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Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier

VI37032

Forced-air-cooled indirectly heated high-current pulse rectifier, designated VI3-70/32. Rated for approximately 32 kV reverse voltage and 70 A peak anode current for pulse-power service.

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

Description

The VI3-70/32 is an indirectly heated high-voltage pulse rectifier tube with forced-air anode cooling and a 70 A peak anode-current rating.

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
12.5 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
80 W
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
32000 V
Rectifier peak forward current
70 A
Rectifier warm-up time
90 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

    12.5 V

  • Warm-up/Cathode Heating Time

    90 s

  • Peak Reverse Voltage after 500 h Minimum

    5600 V

Other

  • Peak Reverse Voltage

    32000 V

  • Peak Anode Current

    70 A

  • Anode Dissipation

    80 W

  • Pulse Duration

    2.5 us

Capacitance

  • Anode-Cathode Capacitance Maximum

    10 pF