Data set 01
1947 Westinghouse
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Application
Application
RadarChargingDiode_SurgeLimiter text
Other
XRayWarningThreshold
16 kV
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
5973A
Ruggedized high-vacuum half-wave rectifier and surge-limiting diode for radar and high-voltage supplies, providing approximately 75 kV inverse-voltage capability under demanding pulse conditions.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
Ruggedized high-vacuum rectifier and surge-limiting diode for radar and high-voltage 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
Rectifier
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Max plate dissipation
- 850 W
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 75000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 1.25 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 20 A
Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the approved Westinghouse/RMA source.
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.