5Y3-GT TWIN DIODE ‘The SY3-GT is a filamentary twin-diode designed for full-wave rectifier operation in power supplies that have d-c output current requirements up to approximately 125 milliamperes. GENERAL ELECTRICAL Cathode—Coated Filament Filament Voltage, AC or DC Filament Current. . 5.0 Volts 2.0 Amperes MECHANICAL ‘Mounting Position—Vertical* or B5-62, Short Intermediate Shell Octal 5-Pin MAXIMUM RATINGS RECTIFIER SERVICE—DESIGN-CENTER VALUES Peak Inverse Plate Voltage... AC Plate-Supply Voltage per Plate—See Rating Chart If Steady-State Peak Plate Current per Plate Transient Peak Plate Current per Plate, Maximum Duration 0.2 ‘Second . DC Output Current—See Rating Chart If -1400 Volts - 440 Milliamperes 25 Amperes GENERAL @@ ELECTRIC Supersedes ET-T250B, dated 6-50 DESCRIPTION AND RATING 5Y3-GT ET-1965 Page 1 qe-ss FOR FULL-WAVE POWER RECTIFIER APPLICATIONS BASING DIAGRAM TERMINAL CONNECTIONS Pin I—No Connection Pin 2—Filament Pin 4—Plate Number 2 Pin 6—Plate Number 1 Pin 8—Filament PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Ps RETMA 9-13 OR 9-425Y3-GT ET-T965 Page 2 10.8 CHARACTERISTICS AND TYPICAL OPERATION FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER Capacitor. Choke Input Filter Input Filter AC Plate-Supply Voltage per Plate, RMS. cence 350 500 Volts jer Input Capacitor . : 20 +.» Microfarads ilter Input Choke : oe 10 Henrys Total Plate-Supply Resistance per Plate cee : - 50 = Ohms, DC Output Current....... . 125 125 Milliamperes DC Output Voltage ot Filter Input ; 360 380 Volts Tube Voltage Drop 1,=125 Milliamperes DC per Plate 7 s..:50 Volts Horizontal operation is permitted if pins 2 and 4 are in a vertical plane. { To simplify the application of the maximum ratings to circuit design, the electrical design-center maximum ratings are ‘also presented in chart form as Rating Charts |, Il, and Ill, Rating Chart | presents the maximum ratings for a-c plate supply voltage and d-c output current. Rating Chart Il provides a convenient method for checking conformance with the maximum steady-state peak-plate-current rating. Rating Chart ill offers @ convenient method for checking con- formance with the maximum transient peak-plote-current rating. With a capacitor-input filter, the conditions of each of Rating Charts |, Il, and Ill must be satisfied; with a choke-input F, operation must be within the indicated boundary of Rating Chart I. +t The moximum ratings for a-c plate supply voltage and d-c output current are interrelated and are also dependent on whether a choke- or capacitor-input filter is employed. This relationship is shown in Rating Chart |. With a capacitor input filter, the operating point of d-c output current and a-c supply voltage must fall within the curve FAEDG. @ choke-input filter, the operating point must fall within the curve FABCDG. Note: The indicated values of a-c plate supply voltage shown throughout the data are measured without load. RATING CHART I 100 im | oc OUTPUT CURRENT PER PLATE IN MILLIAMPERES ih imi i T PS + 8 SS ssueceaanae ° 300 200 300 400 500 500, 700 ‘Ac PLATE SUPPLY VOLTAGE PER PLATE (RMS) IN VOLTS a5Y3-GT RATING CHART Il ET-1965 =< ——— Page 3 Fon CiPnGrToR INPUT PICTER 1038 IME BOUNDARY CURVE 15 BASED ON A JS TEADY STATE PEAK PLATE CURRENT OF FILTER INPUT IM YOLTS 5 = RUS SUPPLY VOLTAGE PER PLATE IN VOLTS 2 }440 WILLIAWPERES WAXIWUW PER PLATE. & zr zo Jeecrirication eFFicrencr = ————| e wwene E = 0¢ OUTPUT YOLTAGE AT 3 2S 60 40} Lay AREA OF PERWISSIBLE OPERATION 20] A | Dc OUTPUT CURRENT PER PLATE ° 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 RECTIFICATION EFFICIENCY RATING CHART IIl 200 CO [7 ror capaci roncrnrut Frerer THE VALUES OF Ry ARE BASED OW A TRANSIENT (HOT SWITCHING) PEAK PLATE CURRENT OF 2.5 AMPERES WAxIUUN PER PLATE, IF SERIES INDUCTANCE 1S PRESENT IN THE PLATE SUPPLY, IT 1S PERWISSIGLE TO USE ‘A SUALLER= THAN=INDI CATED YALUE OF Re T PROVIDING THE RATED MAXIMUM VALUE OF TRANSIENT PEAK PLATE CURRENT 1S NEVER EXCEEDED. IW onus ZH MINIMUM PLATE SUPPLY RESISTANCE PER PLATE ( ° 100) 200 300 400 500 600 700 AC PLATE SUPPLY VOLTAGE PER PLATE (RMS) IN VOLTS5Y3-GT ET-1965 Page 4 1088. 0C OUTPUT VOLTAGE AT INPUT TO FILTER IN VOLTS OC OUTPUT VOLTAGE AT INPUT TO FILTER IN VOLTS OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS Pa FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER WITH CHOKE-INPUT FILTER Ey = RATED VALUE BOUNDARY LINE CBA 1S SAVE AS SHON OW RATING CHART J 600 509 400 300 200 400 ° 50 190 150 200 OC OUTPUT CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS. FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER WITH CAPACITOR-INPUT FILTER 700 Ey = RATED VALUE 20 ut 50 OWS FOR CURVES 1-5 |, = (135: OHVS FOR CURVES 6-8 BOUNDARY LINE DEA 1S. SAUE AS SHOWN ON RATING CHART 1 600 0 300 200 100 ° 50 100 150 200 Dc OUTPUT CURRENT IN MILLIANPERES.PLATE CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES 500 400 300 200 AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS. EACH SECTION Ey = RATED VALUE 20 40 60 30 PLATE VOLTAGE IN VOLTS 300 120