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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier

PY800

Booster or damper diode for 110-degree television deflection, providing approximately 5.25 kV inverse-voltage capability and 150 mA rectified current for line-output recovery.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
19 V / 300 mA

Description

Booster/damper diode for television receivers using 110-degree CRT deflection.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
19 V
Nominal heater current
300 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
5250 V
Rectifier nominal output current
150 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
350 mA
Rectifier max heater-cathode voltage
6000 V

Published Ferranti ratings and characteristics promoted where applicable; additional operating and application data 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

1961 Ferranti Technical Handbook

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Application

  • Application

    Television booster / damper diode

  • Deflection-system application

    110-degree CRT

Data set 02

1963 Mullard

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Capacitance

  • Cathode capacitance

    6 pF

  • Heater-cathode capacitance

    2.2 pF

Other

  • Pulse duration maximum

    18 us

    Pulse

Application

  • Application

    Television booster / damper diode

Data set 03

1973 Mazda Valves Binder 2

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    19 V

    Published nominal value

  • Heater current

    300 mA

    Published nominal value

Other

  • Maximum peak heater-cathode voltage

    5.75 kV

    Heater negative