Data set 01
1953 Amperex
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Heater/Filament Voltage
5 V
Heater/Filament Current
11.5 A
Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage
25000 V
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
6693
Single-anode mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier with separate high-current and high-voltage ratings. Its heavy filament and low arc drop support multiampere industrial power conversion.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater
- 5 V / 11.5 A
Description
Single-anode mercury-vapor rectifier with separate high-current and high-voltage rating sets, up to 15 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
- 4
- Nominal heater voltage
- 5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 11.5 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
- 15000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 3 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 12 A
- Rectifier forward voltage drop
- 12 V
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 60 s
Published maximum ratings and general characteristics promoted from the supplied datasheet.
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 02
1963 Amperex Condensed
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Peak inverse voltage
2500 V
HighCurrent
Peak anode current
10 A
HighCurrent
Average anode current
5 A
HighCurrent
Overload current
200 A
HighCurrent
Peak inverse voltage
15000 V
HighVoltage
Peak anode current
12 A
HighVoltage
Average anode current
3 A
HighVoltage
Overload current
120 A
HighVoltage
Characteristic
Forward voltage drop
12 V
Warm-up time
60 s
Data set 03
1971 English Electric Valve
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Fault anode current
120 A
0.1s max