Ray Tubes 5U4 Select vacuum tube

$169.00

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Weight 1.2 kg
Dimensions 40 × 20 × 18 cm
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The 5U4 is a common full-wave rectifier tube used in power supplies to convert alternating current to direct current in. Its twin-diode design uses a shared cathode and two anodes to convert both halves of the AC cycle. Rectifiers like the 5U4 are sometimes overlooked by audiophiles, but like power and signal tubes, they can greatly influence the sound of a tube amplifier.

Product highlights

The Ray Tubes SELECT Collection offers the best tubes youʼll ever need. It goes above and beyond the baseline to bring out the best in all your favourites.

  • Designed and manufactured by a team with decades of experience
  • Hand-selected by engineers—only the top tubes make the cut
  • Substantially more consistent performance than New Old Stock
  • Unlike NOS and most other new production, covered by the Ray Tubes
  • One Year Warranty

Specifications

  • Tube Type: 5U4
  • Tube Socket: 4-pin

Filament (Heater) Ratings

  • Filament Voltage: 5V
  • Filament Current: 3A

Maximum Ratings

  • Peak Inverse Plate Voltage: 1550 V
  • Peak Plate Current: 800 mA

Absolute Maximum Ratings

  • Peak Reverse Plate Voltage: 1500 V
  • Peak Plate Current: 750 mA

Recommended Operating Conditions With Capacitor Input Filter (for two typical ranges A, B)

  • AC RMS Voltage per Plate: A: 300V, B: 450V
  • Transformer Winding Resistance*: A: 35Ω, B: 85Ω
  • Input Filter Capacitance (Max): A: 40 μF, B: 40 μF
  • DC Output Current**: A: 245mA, B: 220mA
  • DC Output Voltage**: A: 290V, B: 470V

*per plate winding resistance of the power transformer
**assumes capacitor input filter configured with stated load

Recommended Operating Conditions With Choke Input Filter

  • AC RMS Voltage per Plate: 550V
  • Input Choke Inductance: 10H
  • DC Output Current: 225mA
  • DC Output Voltage: 440V

 

 

 

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What’s included

  • Single vacuum tube
  • User handbook featuring burn-in guidelines
  • Certificate of authenticity and warranty

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