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Specialized - Switching Tube ·RelayControlSwitch

5960

Cold-cathode specialized relay and control switching tube. Available source material confirms the control-switch role but does not support a more specific functional description.

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

Description

This gaseous discharge tube is designed for use as an electronic relay to control large peak currents at high voltages. It is particularly suited for aircraft and indus- trial applications where ruggedness, small size, and long service life are important, and where heater power is not available or warm-up time is not permitted. The tube has a metal envelope and a ceramic base filled with an insulating compound to permit operation at high altitudes with no arc-over. It requires a four-pin socket and can be mounted in any position. Applications for this tube can be found in ignition sys- tems, capacitor discharge welding circuits, pulsing circuits, and control circuits.

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
4 V
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

RelayControlSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
1300 V

Published characteristics and ratings promoted where clearly recoverable from source.

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

196X Bendix

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

RelayControlSwitch

Other

  • Heater Voltage

    4 V

    Published datasheet value; see source context.

  • Plate Voltage

    1300 V

    Published datasheet value; see source context.