Data set 01
1971 Machlette Laboratories
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Characteristic
Tube Voltage Drop Maximum
2400 V
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
6908
Oil-immersed directly heated high-vacuum rectifier for extremely high-voltage supplies. Its massive filament and roughly 150 kV inverse-voltage capability suit specialized industrial power systems.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 12 V / 23 A
Description
Oil-immersed high-vacuum rectifier rated 150 kV PIV.
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
- 12 V
- Nominal heater current
- 23 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
- Max plate dissipation
- 2000 W
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 150000 V
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 10 A
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.