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EL6BL

Directly heated xenon-filled power rectifier with tantalum anode and lug connections. Its massive filament provides several amperes of industrial rectified output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: LUG4
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 2.5 V / 21 A

Description

EL6BL xenon-filled power rectifier with tantalum anode construction.

Socket description

Four-contact spade-lug industrial tube base family

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: LUG4
Base pins: -
Nominal heater voltage: 2.5 V
Nominal heater current: 21 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

Max cathode current: 6.4 A
Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 920 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 6.4 A
Rectifier peak forward current: 40 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop: 9 V
Rectifier warm-up time: 60 s

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

1958 Electrons Inc

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

Continuous DC anode current
6.4 A
Overload anode current
12.8 A
LessThan10Seconds
Continuously recurring peak anode current
40 A
Peak inverse voltage
920 V

Characteristic

Minimum filament heating time
60 s
Average arc drop, average tube
9 V
Average arc drop, highest/end-of-life tube
12 V
Filament current tolerance
2 A

Construction

Gas filling
Xenon
Anode material
Tantalum