Rectifier tube type 5y3gt nos new old stock and nib new in original box for many hickok tube tester models 6000, 6000a, 800, i177b, tv3, tv7 and others these are the exact original tube types as used in the testers. Double anode rectifying tube 5y3s is an octal rectifier diode with a true directly heated cathode. It has found wide use in tube radios and early guitar amplifiers of the fender champ type. However the manual states this tube the 5ar4 may be replaced with the 5y3 rectifier tube. Due to coronavirus covid19 we have limited staff working on location. I have always had good experience with sovtek rectifier tubes.
Tube 5y3 or rohre 5y3 id3114, fullwave vacuum rectifier, octal int. Vacuum tube 6106 5y3wgt, rectifier, full wave this fullwave, highvacuum rectifier is specifically designed for aircraft, military, and industrial applications where freedom from early failures, long service life, and uniform operating characteristics are extremely important. This rca 5y3gt fullwave rectifier tube has smooth black plates and a bottom d getter. Like the 6ax5 it is a full wave rectifier with two plates and a single, common cathode. Always check the bias and idle power of the tube with the new rectifier to be certain that it is running within spec. Increasing the cathode bias resistor is often necessary. I was searching for a tube rectifier for an old champ 71, thomann has only tad but i have trusted thomann that they have kept the one that is best selling so i have ordered it. The mesa 5y3 rectifier tube is modeled after the original phillips 5y3 and used in our lone star special. By having this information on a chart you can choose a rectifier tube that will best suit your playing style. Buy nos 5y3gt vacuum tubes online, in stock and ready to ship. The more of a voltage drop dcv drop you have the more sag or compression you will have. In a tube it is not as clear what is forward bias and what is internal impedance as it is in a ss diode, but the effect is still there.
That is the voltage across the tube needed to get it to conduct current. What follows the rectifier is an extreme lowpass filter. My anthem has originally had a 5ar4 but came with a jan 5y3gt in the power supply. Welcome to tubedepot javascript must be enabled to use this site. It is intended for rectification in general purpose audio amplifiers. This is the first 5y3gt i have used from them, as my usual tube is the 5u4gb. Vacuum tube 5y3gt, sovtek antique electronic supply. Bold designators are close or identical, italic designators are different ratings, different pinouts or different filament voltages. But 80s and other old numbers could still be found. Rectifier 5y3gt filamentary twin diode construction. Substitutes are given as a guide only please refer to original manufacturers data sheets to ensure that a substitute is safe and appropriate for your application.
The wide glass tube envelope is 28 mm in diameter, and excluding the io. The sovtek 5y3gt tube is an indirectly heated fullwave rectifier tube intended for rectification in. In addition to diodes, they contain a resistor to mimic the voltage drop in a typical tube, plus linear inrush currentlimiting circuitry to simulate warmup time of a vacuum tube, except it lasts 1 to 2 seconds rather than the 7 to 9 seconds of a typical rectifier tube. This is a chart showing the specifications for 5 volt rectifier tubes that can be used in guitar amps. The sovtek 5y3gt rectifier tube is indirectly heated, and is a fullwave rectifier tube. This is a suitable replacement for any 371bvt166 rectifier tube type. It is virtually identical, electrically, to the older fourpin type 80 tube, but with an octal base. It can deliver up to 70ma of dc current and up to 400v output voltage which should be good enough for most preamplifiers. Jj electronic vacuum tubes, capacitors, amplifiers.
I have an air tight htm300 amp which has tube rectification. The sovtek 5y3gt tube is an indirectly heated fullwave rectifier tube intended for rectification in general purpose audio equipment. The 5y3 is a mediumpower directly heated fullwave rectifier vacuum tube introduced by rca in 1935. Quality guitar amp vacuum tubes manufactured in russia. Vacuum tube 5y3 s, jj electronics, rectifier antique electronic. Rectifier comparison and interchangeability chart kca. Once in a blue moon, a radio will still turn up with an 80 on a handmade adapter where a 5y3 should be, or with the octal rectifier tube socket replaced by a fourpin one.
Az12 is a 200ma type rectifier, electrically close to rgn2504. Purchase sovtek 5y3gt vacuum tubes online, in stock and ready to ship. The jj electronic 5y3s is a ruggedly built octal rectifier tube with a directly heated. According to the nomenclature for american octal tubes this tube would be a metal tube, as no suffix g or gt is added to the designation 5y3, indicating the glass versions. Tube 5y3gt or rohre 5y3gt id3116, fullwave vacuum rectifier, octal int. However this tube never appeared as a metal tube, but only in the glass versions 5y3g and 5y3gt. The 5y3 is a mediumpower directly heated fullwave rectifier vacuum tube introduced by rca. Etc2, alldatasheet, datasheet, datasheet search site for electronic components and semiconductors. Ive rolled a number of nos types over the last three years and am wondering two things. Rectifier tube, made in russia, the sovtek 5y3gt is an indirectly heated diode intended for rectification of commercialfrequency alternating current and general purpose audio amplifiers. If the power supply and the rectifier are up to snuff any properly functioning rectifier should sound like any other. Open for business music is a vital source of comfort, and it can help us get through these difficult and frustrating times.
The aa8v 6ag7 amplifier schematic diagrams and circuit descriptions. Rectifier interchangeability and its relation to clean headroom. I usually tend to use 5u4gbs as the rectifier when needing a high current tube rectifier and account for the larger voltage drop with the correct transformer however the 5ar4gz34 is a good tube as well. The 6x5 a problematic tube canadian vintage radio society.
Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details. Thanks to frank philipse for supplying the above pdf datasheet. Solid state rectifier direct plugin replacement for 5ar4, 5u4 and 5y3 rectifier vacuum tubes in amplifiers with center tapped secondary power transformer. Still sealed, same tube as above, same date code on box. Iow, you may have a 40v drop across a 5y3 if the load current is 100ma, but that voltage drop might only be. Substitutes are given as a guide only please refer to original manufacturers data sheets to ensure that a substitute is safe and appropriate for your.
Octal rectifier tube max dc output current 125 ma an indirectly heated. Russian tube 5c3s is a quality equivalent of the 5u4g. Nocrotec shop rectifier tube 5y3gt for hickok tube testers. That transient current is briefly pulled every cycle to recharge the main filter cap. The 5y3gt is a directly heated full wave rectifier, with inverted vs of coated tape as filaments. Solid state rectifier for 5ar4, 5u4, 5y3 tubes antique. This tube produces a sultry vintage sag, creating a silky, smooth feel on the strings and provides the most sag of all of our rectifier tubes. The aa8v 6ag7 amplifier schematic diagrams and circuit. Categories guitars voodoocaster by boxguitar duesenberg amplification guitar combos guitar heads guitar cabinets bass combos bass heads. Double diode, 5y3gt datasheet, 5y3gt circuit, 5y3gt data sheet. One respondents answer of a slowwarmup tube makes sense, not for sound quality but for tube life of the other tubes. Just remember, the voltage drop across a rectifier tube is not a constant value.
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