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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier

6BJ3

Compactron single heater-cathode diode designed for television horizontal-deflection damper service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
12BL
Socket code
-
Base pins
12
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 1.2 A

Description

Half-wave vacuum rectifier for television damper service. The supplied datasheet was read for heater data, maximum ratings, operating characteristics, and interelectrode capacitances where published.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
12BL
Socket code
-
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
4 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
3300 V
Rectifier nominal output current
140 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
840 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop
21 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
3300 V

Damper-diode PIV/current ratings are preserved as parameters rather than rectifier-specific promoted fields.

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 01

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage

    3300 V

  • Steady State Peak Plate Current

    840 mA

  • DC Output Current

    140 mA

  • HeaterCathodeVoltageHeaterPositiveDC

    100 V

  • HeaterCathodeVoltageHeaterPositiveTotalDCPeak

    300 V

  • HeaterCathodeVoltageHeaterNegativeDC

    600 V

  • HeaterCathodeVoltageHeaterNegativeTotalDCPeak

    3300 V

Characteristic

  • Tube Voltage Drop

    21 V

    PlateCurrent=250mA

Capacitance

  • Cathode To Plate And Heater Capacitance

    8 pF

  • Plate To Cathode And Heater Capacitance

    5.5 pF

  • Heater To Cathode Capacitance

    2.7 pF

Data set 02

1971 RCA HB3 Binder 4 of 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Voltage (AC or OC) t

    6.3 V

    PublishedColumn1

  • Voltage (AC or OC) t

    0.6 V

    PublishedColumn2

  • Heater negative with respect to cathodes bmax

    3300 V

  • Heater positive with respect to cathode emax

    300 V

  • b The do component must not exceed

    600 V

  • The do component must not exceed

    100 V

Capacitance

  • K to (P,H)

    8 pF

  • H to K

    2.7 pF

Other

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltages max

    3300 V

  • Peak Plate Current max

    840 mA

  • DC Plate Current max

    140 mA

  • Plate Dissipation max

    4 W