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
6AX4GT
Octal half-wave high-vacuum rectifier designed as a television horizontal-deflection damper diode, with several-kilovolt inverse-voltage capability and substantial pulse-current handling.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- 4CG
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.2 A
Description
Octal television damper diode for horizontal-deflection service.
Socket description
International Octal
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- 4CG
- Socket code
- IO
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1.2 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
- 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
Half-wave damper rectifier.
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
RMS supply voltage
0 V
TVDamper
Forward-voltage-drop test current
250 mA
TVDamper
Data set 03
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
Data set 04
1965 Sylvania Electronic Tubes Vol3
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Characteristics
Heater voltage
6.3 V
Heater current
1.2 A
Forward voltage drop
32 V
At specified plate current
Other
Peak inverse voltage
5000 V
Peak plate current
1000 mA
DC plate current
165 mA
Plate dissipation
5.3 W
Heater negative to cathode total DC plus peak
5000 V
Heater positive to cathode total DC plus peak
300 V
Data set 05
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
4400 V
TVDamper
Plate dissipation maximum
5 W
TVDamper
Steady-state peak plate current maximum
825 mA
TVDamper
DC output current maximum
137 mA
TVDamper
Application
Horizontal-deflection damping diode in television receivers
Section1
Characteristic
Tube voltage drop
32 V
SpecifiedPlateCurrent