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7016

Directly heated industrial power rectifier for heavy-current conversion. Its massive filament provides several amperes of rectified output for substantial DC systems.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: B4B
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 2.5 V / 17 A

Description

7016 industrial power rectifier tube.

Socket description

Medium 4-pin bayonet

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: B4B
Base pins: -
Nominal heater voltage: 2.5 V
Nominal heater current: 17 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

Max cathode current: 6.4 A
Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 900 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 6.4 A
Rectifier peak forward current: 25.6 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 10 V

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

1957 National Electronics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

Maximum DC output current
6.4 A
Maximum instantaneous output current
25.6 A
Maximum peak inverse voltage
900 V

Characteristic

Filament heating time
40 s
Typical arc drop
10 V
Typical anode starting voltage
10 V

Construction

Filling
Argon/mercury vapor

Application

Service
Industrial power rectifier