Data set 01
1961 Tung Sol
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Other
Peak Anode Voltage Forward
25 kV
Peak Cathode Current
1000 A
PulseService
PulsePower
12 MW
RadarModulator
Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
5948A
Fast-heating hydrogen thyratron for very-high-power network-discharge pulse service. Rapid warm-up and high-current gas switching suit radar modulators.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 29 A
Description
The ITT/Kuthe 5948A is a fast-heating hydrogen thyratron for very-high-power network-discharge pulse service.
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
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 29 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
- 25000 V
- Max cathode current
- 1000 A
Thyratron pulse ratings promoted where semantically compatible; trigger, delay, jitter, reservoir and current-rate data retained as parameters.
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
1962 ITT
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Characteristic
Heater current
25 A to 33 A
Heater voltage nominal
6.3 V
Other
Minimum heating time
3 min
Maximum peak forward anode voltage
25000 V
Maximum peak inverse anode voltage
25000 V
Maximum peak anode current
1000 A
Maximum average anode current
1 A
Maximum RMS anode current
30 A
Maximum anode current rate of rise
5000 A/us
Maximum peak inverse trigger voltage
650 V
Maximum anode delay time
1 us
Maximum anode delay-time drift
0.25 us
Initial maximum time jitter
0.01 us