68530

Directly heated full-wave gas-discharge rectifier for low-voltage charging and power-supply circuits. Its heavy 2 V filament construction provides high-current rectification with a characteristic conducting voltage drop around 10 V.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 2
Base: -
Socket code: B4
Base pins: 4
Nominal heater: 2 V / 8 A

Description

Full-wave gas-discharge rectifier for low-voltage charging circuits.

Socket description

European 4-pin base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: B4
Base pins: 4
Nominal heater voltage: 2 V
Nominal heater current: 8 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

2 physical sections, 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

Section 2

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier nominal output current: 6 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 10 V
Rectifier warm-up time: 30 s

Second physical section; promoted electrical properties populated from corresponding identical section.

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 English Electric Valve

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

DC Output Voltage
30 V
FullWave
DC Output Current
6 A
FullWave

SECTION 2

Rectifier

Other

DC Output Voltage
30 V
FullWave
DC Output Current
6 A
FullWave