5AZ3

Directly heated high-vacuum full-wave power rectifier electrically equivalent to the 5U4GB. It is intended for substantial receiver, amplifier, and general-purpose DC power supplies.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 2
Base: -
Socket code: IO
Base pins: 8
Nominal heater: 5 V / 3 A

Description

The CBS 5AZ3 is a directly heated high-vacuum full-wave power rectifier, electrically identical to the 5U4GB.

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: 8
Nominal heater voltage: 5 V
Nominal heater current: 3 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

2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 1550 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 80 mA
Rectifier peak forward current: 1 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 50 V

Physical rectifier section 1; CBS source states electrically identical to 5U4GB; promoted electrical fields aligned to that explicitly documented equivalent.

Section 2

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 1550 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 80 mA
Rectifier peak forward current: 1 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 50 V

Physical rectifier section 2; CBS source states electrically identical to 5U4GB; promoted electrical fields aligned to that explicitly documented equivalent.

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.

No source-specific operating conditions are recorded.