Data set 01
1956 Western Electric Tubes
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Diode
Characteristic
HeaterOrFilamentVoltage
6.3 V
HeaterOrFilamentCurrent
150 mA
Diode (NOT rectifier) ·Diode
381A
Western Electric heater-cathode special-purpose diode documented in the manufacturer's diode table; available source does not clearly establish a narrower application.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 9
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 150 mA
Description
Heater-cathode special-purpose diode, octal-base counterpart in the Western Electric diode table.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 9
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 150 mA
- 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
Diode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 500 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 5 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 28.5 mA
Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the supplied Western Electric source.
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.