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VI14045

Forced-air-cooled indirectly heated high-voltage pulse rectifier. Its roughly 45 kV reverse-voltage capability and moderate current suit demanding pulse-power applications.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
27 V / -

Description

The VI1-40/45 is an indirectly heated high-voltage pulse rectifier tube with forced-air anode cooling.

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
27 V
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

Rectifier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate dissipation
3000 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
45000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
400 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
100 A
Rectifier warm-up time
180 s

English text used as primary source; Russian text used only to repair/check ambiguous OCR.

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

1968 Electronintorg

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Heater/Filament Voltage

    27 V

  • Warm-up/Cathode Heating Time

    180 s

Other

  • Peak Reverse Voltage

    45000 V

  • Peak Anode Current

    100 A

  • Average/Rectified Anode Current

    400 mA

  • Anode Dissipation

    3000 W

  • Maximum Forming-Line Voltage

    45000 V

  • Peak Anode Current at 3.8 kV Change

    40 A

  • Peak Anode Current at 7 kV Change

    100 A

  • Anode Current Pulse Duration Maximum

    120 us