Data set 01
1950 Sylvania
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Application
Service
Television damping diode
Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier
6AU4GT
High-current television damping diode for horizontal-deflection circuits, providing roughly 4.5 kV peak inverse capability and strong repetitive forward-current service.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- 4CG
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.8 A
Description
Indirectly heated half-wave rectifier designed primarily as a television damping diode.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- 4CG
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1.8 A
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
4CG - Terminal pinout
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
| Terminal | Section | Connection | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIN1IC | — | IC EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending | Unverified EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG |
| PIN2IC | — | IC EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending | Unverified EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG |
| PIN3K | A | K — Cathode EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending | Unverified EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG |
| PIN5P | A | P — Plate (Anode) EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending | Unverified EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG |
| PIN7H | — | H — Heater EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending | Unverified EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG |
| PIN8H | — | H — Heater EIA chart transcription; independent manufacturer corroboration pending | Unverified EIA Base Connections, printed page 127, 4CG |
Section ratings
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Rectifier
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 4500 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 175 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 1.05 A
- Rectifier forward voltage drop
- 25 V
Promoted from the printed maximum-rating/characteristic columns; operating points retained as section parameters.
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
195X General Electric Essential Characteristics
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Characteristic
Tube voltage drop
25 V
At 350 mA DC
Other
DC output current maximum
175 mA
TVDamper
Peak inverse voltage maximum
4500 V
TVDamper
Peak current maximum
1050 mA
TVDamper