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Voltage Regulator ·VoltageRegulator

5841

Subminiature corona-discharge voltage regulator and reference tube maintaining approximately 900 V at microampere currents for high-voltage instrumentation supplies.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Subminiature corona voltage regulator/reference tube for high-voltage low-current power supplies.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

Voltage Regulator

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Regulator voltage
900 V
Regulator minimum current
0.002 mA
Regulator maximum current
0.1 mA
Regulator starting voltage
940 V
Regulator maintaining voltage
900 V

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 Victoreen

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Voltage Regulator

Characteristic

  • RegulatedVoltage

    900 V

  • VoltageRegulation

    2.5 V

    Published current range

Other

  • StartingOrBreakdownVoltage

    940 V

  • MinimumRegulatorCurrent

    2 uA

  • MaximumRegulatorCurrent

    100 uA