Data set 01
1946 Standard Telephone and Cables
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Other
Maximum peak inverse voltage
16000 V
Maximum peak anode current
50 A
Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
3V590E
Directly heated hot-cathode mercury-vapor thyratron for controlled high-voltage rectifier and switching circuits, corresponding to the 4080GA family.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- SPECIAL3
- Base pins
- 3
- Nominal heater
- 5 V / 100 A
Description
Directly heated hot-cathode mercury-vapour thyratron for controlled high-voltage rectifier and switching circuits.
Socket description
Special 3-contact base
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- SPECIAL3
- Base pins
- 3
- Nominal heater voltage
- 5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 100 A
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
Terminal pinout
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
Section ratings
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Thyratron
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Max cathode current
- 20 A
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 16 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 20 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 50 A
Mercury-vapour thyratron; canonical SectionType fallback Other.
Source-dependent data
Operating conditions by source
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 02
1947 Standard Valves
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Construction
Filling
Mercury vapour
Application
Filter type
Choke input
Supply frequency
50 Hz
Control method
Grid phase control