VC5032

50 pF fixed vacuum capacitor for high-voltage RF service, rated approximately 32 kV peak with high-current copper construction.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

Fixed vacuum capacitor, printed as VC50/32, rated 50 pF, 32 kV peak, and 60 A RMS.

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: -
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

Capacitor

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Promoted only where the locked section schema has a direct semantic match; all remaining published component/RF ratings and characteristics are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1958 Amperex Industrial

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Capacitor

Characteristic

Capacitance
50 pF
FixedVacuumCapacitor
Rated-capacitance tolerance
2 %
FixedVacuumCapacitor

Other

Maximum peak voltage
32 kV
FixedVacuumCapacitor
Maximum RMS current
60 A
FixedVacuumCapacitor
Frequency at maximum current
7.7 MHz
FixedVacuumCapacitor
Maximum glass-to-metal seal temperature
180 °C
FixedVacuumCapacitor

Construction

Construction material
OFHC copper
FixedVacuumCapacitor

Data set 02

1962 Eimac

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Capacitor

Characteristic

Capacitance
50 pF

Other

Maximum Peak Voltage
32000 V
Maximum RMS Current
28 A