5788

Permanently sealed water-cooled ignitron for heavy industrial rectifier and AC-control service. Its mercury-discharge switching action handles hundreds of amperes continuously and enormous short-duration currents.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

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

Description

The 5788 is a permanently sealed water-cooled rectifier ignitron for industrial rectifier and AC-control service, designed for high-current operation.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: -
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

IgnitronPowerSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Rectifier peak inverse voltage: 2100 V
Rectifier nominal output current: 150 A
Rectifier peak forward current: 9000 A

Ignitron rectifier; higher-voltage power-rectifier rating column promoted. Currents are amperes.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

Peak Forward Anode Voltage
2100 V
PowerRectifier HigherVoltageColumn
Continuous Average Anode Current
150 A
PowerRectifier HigherVoltageColumn
One-Minute Average Anode Current
300 A
PowerRectifier HigherVoltageColumn
Surge Current
9000 A
PowerRectifier HigherVoltageColumn

Characteristic

Ignitor Voltage Required to Fire
450 V
Ignitor Current Required to Fire
55 A