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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier

PY500

High-current series-heater booster diode for color-television horizontal time-base circuits, designed for demanding line-deflection recovery and high repetitive inverse voltage.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
B9D
Socket code
B9D
Base pins
9
Nominal heater
42 V / 300 mA

Description

Efficiency diode for color-television horizontal time-base circuits.

Socket description

Magnoval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
B9D
Socket code
B9D
Base pins
9
Nominal heater voltage
42 V
Nominal heater current
300 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

B9D - 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
11 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
5600 V
Rectifier nominal output current
440 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
800 mA
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
6300 V

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where clearly stated; identical repeated sections compressed when applicable.

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

1959 Telefunken

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Mean Plate Current

    440 mA

  • Peak Plate Current

    800 mA

    Pulse

  • Peak Plate-Cathode Reverse Voltage

    5600 V

    Pulse

  • Peak Heater-Cathode Voltage

    6300 V

    Pulse

Data set 02

1967 Mullard Receiving and Amplifying Valves

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Heater voltage

    42 V

    SeriesHeater

  • Heater current

    300 mA

    SeriesHeater

  • Anode current

    440 mA

  • Forward resistance

    42 ohm

Capacitance

  • Anode-cathode capacitance

    13.5 pF

  • Heater-cathode capacitance

    3.7 pF

Other

  • Maximum anode dissipation

    11 W

  • Peak inverse voltage

    5.6 kV

    Pulse22Percent

Data set 03

1972 Philips Receiving Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    42 V

    Published nominal value

  • Heater current

    300 mA

    Published nominal value

Other

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    11 W

    Published maximum rating

  • Maximum peak heater-cathode voltage

    6.3 kV

    Heater negative

  • Absolute maximum peak inverse voltage

    7 kV

    Published absolute maximum

Data set 04

1973 Mazda Valves Binder 2

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    42 V

    Published nominal value

  • Heater current

    300 mA

    Published nominal value

Other

  • Maximum plate dissipation

    11 W

    Published maximum rating

  • Maximum peak heater-cathode voltage

    6.3 kV

    Heater negative

Data set 05

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Heater current If

    300 mA

    Heater current If 300 mA

  • Anode to cathode Cak

    13 pF

    Anode to cathode Cak 13 pF

  • Cathode to heater Ckf

    3.7 pF

    Cathode to heater Ckf 3.7 pF

  • Internal resistance (I

    440 mA

    Internal resistance (I = 440 mA) R; 45.5 Q

  • Anode dissipation Wo max

    11 w

    Anode dissipation Wo max. 11 w

  • Anode current, average Iy max

    440 mA

    Anode current, average Iy max. 440 mA

  • Cathode to heater voltage, peak kap max

    6300 v

    Cathode to heater voltage, peak kap max. 6300 v 1