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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier

6DL3

Novar half-wave vacuum rectifier designed as a damper diode in television horizontal-deflection circuits.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
9GD
Socket code
-
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 2.3 A

Description

Half-wave vacuum rectifier used as a damper tube in television receivers. It is an explicit heater variant/co-designation in 25DL3.pdf.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
9GD
Socket code
-
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
2.3 A
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

9GD - 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
11 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
6500 V
Rectifier nominal output current
400 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
1.8 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
25 V
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
6500 V
Rectifier warm-up time
11 s

Half-wave vacuum rectifier used in television horizontal-deflection damper service.

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

1975 RCA RC30

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • : :

    2.3 V

    Other;PublishedValue1

  • : :

    25.2 V

    Other;PublishedValue2

  • Heater Warm-up Time (average) —

    11 s

    Other

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage

    6500 V

    Section1;Promoted

  • Average Plate Current

    400 mA

    Section1;Promoted

  • Peak Plate Current

    1.8 A

    Section1;Promoted

Capacitance

  • Cathode to Plate and Heater

    17 pF

    Capacitance

  • Heater to Cathode

    4.4 pF

    Capacitance

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage*

    6500 V

    Capacitance

  • Peak Plate Current

    1800 mA

    Capacitance

  • Average Plate Current

    400 mA

    Capacitance

  • Plate Dissipation

    11 W

    Capacitance

  • Peak value

    300 V

    Capacitance;PublishedValue1

  • Peak value

    -6500 V

    Capacitance;PublishedValue2

  • Average value

    -900 V

    Capacitance

  • Tube Voltage Drop for plate current of

    800 mA

    Capacitance;PublishedValue1

  • Tube Voltage Drop for plate current of

    25 mA

    Capacitance;PublishedValue2

Characteristic

  • Forward Voltage Drop

    25 V

    Section1;Promoted