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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

AH213

Hot-cathode mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier, service type CV2723 and equivalent to 869B, for substantial high-voltage power conversion.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 20 A

Description

Hot-cathode mercury-vapour rectifier, service type CV2723, rated to 20 kV peak inverse voltage and 10 A peak current; electrically equivalent to 869B.

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
20 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
2.5 A
Rectifier peak forward current
10 A
Rectifier warm-up time
120 s

Mercury-vapor rectifier; highest explicit rectifier ratings promoted.

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

1955 Marconi

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Filament voltage

    5 V

  • Filament current

    19 A

  • Peak inverse voltage

    16000 V

  • Peak anode current

    14 A

  • Average anode current

    3.5 A

  • Minimum pre-heating time

    120 s

  • Maximum DC output voltage

    15 kV

    3PhaseFullWave

  • Maximum DC output current

    10 A

    3PhaseFullWave

Construction

  • Filling

    Mercury vapor

  • Cooling

    Air blast / source-specified thermal control