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430B

Three-electrode inert-gas-filled cold-cathode tube for fast-switching relay, regulator, rectifier, triggering, and control service, using heaterless gas-discharge operation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: UX4
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

Western Electric 430B is a Three-electrode inert-gas-filled cold-cathode fast-switching relay/regulator/rectifier tube.

Socket description

Medium-shell UX 4-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: UX4
Base pins: -
Nominal heater voltage: -
Nominal heater current: -
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: 100 mA
Regulator starting voltage: 70 V
Regulator maintaining voltage: 75 V

Special cold-cathode relay/control section; current and starter/anode voltage data promoted where semantically applicable.

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 01

2026 Western Electric 400s

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

Forward peak anode voltage
185 V
Maximum average cathode current
35 mA

Characteristic

Starter breakdown voltage
70 V
Anode voltage drop
75 V

Construction

Krypton-85 content maximum
5 microcurie
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