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Rectifier - TV Line Scan Boost ·Rectifier

R16

Wire-ended directly heated television EHT rectifier, co-designated 1T2/R16, specifically designed to rectify short high-voltage flyback pulses.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
1.4 V / 140 mA

Description

Explicit R16 co-designation on the 1T2/R16 wire-ended directly heated television EHT rectifier sheet.

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
1.4 V
Nominal heater current
140 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
15000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
0.5 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
12 mA

Published ratings and characteristics promoted semantically from source; repeated identical physical sections compressed where 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

1958 Brimar Radio Valve No 7

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Peak Inverse Voltage

    15 kV

  • Peak Anode Current

    12 mA

  • DC Anode Current

    0.5 mA

  • Flyback Pulse Frequency

    10 kHz

  • Flyback Pulse Width

    5 us