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ZT1000

Grid-controlled mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage controlled power conversion. Its heavy heater supports substantial triggered discharge current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 13 A

Description

Grid-controlled mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage controlled rectification.

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
5 V
Nominal heater current
13 A
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
21000 V
Rectifier nominal output current
2.5 A
Rectifier peak forward current
10 A
Rectifier forward voltage drop
12 V
Rectifier warm-up time
90 s

Special-purpose section represented as Other under canonical SectionType vocabulary.

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

1953 Amperex

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Capacitance

  • Anode To Grid Capacitance

    4 pF

    Published direct interelectrode capacitance

  • Grid To Cathode Capacitance

    13 pF

    Published direct interelectrode capacitance

Other

  • Peak Anode Voltage Inverse

    21 kV

    Published source value

  • Average Anode Current

    2.5 A

    Published source value

Characteristic

  • Tube Voltage Drop

    12 V

    Published source value

Data set 02

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Rectifier

Characteristic

  • Heating

    1

    Heating : direct _ 1

  • mercury temperature which is 5 OC less than the values

    5 OC

    mercury temperature which is 5 OC less than the values

  • 4) Direct voltage; before conduction

    4

    4) Direct voltage; before conduction

  • c. la temperature ,doit étre mesurée quand 1'équilibre

    1

    c. la temperature ,doit étre mesurée quand 1'équilibre