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Rectifier - Damper Diode ·Rectifier

U193

High-voltage booster diode for television horizontal-deflection circuits, providing line-output energy recovery with heater-cathode insulation suited to elevated cathode potential.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
19 V / 300 mA

Description

Printed co-designation for the PY801 television efficiency diode.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
19 V
Nominal heater current
300 mA
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
5500 V
Rectifier nominal output current
175 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
450 mA

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where clearly stated; identical repeated sections compressed where applicable.

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

1960 Mazda

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Peak heater-cathode voltage

    5.5 kV

  • Anode-heater-cathode capacitance

    7.8 pF

Data set 02

1973 Mazda Valves Binder 2

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristics

  • Heater voltage

    19 V

    Published nominal value

  • Heater current

    300 mA

    Published nominal value

Other

  • Maximum peak heater-cathode voltage

    5.5 kV

    Heater negative