Data set 01
1963 Amperex Condensed
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Characteristic
Forward voltage drop
200 V
At 100 mA
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
8020AX
High-vacuum half-wave rectifier for radar, electrostatic-precipitator, and similar high-voltage supplies. Rated for approximately 40 kV peak inverse voltage, 100 mA average current, and 750 mA peak current.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 5 V / 6 A
Description
High-vacuum half-wave rectifier with very high inverse-voltage capability and low average current, used in radar and precipitator power supplies.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater voltage
- 5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 6 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
- 40000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 100 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 750 mA
- Rectifier forward voltage drop
- 200 V
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 5 s
Tube drop is 200 V at 100 mA.
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.