The CV1863 is a full wave rectifier. Professional equipment, including radar, etc., sometimes required circuits in which valve cathodes carried large signals and had to 'float' at voltages well below that of the chassis.

Designed to supply equipment of up to 40 Watts total power, this rectifier was made by several manufacturers. This suggests a very popular type, and one that found use in military equipment during WW2.

The pair of anode structures are seen end on.

This is another example of this CV rectifier. The brown base is a moisture stable type.

The classic envelope is 42 mm in diameter and, excluding the IO base pins, is 100 mm tall.

 
Pin Connections

IO	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	m	h	nc	a(2)	nc	a(1)	nc	h-k

 
Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions

Rectifier	Vh	Ah	Va	mAa
	5.0	2.0	350	125

This exhibit was last updated on 25 December 2006