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RK866A

Raytheon directly heated mercury half-wave rectifier for high-voltage DC supplies. Its gas-assisted conduction provides moderate current at multi-kilovolt voltage with low arc drop.

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

Description

RK866A is a Raytheon half wave—mercury rectifier with published peak-inverse-voltage, peak-current, DC-output-current and tube-drop ratings.

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
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
250 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
1 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
15 V

Published rectifier maximum peak inverse voltage, peak plate current, DC output current and average tube drop reviewed.

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 Raytheon Special Purpose Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Filament/heater voltage

    2.5 V

    HalfWave MercuryVapor

  • Filament/heater current

    5 A

    HalfWave MercuryVapor

  • Average tube voltage drop

    15 V

    HalfWave MercuryVapor

Other

  • Peak inverse voltage

    10000 V

    HalfWave MercuryVapor

  • Peak plate current per plate

    1000 mA

    HalfWave MercuryVapor

  • DC output current

    250 mA

    HalfWave MercuryVapor