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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

3B2

Sylvania high-voltage half-wave rectifier for specialized power supplies. Its very low heater power and roughly 30 kV inverse-voltage capability emphasize compact high-voltage service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
8
Nominal heater
3.15 V / 220 mA

Description

Sylvania 3B2 high-voltage rectifier; published heater and rectifier ratings are taken from the supplied engineering sheet.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
8
Nominal heater voltage
3.15 V
Nominal heater current
220 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

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
30000 V

Published source values promoted where applicable; additional values retained as parameters.

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.

No source-specific operating conditions are recorded.