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5Y3GT
Full-Wave Rectifier

EIA Base & Outline

Application

Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Glass octal type used in power supply of radio equipment having moderate dc requirements. Requires octal socket. Vertical tube mounting is preferred, but horizontal opration is permissible if pins 2 and 8 are in horizontal plane.

Mechanical Data

Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Bulb .......................................... T-9
Base Type ..................................... Intermediate Octal 6-Pin
EIA Outline ................................... 9-13 9-42
EIA Base ...................................... 5T
Mounting Position ............................. Any

Electrical Data

Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Heater Voltage ................................ 5.0 V
Heater Current ................................ 2.0 A

Maximum Ratings (Design Center Values)

Each Diode
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
Peak Inverse Plate Voltage .................... 1400 V
Voltage Drop @ Current ........................ 50 V @ 125 mA

Characteristics and Typical Operation

Rectifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
AC Plate Supply Voltage Each Plate (RMS) ...... 350 V
Input Capacitor ............................... 20 Mfd
Effective Plate Supply Impedance Each Plate ... 50 Ω
DC Half-Load Output Current ................... 62.5 mA
DC Half-Load Output Voltage ................... 390 V
DC Output Current ............................. 125 mA
DC Output Voltage ............................. 360 V
Voltage Regulation (Half-Load to Full-Load) ... 40 V

Rectifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
AC Plate Supply Voltage Each Plate (RMS) ...... 500 V
Input Capacitor ............................... 10 Mfd
Effective Plate Supply Impedance Each Plate ... 140 Ω
DC Half-Load Output Current ................... 42 mA
DC Half-Load Output Voltage ................... 610 V
DC Output Current ............................. 84 mA
DC Output Voltage ............................. 560 V
Voltage Regulation (Half-Load to Full-Load) ... 50 V

Rectifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
AC Plate Supply Voltage Each Plate (RMS) ...... 350 V
Input Inductor ................................ 10 H
DC Half-Load Output Current ................... 75 mA
DC Half-Load Output Voltage ................... 270 V
DC Output Current ............................. 150 mA
DC Output Voltage ............................. 245 V
Voltage Regulation (Half-Load to Full-Load) ... 25 V

Rectifier
Source ........................................ RCA RC-15 - 1947
AC Plate Supply Voltage Each Plate (RMS) ...... 500 V
Input Inductor ................................ 10 H
DC Half-Load Output Current ................... 62.5 mA
DC Half-Load Output Voltage ................... 405 V
DC Output Current ............................. 125 mA
DC Output Voltage ............................. 380 V
Voltage Regulation (Half-Load to Full-Load) ... 15 V

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