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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

HVR2

Mullard indirectly heated high-voltage half-wave rectifier for cathode-ray-tube supplies. Its four-volt heater provides roughly 20 kV inverse-voltage capability with modest current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
4 V / 650 mA

Description

The Mullard HVR2 is a indirectly heated high-voltage half-wave rectifier for cathode-ray-tube power supplies.

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
650 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

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
20000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
30 mA

Published source values promoted where applicable; additional values retained as parameters.

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

1951 Mullard Valve and Service Manual

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • RMS input maximum

    6000 V

Characteristics

  • Heating time

    40 s

Data set 02

1963 Mullard

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Heater/Filament Voltage

    4 V

  • Heater/Filament Current

    650 mA

Other

  • Maximum RMS Anode Voltage

    6000 V

  • Maximum Continuous Rectified Current

    30 mA

  • Peak Inverse Voltage

    20000 V