Data set 01
1961 Tung Sol
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Heater voltage
5 V
Nominal
Heater current
11.5 A
Nominal
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
8434
Indirectly heated hydrogen-filled half-wave diode for high-voltage rectifier circuits. Its gas-assisted conduction provides ampere-class current with multi-kilovolt blocking capability.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- J4
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater
- 5 V / 11.5 A
Description
Indirectly heated hydrogen-filled half-wave diode for high-voltage rectifier circuits, rated for 1.8 A average at 20 kV peak inverse voltage.
Socket description
Jumbo 4-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- J4
- Base pins
- 4
- Nominal heater voltage
- 5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 11.5 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
- 20000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 1.8 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 8 A
- Rectifier forward voltage drop
- 30 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.