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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

RG3000

Mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage supplies. Its heavy filament and low arc voltage provide ampere-class industrial output.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 5 A

Description

Mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage power-supply service, rated for approximately 1.25 A average rectified current.

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
5 V
Nominal heater current
5 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
5000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
1.25 A

Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the approved 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

195X Tunsgram

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • HeaterVoltageNominal

    5 V

    Nominal

  • HeaterCurrentNominal

    5 A

    Nominal

  • Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage

    5000 V

  • Rectified Output Current

    1.25 A