Data set 01
1947 Westinghouse
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Application
Application
HighVoltageVacuumRectifier text
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
579B
Air-cooled directly heated high-voltage vacuum half-wave rectifier for industrial supplies. Its heavy filament and multi-kilovolt capability suit specialized professional DC systems.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater
- 2.5 V / 6 A
Description
Air-cooled directly heated high-voltage vacuum rectifier.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater voltage
- 2.5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 6 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
- 20000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 25 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 270 mA
Representative electrical section from supplied RCA data 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 02
1971 RCA HB3 Binder 6 of 7
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Heater/filament voltage nominal
2.5 V
WholeTube
Heater/filament current
6 A
WholeTube
Voltage (AC)
2.5 V
Published source row
Voltage (AC) (value 2)
5 V
Published source row
'~'~ Current at filament volts =
2.5 V
Published source row
'~'~ Current at filament volts = (value 2)
6 V
Published source row
PEAK INVERSE PLATE VOLTAGE
20000 V
Published source row
Published electrical value
5798
Published source row
Peak inverse plate voltage
20000 V
Promoted field corroboration