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5741

Directly heated radiation-cooled high-voltage rectifier with pure-tungsten filament. Its multi-kilovolt inverse-voltage capability and heavy filament suit specialized professional power supplies.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
4D-10
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
10 V / 5 A

Description

The 5741 is a two-electrode radiation-cooled rectifier with a pure-tungsten filament and a 20 kV peak-inverse-voltage rating.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
4D-10
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
10 V
Nominal heater current
5 A
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

4D-10 - 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
20000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
20 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
100 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop
280 V

Absolute rectifier ratings; forward drop published at 100 mA.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Interelectrode Capacitance

    1.8 pF

  • Tube Voltage Drop

    280 V

    PlateCurrent=100mA