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No.1 omitted. Heater volts (ac/dc), 4.7; amperes, 0.6; warm-up time (average), 11 seconds. Except for heater ratings, this type is identical with glass octal type 6V6-GT.
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FULL.WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER Metal type 5W4 and gla..-octal type 5W4-GT are used in power supply of radio equipment having low dc requirements. Outlines 5 and 14D, respectively, OUTLINES SECTION. Both types require octal socket. Filament volts (ac) , 5.0; amperes, 1.5. Maximum ratings: peak In·
verse plate volts, 1400 ma:<; peak plate ma., 300 ma:<; dc output ma., 100 ma:<. These are DIS·
CONTINUED types listed for reference only.
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5W4GT
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Glass octal type used in power supply of radio equipment having large de requirements.
Maximum dimensions: over-all length, 5-5/16 inches; seated height, 4-3/4 inches; diameter, 2-1/16 inches. Filament volts, 5.0; amperes, 3.0.
Tube requires octal socket. Maximum ratings as full-wave rectifier: peak inverse plate volts, 1550 max; peak plate amperes per plate, 675 max. Type 5X4-G is used principally for re-newal purposes.
MEDIUM-MU TRIODE-SHARP-CUTOFF PENTODE
Miniature type used as combined
5X8
oscillator and mixer in AM/FMre-Related types: ceivers and television receivers
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Heater volts (ac/dc), 4.7; amperes, 0.6; warm-up time (average), 11 seconds. Ex-cept for heater rating, this type is identical with miniature type 6X8.
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5Y3GT
FULL-WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER Glass octal types used in power supply of radio equipment having mod-erate de requirements. Type 5Y3-G, Outline 26, type 5Y3-GT, Outline 14D,
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octal socket. Vertical tube mounting is preferred, but horizontal mounting is per-missible if pins 2 and 8 are in horizontal plane. It is especially important that these tubes, like other power-handling tubes, be adequately ventilated. For discussion of Rating Chart and Operation Characteristics, refer to INTERPRETATION OF TUBE DATA. Maximum ratings for type 5Y3-G as full-wave rectifier: peak in-verse plate volts, 1400 max; peak plate mao per plate, 375 max. Type 5Y3-G is a DISCONTINUED type listed for reference only. Filament volts (ac), 5; amperes, 2.
FULL·WAVE RECTIFIER Maximum Ratings, (Design-Cenler Values):
PEAK INVERSE PLATE VOLTAGE ... . PEAK PLATE CURRENT (Per Plate) . . . . HOT-SWITCHING TRANSIENT PLATE CURRENT (Per Plate) ...•.•...
AC PLATE SUPPLY VOLTAGE (Per P,late, rms) ...•..
DC OUTPUT CURRENT (Per Plate) ...•...•....
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5Y8-GT
1400 max vol t.
440 ma.: rna 2.5 ma., ampere.
See Rating Chart See Rating Chart
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Typical Operation of 5Y3·GT with Capacitor Input to Filter.
AC Plate·to-Plate Supply Voltage (rms) ... . Filter Input Capacitor· •••••.•...
Effective Plate-Supply Impedance per Plate ... . DC Output Voltage at Input to Filter (Approx.):
At half-load current of } 62.6 ma ...•
42 ma ... . At full-load current Of} 126 ma ... . 84 ma ... . Voltage Regulation (Approx.):
Half-load to full·load current .•...•
Typical Operation of 5Y3·GT with Choke Input to Filter.
AC Plate-to-Plate Supply Voltage (rms) ... "
Filter Input Choke# ... "
DC Output Voltage at Input to Filter (Approx.):
At half-load current Of} 76 ma ...•
62.6 rna ...•
At fu. ll-load current Of} 160 rna ...•
126 ma ... . Voltage Regulation (Approx.): Half-load to full-load current ... .
700 may have to be increased to prevent exceeding the maximum rating for hot-switching transient plate current.
# This value is adequate to maintain optimum regulation in the region to the right of line L=10H on curve OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS with Choke Input to Filter, provided the load current.
are not less than 35 rna., and 50 ma., respectively, for Plate-to-Plate supply voltages of 700 and 1000 volts (rms).
OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS
rULL-WAVE CIRCUIT CAP"CITOR INPUT TO rlLTER fULL-W"VE CIRCUIT CHOKE INPUT TO rlLTER
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a:FULL-WAVE VACUUM RECTIFIER Glass octal types used in power supplies of radio equipment having moderate DC requirements. Outlines 26, 14D, and 19D, respectively, OUT-LINES SECTION. Tubes require oc-tal socket. Type 5Y4GT is supplied
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with pins 4 and 6 missing. Vertical tube mounting is preferred, but horizontal mount-ing is permissible: if pins 2 and 7 are in horizontal plane (5Y4-G); if pins 1 and 4 are in vertical plane (5Y4-GA); if pins 2 and 3 are in vertical plane (5Y4-GT). It is especially important that these tubes, like other power handling tubes, be adequately ventilated. For discussion of Rating Chart, refer to INTERPRETATION OF TUBE DATA. Maximum ratings for type 5Y4-G as full-wave rectifier: peak in-verse plate volts, 1400 max; peak plate mao per plate, 375 max (transient amperes, 2.2 max). Type 5Y4-G is a DISCONTINUED type listed for reference only. Fila-ment volts (ac/dc), 5; amperes, 2.
FULL· WAVE RECTIFIER Maximum Ratings, (Design-Center Value):
PEAK INVERSE PLATE VOLTAGE ... . PEAK PLATE CURRENT (Per Plate) ... '" ... '" '" ... . HOT-SWITCHING TRANSIENT PLATE CURRENT ... . AC PLATE SUPPLY VOLTAGE (Per Plate, rms) ... . DC OUTPUT CURRENT (Per Plate) ... . Typical Operation of 5Y"·GA & 5Y"·GT:
Filter Input
AC Plate-to-Plate Supply Voltage (rms) ... . Filter·Input Capacitor· ... . Total Effective Plate-Supply Impedance per Plate ... . Filter-Input Choke ... . DC Output Current ... . DC Output Voltage at Input to Filter (Approx.):
At full-load current (125 rna.) ... . Characteristics, Instantaneous Value:
Capacitor 700
10 50 125 350
5Y4-GA 5YJ,-GT
1400 max volts 400 max rna 2.2 max amperes See Rating Chart See Rating Chart Choke
1000 volts
I'f ohm.
10 henries
125 rna
390 volts
Tube Voltage Drop for plate current of 125 rna (per plate) . . . 60 volts
• Values of capacitance greater than 20 I'f may be used, provided the plate-supply impedance i. in-cr<lased to prevent exceeding the maximum peak-plate-current rating.
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