shunt resistance

    250 ohm

    90mAOutput

Characteristic

  • Tapped heater section voltage

    7.5 V

Data set 04

1965 Westinghouse Data Book

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Heater Voltage

    35 V

  • Heater Current

    150 mA

  • PanelLampTapPresent

    1 boolean

  • Panel Lamp Section Voltage

    7.5 V

    NoLamp

  • Panel Lamp Section Voltage

    5.5 V

    WithLamp

Other

  • PeakInverseVoltageMaximum

    700 V

  • PeakPlateCurrentMaximum

    600 mA

  • DCOutputCurrentMaximum

    100 mA

  • HeaterCathodeVoltageMaximum

    350 V

  • Reservoir Capacitance

    40 uF

    CapacitorInputFilter

  • RMSInputVoltage

    117 V

    HalfWaveRectifier

Data set 05

1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 3 of 4

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • RectifierMaximumPeakInverseVoltage

    700 V

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierNominalOutputCurrent

    100 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • RectifierPeakForwardCurrent

    600 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Heater Voltage

    35 V

    Nominal heater rating

  • Heater Current

    150 mA

    Nominal heater rating

  • ACPlateVoltageRMS

    235 V

  • DCOutputCurrentWithPanelLampNoShunt

    60 mA

    PanelLamp

  • DCOutputCurrentWithPanelLampShunt

    90 mA

    PanelLamp

  • PanelLampHeaterSectionVoltage

    7.5 V

Data set 06

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • AC Plate Supply Voltage RMS

    235 V

    HalfWaveRectifier

  • Heater Tap Voltage RMS

    15 V

    PanelLampFails

Data set 07

1975 RCA RC30

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Entire Heater (pins 2 and 7)

    32 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Panel Lamp Section (pins 2 and 3) 7.5

    5.5 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Between Pins 2 and 7

    150 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Between Pins 3 and 7

    150 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage

    700 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • No Shunting Resistor

    60 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Shunting Resistor

    90 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Without Panel Lamp

    100 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • AC Plate-Supply Voltage (rms) .... 117 117 117 117

    235 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Supply Impedance 15 15 15 15

    100 Ω

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Panel- Lamp Shunting Resistor 300 150

    100 Ω

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Average Output Current 60 70 80 90

    60 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • AC Plate-Supply Voltage (rms) 117

    235 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Minimum Total Effective Plate-Supply Impedance 15

    100 Ω

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Average Output Current 100

    100 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • At half-load eurrent

    50 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • At half-load eurrent 50 mA) ( 140

    280 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • At full-load current (

    100 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • At full-load current (100 mA) 120

    235 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • Half-load to full-load current

    20 V

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • 70 mA

    800 Ω

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • For <lc ouptut current of

    80 mA

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • For <lc ouptut current of 80 mA

    400 Ω

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1

  • 90 mA

    250 Ω

    Published in approved 35Z5GT target datasheet entry; Section1