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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

635

Mercury-vapor or gas-filled high-current half-wave rectifier for industrial power supplies, using a heavy filament and low arc voltage for efficient power conversion.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
4
Nominal heater
2.5 V / 18 A

Description

Mercury-vapor or gas-filled high-current rectifier for power-supply service. The supplied datasheet was reviewed for heater/filament data, maximum ratings, operating conditions, capacitances, pulse/RF data, and thermal limits.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
4
Nominal heater voltage
2.5 V
Nominal heater current
18 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 forward voltage drop
9 V

Representative electrical section from supplied RCA data sheet.

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

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 6 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Voltage (AC)

    25

    Published datasheet value

  • Current at 2.5 volts — published value 1

    2.5 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Current at 2.5 volts — published value 2

    18 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Current at 2.5 volts — published value 3

    2 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Tube Voltage Drop at anode amperes = 20 — published value 1

    20 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Tube Voltage Drop at anode amperes = 20 — published value 2

    9 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Pin 2 -Filament

    2

    Published datasheet value

  • Pin 3 -Filament

    3

    Published datasheet value

  • Temperature (Approx.)

    30

    Published datasheet value

  • For Bowe r—sugyLy frequency o}

    6

    Published datasheet value

Other

  • Typical Anode Starting Voltage

    20

    Published datasheet value

  • PEAK INVERSE ANODE VOLTAGE

    1 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak

    77 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak inverse anode voltage

    1000 V

    Published rectifier rating

  • Maximum average anode/DC output current

    6.4 A

    Published rectifier rating