AZ50

High-current directly heated high-vacuum full-wave rectifier for substantial DC power supplies. Its 4 V filament construction provides approximately 250 mA nominal rectified output for higher-current electronic equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 2
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 4 V / 3 A

Description

High-current directly heated high-vacuum full-wave rectifier.

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: 4 V
Nominal heater current: 3 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

2 physical sections, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier nominal output current: 250 mA

Promoted from clearly identified published ratings/characteristics; additional operating points, capacitances, rectifier conditions, and application-specific values are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

Section 2

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier nominal output current: 250 mA

Second physical rectifier section; promoted electrical properties populated from identical section.

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

1963 Philips Electron Tubes Handbook V1

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

AC supply voltage per plate maximum
500 V RMS
FullWave
DC output current maximum
250 mA
FullWave
Maximum input capacitor
64 µF
CapacitorInputFilter

SECTION 2

Rectifier

Other

AC supply voltage per plate maximum
500 V RMS
FullWave
DC output current maximum
250 mA
FullWave

Data set 02

1999 Philips 0-D

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

Transformer secondary voltage
2x300 V RMS
Maximum DC output current
300 mA
TransformerVoltage=2x300V
Maximum DC output current
275 mA
TransformerVoltage=2x400V
Maximum DC output current
250 mA
TransformerVoltage=2x500V
Minimum series resistance per anode
100 ohm
TransformerVoltage=2x300V
Minimum series resistance per anode
150 ohm
TransformerVoltage=2x400V
Minimum series resistance per anode
200 ohm
TransformerVoltage=2x500V
Maximum filter input capacitance
16 uF
TransformerVoltage=2x300V
Maximum filter input capacitance
32 uF
TransformerVoltage=2x400V
Maximum filter input capacitance
64 uF
TransformerVoltage=2x500V