Data set 01
1971 English Electric Valve
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
DC Output Voltage
23 kV
ThreePhase
DC Output Current
3 A
ThreePhase
Characteristic
NominalImpedance
130 Ohm
At 3.0 A
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
A296
Directly heated high-vacuum rectifier designed particularly for three-phase high-voltage rectifier circuits, providing ampere-class output and substantial inverse-voltage capability.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 32.5 A
Description
High-vacuum rectifier rated to 25 kV peak inverse voltage and designed for three-phase rectifier circuits.
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
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 32.5 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
- Max plate dissipation
- 375 W
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 25000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 3 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 6.5 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.