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53TR40

Hydrogen-filled pulse thyratron designed to control pulse powers up to approximately 5 MW, providing rapid high-current switching for demanding pulsed-power equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
4
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 9 A

Description

Hydrogen-filled pulse thyratron intended for controlling pulse powers up to approximately 5 MW.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
4
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
9 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 plate voltage
20000 V
Max cathode current
500 mA

Thyratron is represented as SectionType=Other because no dedicated canonical Thyratron section type exists.

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

195X Tesla

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • HeaterVoltageNominal

    6.3 V

    Nominal

  • HeaterCurrentNominal

    9 A

    Nominal

  • Maximum Plate Voltage

    20000 V

  • Peak Anode Current

    500 A

    Pulse

  • MaximumPulseDuration

    6 us

    Pulse

Data set 02

1966 Tesla Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • Heater warm-up time

    10 min

    OCR appears as 10 min

  • Hydrogen replenisher heater voltage

    6.3 V

    HydrogenReplenisher

  • Hydrogen replenisher heater current

    500 mA

    HydrogenReplenisher

  • Maximum inverse anode voltage

    20000 V

  • Maximum peak anode current

    500 A

    Pulse

  • Maximum average anode current

    500 mA

  • Maximum pulse duration

    6 us

    Pulse

  • Maximum duty ratio

    1:1000

    Pulse

  • Maximum glass-to-metal seal temperature

    200 degC

    Cooling

  • Vibration resistance

    4 g

    Operating