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Diode (NOT rectifier) ·Diode-Diode

EB1

Double diode designed for detector and rectifier service, providing two physical diode sections for receiving applications.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
2
Base
-
Socket code
B4
Base pins
4
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 250 mA

Description

Double diode for detector/rectifier service. The supplied Philips source was read for heater data, capacitances, ratings, characteristics and operating conditions, with repeated identical diode sections compressed only in the technical section table.

Socket description

European 4-pin base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B4
Base pins
4
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
250 mA
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

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
200 V
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
200 V
Rectifier nominal output current
0.8 mA

Section 2

Diode

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Second physical diode section added in approved section-structure reconciliation.

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

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Diode

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 V

  • Heater current

    250 mA

Other

  • Maximum diode voltage

    200 V

  • Maximum diode current

    0.8 mA