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NL627

Directly heated National Electronics industrial rectifier for very-high-current conversion. Rated for approximately 1 kV peak inverse voltage and 20 A nominal output with a low conducting drop.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
2.5 V / 26 A

Description

The NL627 is a National Electronics industrial rectifier tube with published DC output-current and peak-inverse-voltage ratings.

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
2.5 V
Nominal heater current
26 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
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
1000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
20 A
Rectifier peak forward current
120 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
10 V
Rectifier warm-up time
120 s

Published rectifier ratings promoted from technical-information 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.

Data set 01

1956 National Electronics Industrial Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Maximum peak inverse voltage

    1000 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Maximum DC output current

    20 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Maximum instantaneous output current

    120 A

    Published datasheet value

  • Maximum AC short-circuit current

    1000 A

    Published datasheet value

Characteristics

  • Heating time

    120 s

    Published datasheet value

  • Typical arc drop

    10 V

    At stated peak current