Skip to main content

Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

RFG4

Directly heated high-voltage half-wave rectifier for cathode-ray-tube supplies and voltage-doubler circuits. Rated for approximately 30 kV peak inverse voltage with about 5 mA average output.

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

Description

Directly heated half-wave high-voltage rectifier for cathode-ray-tube supplies; usable in voltage-doubler circuits.

Socket description

Edison screw base

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
EDISON
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
4 V
Nominal heater current
4 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
30000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
5 mA

Published Telefunken ratings and characteristics promoted from the supplied German source.

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

Characteristic

  • HeaterOrFilamentVoltage

    4 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    4 A

Other

  • TransformerRMSVoltage

    10 kV

  • Reservoir Capacitance

    0.5 uF