Data set 01
1971 English Electric Valve
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
DC Output Voltage
7.5 V
HalfWave
DC Output Current
6 A
HalfWave
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
68506
Half-wave Tungar hot-cathode gas-discharge rectifier for low-voltage battery charging. Its massive filament and gas-assisted conduction provide heavy current for charging rather than high-voltage electronics.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 2.3 V / 18 A
Description
Half-wave Tungar hot-cathode gas-discharge rectifier for low-voltage battery-charging circuits.
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
- 2.3 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 nominal output current
- 6 A
- Rectifier forward voltage drop
- 10 V
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 30 s
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.