Data set 01
1961 Tung Sol
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Heater voltage
6.3 V
Heater current
1.2 A
Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier
6AX3
Duodecar half-wave vacuum rectifier designed for television horizontal-deflection damper service, with approximately 5 kV inverse-voltage and 1 A peak-current capability.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- 12BL
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 12
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.2 A
Description
Duodecar half-wave damper rectifier for television horizontal-deflection circuits. It is a high-voltage half-wave vacuum rectifier intended for CRT horizontal-deflection damper service.
Socket description
Duodecar 12-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- 12BL
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 12
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1.2 A
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
12BL - 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
- 5.3 W
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 5000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 165 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 1 A
- Rectifier forward voltage drop
- 32 V
- Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
- 5000 V
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 11 s
Promoted from published ratings/characteristics; identical repeated sections compressed where applicable.
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
1966 Tung Sol Electronic Tubes 1 of 4
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Peak inverse plate voltage maximum
5000 V
TVDamper
Plate dissipation maximum
5.5 W
TVDamper
Steady-state peak plate current maximum
1000 mA
TVDamper
DC output current maximum
175 mA
TVDamper
Application
Horizontal-deflection damping diode in television receivers
Section1
Characteristic
Tube voltage drop
32 V
SpecifiedPlateCurrent
Data set 03
1968 General Electric Co
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Steady-State Peak Plate Current
1000 mA
TVDamper
Data set 04
1971 RCA HB3 Binder 4 of 7
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Heater voltage nominal
6.3 V
Heater current
1.2 A
Peak inverse plate voltage
5000 V
DamperService
Peak plate current
1000 mA
DamperService
DC plate current
165 mA
DamperService
Plate dissipation
5.3 W
DamperService
Characteristics
Tube voltage drop at 250 mA
32 V
DamperService
Data set 05
1975 RCA RC30
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Capacitance
Plate-to-cathode and heater capacitance
5.5 pF
Cathode-to-plate and heater capacitance
7.5 pF
Heater-to-cathode capacitance
2.8 pF
Other
Peak inverse plate voltage
5000 V
DamperService
Peak plate current
1000 mA
DamperService
Average plate current
165 mA
DamperService
Plate dissipation
5.3 W
DamperService
Tube voltage drop
32 V
DamperService