Data set 01
1962 Cerberus
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Diode
Characteristic
BreakdownVoltage
180 to 220 V
ArcVoltage
15 V
Other
Peak Anode Current
10 A
DischargeEnergy
5 J
Per discharge
Diode (NOT rectifier) ·Diode
BD31
High-current rare-gas-filled cold-cathode diode for pulsed switching, high-voltage generators, and ignition devices.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 5
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
High-current rare-gas-filled cold-cathode switching diode for pulsed high-current switching, high-voltage generators and ignition devices.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- 5
- Nominal heater voltage
- -
- Nominal heater current
- -
- 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
Diode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Max cathode current
- 10 A
Cold-cathode switching/relay/display section; device-specific glow-discharge values preserved in parameter table.
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.