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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

VI31832

Forced-air-cooled indirectly heated high-voltage pulse rectifier, designated VI3-18/32. Rated for approximately 32 kV reverse voltage and 200 mA nominal rectified output for demanding pulsed electronic equipment.

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

Description

The VI3-18/32 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
17 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
75 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
32000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
200 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
18 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

    17 V

  • Warm-up/Cathode Heating Time

    120 s

  • Peak Anode Current after 750 h Minimum

    14.5 A

Other

  • Peak Reverse Voltage

    32000 V

  • Peak Anode Current

    18 A

  • Average/Rectified Anode Current

    200 mA

  • Anode Dissipation

    75 W

  • Reverse Voltage in Rectification Mode

    30000 V

  • Electrical Charge of Pulse

    50 A-us

  • Pulse Duration

    10 us