6X4 einen Page 1 TWIN DIODE “ FOR FULL-WAVE POWER-RECTIFIER APPLICATIONS DESCRIPTION AND RATING The 6X4 is a miniature heater-cathode type twin diode designed for full- BASING DIAGRAM wave rectifier operation in compact power supplies. The tube is intended for service in automobile and a-c radio receivers. GENERAL ELECTRICAL Cathode—Coated Unipotential Heater Voltage, AC or DC ce 6.3 *10%* Volts Heater Current ae 06 Amperes BA 585 MECHANICAL Mounting Position—Any Envelope—T-5¥72, Glass Base—£7-1, Miniature Button 7-Pin TERMINAL CONNECTIONS Pin 1—Plate Number 2 Pin 2—No Connection MAXIMUM RATINGS RECTIFIER SERVICE—DESIGN-MAXIMUM VALUES Pin 3—Heater Peak Inverse Plate Voltage. ceseeese 1250 Volts Pin 4—Heater AC Plate-Supply Voltage per Plate—See Rating Chart If Pin 5—No Connection Steady-State Peak Plate Current per Plate................245 Milliamperes Pin 6—Plate Number 1 Transient Peak Plate Current per Plate, Pin 7—Cothode ‘Maximum Duration 0.2 Second.....00...ecceeeeeeee <1 Amperes DC Output Current—See Rating Chart If Heater-Cathode Voltage Heater Positive with Respect to Cathode DC Component. . veces 100 Volts PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Total DC and Peak : +200 Volts A Heater Negative with Respect to Cathode rac Total DC and Peak. 0... 2. ecceee ceees 450° Volts ditions applicable to « bogey tube of a specified type as defined by its published ot data, and should not be exceeded under the worst probable conditions. e The tube manufacturer chooses these values fo provide acceptable serviceal 2g he of the tube, toking responsibilty for the effects of changes in operating conditions wie | TE eB due to variations in tube characteristics. The equipment manufacturer should design so thot initially and throughout life no design-maximum valve for the intended service is exceeded with a bogey tube | Sr under the worst probable operating conditions with respect to supply-voltage 4 variation, equipment component variation, equipment control adjustment, load varia- HA 53 tion, signal variation, and environmental conditions. GENERAL @@ ELECTRICCHARACTERISTICS AND TYPICAL OPERATION Vibrator Operation Choke Capacitor Capacitor FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER Input-Filter Input-Filter —Input-Filter AC Plote-Supply Voltage per Plate, RMS. . . cee 450 325 se. Volts Filter Input Capacitor es 10 10 uF Filter Input Choke.........-. - 10 oo c++ Henrys Total Plate-Supply Resistance per Plate. wesc . 525 se. Ohms DC Output Current. 70 70 70 Milliamperes DC Output Voltage at Filter Input For DC Output Current of 35 Milliamperes cess 950 365 ... Volts For DC Output Current of 70 Milliamperes 340 310 240 Volts Tube Voltage Drop Ib=70 Milliamperes DC per Plate 22 Volts * When used in automotive service from a 6-volt battery source, the permissible range in heater voltage is from 5.0 to 8.0 volts. + To simplify the application of the maximum ratings to circuit design, the Design-Moximum ratings are presented in chart form as Rating Charts |, Il, and ill. Reting 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 Char Ill offers a convenient method for checking conformance with the maximum transient peck-plate-current rating. Rating Chart ! applies to both capacitor-input and choke-input filters, while Rating Chorts Il and Ill apply to capacitor-input filters only. Operating points should be so selected that the boundary limits of a-c plate-supply voltage and d-c output current on Rating Chort |, and maximum d-c output current per plate and rectification efficiency on Rating Chart Il, are not ex- ceeded with a bogey tube under the worst probable operating conditions with respect to supply-voltage variation, equipment component variation, equipment control adjustment, and environmental conditions. On Reting Chart | the boundary FAEDG defines the limits for copacitor-input filter operation, and the boundary FABCDG defines the limits for choke-input filter operation. Rating Chart Ill shows the minimum value of plate-supply resistance (R,) required to remain within the transient peak-plate-current rating, The value of R, should be such that it lies to the left of the line on Rating Chart Ill at the highest probable value of line voltage.Dc OUTPUT CURRENT PER PLATE IN MILLTAMPERES OC OUTPUT CURRENT PER PLATE IN MILLIAMPERES 6X4 ‘ET-T865, ‘0 RATING CHART | Pees 1 ry i rasa i Lt A H o Hevone eu ml Y KASS V7) - x0 Nt Pr | Lan tS aS BSS] IN 7 cabacr ton OF Coat VaPoT RRNENSINNR RT| Ni 7 IN | 0 NY [I f | f RSSSIE ' IN t ° 100 200 300 100 50 RATING CHART Il 50 FOR CAPACITOR INPUT FILTER THE BOUNDARY CURVE 15 BASED ON A STEADY-STATE PEAK PLATE CURRENT OF 245 MILLIAMPERES WAXIMUM PER PLATE. taste £ + 0¢ ourbor voutiee at PER PLATE In VOLTS 30 FH et WEA OF A [| PERUISSIELE OPERATION A { 20 16 AL 4 Vv ° 0.2 O8 0.6 0.8 1.0 kossettero35-2 RECTIFICATION EFFICIENCY eee6X4 ET-T865A, Poge 4 ss soo RATING CHART III FOR CAPACITOR INPUT FILTER | | | g |] te vatues oF as ane asco on a raansiewr[—[—] Z| thor'seircnino) pean cave cumeewr oF 1t{ [| 5 Waarcves tariuin Pea ecare 1 Ets = Rsee tH Rei +R tio | = 100 ff wiene [ || 2 Rg = PLATE SUPPLY RESISTANCE PER PLATE | | > Ree = 9¢ RESISTANCE OF TRausroRUER 1 Tere ¥ SEconoanY PER SECTION | I | 3 Ppri = OC RESISTANCE OF TRANSFORUER | | fe Perwane 7 | © sol] me = oc Resistance oF soveo senves | | = RESISTANCE PER PLATE j | N= rRansroneen vourace sréP-uP g RATIO PER SECTION [ © noo] {teeter 5 LT E Crt ry | : I I 5 sol 11 faysccrest mera Teecrorrl aT aa CO PLATE SUPPLY, IT 1S. PERMISSIBLE TO USE 3 |_| | A SUALLER-THAN-INDICATED VALUE OF Py z T Provioing THe rave waxiwow VatuE OF |— | | a | TRANSIENT PEAK PLATE CURRENT 15. NEVER | 1 j EXCEEDED. ° 100 200 300 400 500 wessotierosses AO PLATE SUPPLY-VOLTAGE PER PLATE (RWS) IN YOLTS goes ta igse AVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS aaa EACH SECTION 300 250 PLATE CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES 50 ° 10 20 30 40 50 PLATE VOLTAGE IN VOLTS Ko95611-T035-4 APRIL 14, 19580C OUTPUT VOLTAGE AT INPUT TO FILTER IN VOLTS 0C OUTPUT VOLTAGE AT INPUT TO FILTER IN VOLTS 6X4 ET-T865A OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS Page 5 an FULLAWAVE RECTIFIER WITH CHOKE~ INPUT FILTER ea) Ey = RATED VALUE HEHE (BOUNDARY LIME CBA 609] 1S SAVE AS SHON pet ON RATING CHART 1) 509| 400] 300] 200 100] ° 20 40 60 80 100 Oc OUTPUT CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES Apart 14, 1958 OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS oo FULLWAVE RECTIFIER WITH CAPACITOR-INPUT FILTER Ey = RATED VALUE i + ct 10 at 600 i i 400 OHMS FOR CURVES 1-2 + 525 ONS FOR CURVES 4-6 (BOUNDARY LINE DEA 15 SANE AS SHOWN ON RATING CHART 1) 500 400 300) ooo HEY HEHE SEES 100 ° 20 40 60 80 100 Ke5561 ler035-6 Dc OUTPUT CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES. Pe