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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

UX973

United Electronics half-wave rectifier for substantial power supplies. Its heavy filament and multiampere output capability suit industrial AC-to-DC conversion.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
J4
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 6.75 A

Description

UX973 is a rectifier described in the approved United Electronics engineering datasheet.

Socket description

Jumbo 4-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
J4
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
5 V
Nominal heater current
6.75 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 nominal output current
2.5 A
Rectifier peak forward current
10 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
15 V
Rectifier warm-up time
45 s

Published ratings and characteristics promoted where directly established; remaining useful published data retained as parameters.

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

1945 United Electronics

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Other

  • Filament voltage

    5 V

    Nominal general rating

  • Filament current

    6.75 A

    Nominal general rating