50Y6G

High-vacuum dual rectifier and voltage-doubler tube for AC/DC receiver supplies. Two identical rectifier sections provide flexible half-wave, full-wave, or doubler operation from a 50 V heater.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 2
Base: -
Socket code: IO
Base pins: 7
Nominal heater: 50 V / 150 mA

Description

High-vacuum rectifier-doubler with two identical rectifier sections.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: IO
Base pins: 7
Nominal heater voltage: 50 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

2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 700 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 75 mA
Rectifier peak forward current: 450 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 22 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage: 350 V

Representative row for two separate identical rectifier sections; source header explicitly gives 50Y6GT/G co-designation.

Section 2

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 700 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 75 mA
Rectifier peak forward current: 450 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 22 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage: 350 V

Second physical rectifier section; electrical properties populated from corresponding identical section.

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

1950 Sylvania

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Application

Service
Rectifier / voltage doubler

Data set 02

1961 Tung Sol

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

Heater voltage
50 V
Heater current
150 mA
Maximum AC plate voltage RMS
235 V
HalfWave
DC output current
75 mA
VoltageDoubler
Minimum plate-supply impedance
15 ohm
FullWave

SECTION 2

Rectifier

Other

Heater voltage
50 V
Heater current
150 mA
Maximum AC plate voltage RMS
235 V
HalfWave
DC output current
75 mA
VoltageDoubler
Minimum plate-supply impedance
15 ohm
FullWave