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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

F8208

Water-cooled directly heated high-vacuum power diode with pure-tungsten cathode for rectifier and limited-emission circuits. Its massive filament supports multiampere high-voltage service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
22 V / 60 A

Description

High-vacuum power diode designed for rectifier service and special circuits requiring the limited-emission characteristics of a pure-tungsten cathode. The water-cooled anode dissipates 20 kW.

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
22 V
Nominal heater current
60 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 plate dissipation
20000 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
45000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
3 A
Rectifier peak forward current
10 A

Cooling: Water

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

1962 ITT

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak inverse voltage

    45000 V

  • Plate dissipation

    20000 W

  • Filament starting current

    120 A

  • Minimum water flow

    4 gpm

Capacitance

  • Interelectrode capacitance

    13 pF

Characteristic

  • Filament cold resistance

    0.031 ohm

Data set 02

1962 ITT Industrial and Transmitting Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • GridPlateCapacitance

    13 pF

  • FilamentStartingCurrent

    200 A

  • FilamentColdResistance

    0.031 ohm

Other

  • AveragePlateDissipation

    20 kW

    Rectifier

  • PeakPlateDissipation

    40 kW

    Surge;Maximum5Seconds