Data set 01
1951 Mullard Valve and Service Manual
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Peak Inverse Voltage
10000 V
Peak Anode Current
1 A
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
RG3250
Mercury-vapor high-voltage half-wave rectifier, normalized from RG3-250. Its heavy filament and low arc voltage provide multiampere industrial output.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- EDISON
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 2.5 V / 5 A
Description
Mercury-vapor high-voltage rectifier normalized from printed type RG3-250, rated for 10 kV peak inverse voltage.
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
- 2.5 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
- 10000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 3 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 3 A
Gas-discharge device.
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 02
1962 Mullard Industrial Rectifiers
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Characteristic
Average Cathode Current Used on Heating Curve
250 mA
HeatingCoolingCurve
Data set 03
1971 Mullard Gas Filled Tubes
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Other
Maximum peak inverse anode voltage
10 kV
Maximum average cathode current
3 A
Maximum peak cathode current
1 A
Maximum surge cathode current
1 A
Fault protection
Heater/filament voltage
2.5 V
Heater/filament current
5 A