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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

6215

Directly heated half-wave high-vacuum rectifier for high-voltage, low-current industrial 60 Hz applications such as dust precipitators, with an explicit soft-X-ray operating warning.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
B6-60
Socket code
-
Base pins
6
Nominal heater
1.25 V / 200 mA

Description

The GL-6215 is a half-wave high-vacuum diode rectifier for high-voltage, low-current 60-cycle applications such as dust precipitators and other industrial equipment. The datasheet warns that high-voltage operation can produce soft X-rays.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
B6-60
Socket code
-
Base pins
6
Nominal heater voltage
1.25 V
Nominal heater current
200 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

B6-60 - 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 cathode current
1 mA
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
18000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
1 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
8 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop
56 V

Promoted from clearly identified printed ratings/characteristics; additional published operating points and capacitances 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

195X General Electric Essential Characteristics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Tube voltage drop

    56 V

    At2mADC

Other

  • DC output current maximum

    1 mA

    HalfWave

  • Peak inverse voltage maximum

    18000 V

    HalfWave

  • Peak current maximum

    8 mA

    HalfWave

Data set 02

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Steady State Peak Plate Current

    8 mA

    60Hz rectifier service

  • TransientPeakPlateCurrent

    30 mA

    MaximumDuration=0.2s

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage

    18000 V

    Rectifier Service at 60 Cycles per Second

Characteristic

  • Note The voltages employed

    1 C

    Rectifier Service at 60 Cycles per Second

  • PIN

    3 C

    Rectifier Service at 60 Cycles per Second

  • Er

    1.25 V

    Rectifier Service at 60 Cycles per Second