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
6AY3A
Novar directly heated half-wave rectifier designed specifically for television damping-diode service.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B9E
- Base pins
- 9
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.2 A
Description
NOVAR directly heated half-wave rectifier designed for television damping-diode service.
Socket description
Novar 9-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B9E
- Base pins
- 9
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1.2 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
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 5000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 175 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 1.1 A
Published source values promoted where applicable; additional published data retained as 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.