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6103

Forced-air-cooled high-vacuum thoriated-tungsten half-wave rectifier for substantial high-voltage supplies, providing approximately 20 kV inverse-voltage capability.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 5 V / 7.2 A

Description

Forced-air-cooled high-vacuum rectifier diode with thoriated-tungsten filament for service up to 20 kV peak inverse voltage.

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: 5 V
Nominal heater current: 7.2 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: 150 mA
Rectifier peak forward current: 900 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 300 V

Published electrical limits and characteristics promoted from the approved source. Values without an applicable promoted column are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1947 Westinghouse

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

HeaterVoltageNominal
5 V
Nominal
HeaterCurrentNominal
7.2 A
Nominal
Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage
20000 V
AverageOrDCOutputCurrent
150 mA
MaximumPeakForwardCurrent
900 mA
AirFlowRequired
50 cfm
Forced-air cooling

Characteristic

Forward Voltage Drop
300 V
FilamentHeatingTime
3 s