a) e 816 HALF-WAVE MERCURY-VAPOR RECTIFIER GENERAL DATA Electrical: Filament, Coated: Han, Av. Hox, Voltage. wee eee ee ee 2425 205 2.75 ac volts Current at 2.5 volts... . - 2 2.2 amo Heating time at rated voltage... ee eae 10 = - sec Peak Tube Voltage Drop (Approx.}. 6 ee ee ee - 150 - volts Mechanical: Operating Position. ....... + + + -Vertical, base down Maximum Overall Length 2. 6 6 ee ee ee ee ee 41d 16" Seated Length. 2.2... soe ee ee ee ee BH15/16" + 1/8" Maximum Diameter. 2. ee ee ee ee 1-9/16" Weight (Aoprox.) 2... ee see wae b o3 Bulb. see ee ee re ar "tt Ishafi Weice felch ny ‘Johnson No. 122-224, of equivalent lll. +. . e8mail Shel) Smail 4=Pin (JETEC No. Ad: 3) Basing Designation for BOTTOM VIEW... 2... ew le nO Pin 1 Filament @ © Pin 4~Filament, Pin 2-—No Connec- Cathode tion Shield Pin 3-No Connec— Cap — Anode tion ORD) Temperature Control: Heating—When the ambient temperature is so low that the| normal rise of condensed-mercury temperature above the ambient temperature wit! not bring the condensed-mercury temperature up to the minimum value of the operating ranges specified under Maximum Ratings, some form of| heat-conserving enclosure or auxiliary heater will be| required. Cooling—when the operating conditions are such that the maximum value of the operating condensed-mercury-tem+ perature range is exceeded, provision should be made for forced-air cocting sufficient to prevent exceeding the maximum value. Temperature Rise of Condensed Mercury to Equilibrium Above Ambient Temperature (Aporox.}: No load. we ee ee ee ee 22 °C] Full load. oe ee ee ee eee eee OB °C "sno ne=yzoer oF Pes as5 as & stindicates a change, DATA 1 8-57 ELECTRON TUBE DIVISION RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY® 816 HALF-WAVE MERCURY-VAPOR RECTIFIER HALF-WAVE RECTIFIER Maximum Ratings, Absolute Values: For supply frequency of 60 chs Operating Condensed-Mercury- Temperature Range 20° to 60° ¢ PEAK INVERSE ANODE VOLTAGE... . 7500 max. volts, ANODE CURRENT: Peak... ee ee 500 max, ma Average# Le te 125 max, ma Fault, for duration of 0. i second maximum... woe 5S max. amp # averaged over any interval of 30 seconds maximum, OPERATING CONSIDERATIONS Shields and rf filter circuits should be provided for the B16 if itis subjected to extraneous high-frequency fields during operation. These fields tend to produce breakdown effects in mercury vapor and are detrimental to tube life and performance. When shields are used, special atten- tion must be given to providing adequate ventilation and to maintaining normal condensed-mercury temperature. Rf filters are employed to prevent damage caused by rf currents which might otherwise be fed back into the rec~ tifier tubes. indicates a change. 8-57 ELECTRON TUBE DIVISION DATA 1 RADIO CORPORATION GF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY816 HALF-WAVE MERCURY-VAPOR RECTIFIER for Circuit Figures, see Front of this Section res. wax. | APPROX. ax WAX, TRANS. oc oC. oc ‘SEC. OUTPUT OUTPUT crRcutT vouts | vouts aera kw (RMS) |TO FILTER TO FILTER — Fay lav Pac Fig. 0 Hal f-Wave Single-Phase 53000 | 2400 0,125 0.3 In-Phase Operation Figs 2 Full-Wave 260 | 2400 0,25 0.6 Single-Phase la-Phase Operation Fig. 3 Series . h Single-Phase pao | 4800 0.25 2 In-Phase Operation Fig. 4 Hal f-Wave ThesePhece 3008 | 3600 0.75 27 In-Phase Operat ion Fig. 5 Parallel Three-Phase 300 | 3600 1,5 5.4 Quadrature Operat icn Fig. 6 Series wor | 7 0.7 24 Three-Phase 700 5 5 quadrature Operat fon Fig. 7 Resis- Induc—| Rests- Induc— Hal f-Wave tive tive | tive tive Four-Phase Load Load | Load Load Quadrature Operation | 2600° 3500 0,45 0.5 1.55 1.75 Fig. 8 Resis- Induc-| Resis~ Induc— thal f-Wave tive tive | tive tive Six-Phi Load Load | Load Load Quadrature Operation| 26002 | 3600 | 0.47 0.5 | 1.71.8 ° For maximum peak inverse anoae, voltage of 7500 volts and condensed~ mercury-temperature range of 20° to 602 c. S57 ELECTRON TUBE DIVISION DATA 2 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW J€9SEY816 HALF-WAVE MERCURY-VAPOR RECTIFIER 9” %e MAX. SMALL CAP~ JETEC N& Cll ST12 BULB ZONE WHERE CONDENSED-MERCURY TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE MEASURED SMALL -SHELL SMALL 4-PIN BASE JETEC NZ AQ-5 92CM~- 6277R4 8-57 ELECTRON TUBE PIVISION CE-6277R4 RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, HARRISON, NEW JERSEY