Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier
6GK17
High-perveance half-wave vacuum rectifier designed specifically for television damper service.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- B5-85
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 1.3 A
Description
High-perviance half-wave vacuum rectifier for television 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
- B5-85
- Socket code
- B12C
- Base pins
- 8
- Nominal heater voltage
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 1.3 A
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
B5-85 - 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
- 4500 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 175 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 1.05 A
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.