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U30

Current-regulator ballast designed to stabilize a nominal 100 mA series-heater string, with published regulation from approximately 87–108 mA over its operating voltage range.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B7
Base pins
7
Nominal heater
-

Description

Current regulator for controlling 100 mA series-heater strings.

Socket description

Medium 7-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B7
Base pins
7
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

Ballast

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
250 V
Rectifier nominal output current
120 mA

Published ratings and characteristics promoted from the approved datasheet.

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

1937 Osram Valves

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Other

  • Heater Voltage

    26 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Heater Current

    300 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Anode Voltage RMS

    250 V

    EachAnode

  • Rectified DC Current

    120 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Rectified DC Current - Voltage Doubler

    75 mA

    VoltageDoubler

  • Rectified DC Current - Full Wave

    120 mA

    FullWave

Data set 02

193X Osram

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Characteristic

  • Half-wave DC output current

    120 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Voltage-doubler DC output current

    75 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Full-wave DC output current

    120 mA

    Published datasheet value

Data set 03

1957 Philips Receiving and Amplifying Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Characteristics

  • Regulated current nominal

    100 mA

  • Regulated current minimum

    87 mA

  • Regulated current maximum

    108 mA

Other

  • Mains voltage maximum

    260 V

Data set 04

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Ballast

Characteristics

  • Regulated current nominal

    100 mA

  • Regulated current minimum

    87 mA

    Voltage=70V

  • Regulated current maximum

    108 mA

    Voltage=122.5V

  • Regulated voltage range

    70-122.5 V

Other

  • Maximum heat development

    13.5 W