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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

VI15025

Indirectly heated high-voltage pulse rectifier for clipping, protection, rectification, and charging modes. Its roughly 25 kV reverse-voltage capability suits specialized pulse systems.

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

Description

The VI1-50/25 is an indirectly heated high-voltage pulse rectifier tube used in clipping, protection, rectification, and charging modes.

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
12.6 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
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
25000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
500 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
50 A
Rectifier warm-up time
120 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

    12.6 V

  • Warm-up/Cathode Heating Time

    120 s

  • Peak Anode Current at 5 kV

    70 A

    2-4 us; 1/duty factor 1000

  • Peak Anode Current after 500 h Minimum

    40 A

  • Warm-up Time at 15 V

    60 s

Other

  • Peak Reverse Voltage

    25000 V

  • Peak Anode Current

    50 A

  • Average/Rectified Anode Current

    500 mA

  • Peak Reverse Voltage in Protection/Rectification/Charging Modes

    16000 V

  • Pulse Duration

    10 us

  • Peak Reverse Voltage 1/Duty Factor

    300

Capacitance

  • Anode-Cathode Capacitance Maximum

    30 pF