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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

371B

Directly heated high-vacuum rectifier for high-voltage industrial supplies. Its heavy filament, tens-of-kilovolts inverse-voltage capability, and substantial current suit demanding professional DC systems.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
J4
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 10.3 A

Description

371B: Central Electronic Manufacturers high-vacuum rectifier with published electrical ratings and operating data. The complete approved datasheet was read semantically, including specifications, maximum ratings, operating conditions, cooling requirements and characteristic data where published.

Socket description

Jumbo 4-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
J4
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
5 V
Nominal heater current
10.3 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
25000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
300 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
1.5 A

Maximum ratings and characteristic constants promoted where reliably published in the approved sheet.

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

1945 United Electronics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Filament voltage

    5 V

  • Filament current

    4 A

Other

  • Maximum peak inverse voltage

    15000 V

Data set 02

195X Central Electronics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Filament voltage

    5 V

  • Filament current

    10.3 A

Other

  • Maximum peak inverse voltage

    25000 V

  • Maximum peak anode current

    1.5 A

  • Average anode current

    300 mA

Data set 03

1960 Central Electronic Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak inverse voltage

    25000 V

  • Peak anode current

    1.5 A

  • Average anode current

    300 mA

  • Anode dissipation

    0 W

Characteristic

  • Filament voltage

    5 V

  • Filament current

    10.3 A

Construction

  • Cooling method

    Radiation