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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

AG5006

AEG directly heated mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage industrial supplies, providing approximately 15 kV inverse-voltage capability and multi-ampere output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 10 A

Description

Directly heated mercury-vapour rectifier diode.

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
10 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
15000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
3 A
Rectifier peak forward current
12 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
14 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

1953 AEG

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Construction

  • Filling

    Mercury vapour

Other

  • Maximum surge current

    12 A

    0.1s