Skip to main content

Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

RGQ2005

Directly heated mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for very-high-inverse-voltage supplies. Its massive filament and gas-assisted conduction suit specialized industrial high-voltage systems.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 20 A

Description

Mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier rated for very high inverse voltage.

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
20 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
20000 V

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

    5 V

  • HeaterOrFilamentCurrent

    20 A

  • DeviceGas

    Mercury vapor