WE274B

Rectifier · DHT · Octal · 1935

Original Western Electric production. Legendary.

Full-wave rectifier for vacuum tube power supply designs

GAIN0%
POWER0%
DRIVE50%
LINEARITY75%
HEATER5V / 2A
MAX PLATE550V
BASEoctal
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The WE274B is a directly-heated rectifier from Western Electric, introduced around 1935. Commonly used in rectifier applications. Original Western Electric production. Legendary.

APPLICATIONS
Power supply rectification
Generic rectifier rectifier stage
HISTORY
Introduced1935ManufacturerWestern ElectricEquivalents274B, WE274A
Pre-War
SPECIFICATIONS
Heater Voltage5V
Heater Current2A
Max Plate Voltage550V
Max Power
Sensitivity
Gain Factor
Internal Impedance
PinoutOctal
Era1935
RarityLegendary
PDF

WE274B Datasheet

Frank's Electron Tube Pages · PDF

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