Data set 01
1958 Compagnie General
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Rectifier
Application
Application
High-voltage rectifier / multiplier / radar modulator diode
Other
Peak forward anode voltage
12500 V
Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
V40
Directly heated high-vacuum diode for high-voltage rectifier, multiplier, and radar-modulator circuits. Its roughly 40 kV inverse-voltage capability suits demanding pulse systems.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 50 V / 6 A
Description
High-voltage high-vacuum directly heated diode rectifier for rectifier, multiplier, and radar-modulator circuits.
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
- 50 V
- Nominal heater current
- 6 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
- 40000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 100 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 600 mA
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 5 s
Published source values promoted where applicable; additional electrical, storage, RF, pulse and cooling 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.