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6347

Water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for resistance-welding control and intermittent high-current rectifier service.

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

Description

The GL-6347 is a sealed stainless-steel-jacketed, water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron especially suited to resistance-welding control. It handles very high peak currents for short periods and includes an integral temperature-control arrangement.

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
500 V
Rectifier nominal output current
100 A
Rectifier peak forward current
1600 A

Special-purpose data not represented by fixed promoted fields are preserved in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER. Ignitron/mercury-pool data semantically matching rectifier inverse-voltage and current fields were promoted; remaining grid, ignitor, auxiliary-anode, thermal, and fault ratings are 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 01

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

  • Ignitor voltage required to fire L

    200 V

    ly suited to resistance-welding-control service. In to remove power from the ignitron when its tem-

  • Net welght oe

    8 lb

    ly suited to resistance-welding-control service. In to remove power from the ignitron when its tem-

  • Inlet water temperature MIDIMUM ettt e

    10 C

    ly suited to resistance-welding-control service. In to remove power from the ignitron when its tem-

  • Water flow minimum solenoid water valve open it

    1.5 gal/min

    ly suited to resistance-welding-control service. In to remove power from the ignitron when its tem-

  • Water temperature rise MAXIUTIOINL ottt it te et i et et iae e neeeenn

    6 C

    ly suited to resistance-welding-control service. In to remove power from the ignitron when its tem-

  • Pressure drop at

    1.5 gal/min

    ly suited to resistance-welding-control service. In to remove power from the ignitron when its tem-

  • B R T

    500 V

  • Forward e e e e e e e e e e e

    500 V

  • PEaK

    1600 A

  • AV ETAB oo ittt i e e e

    100 A

  • Maximum averaging time oo i i i e

    6 s

  • Maximum Qemand e e e e e

    1200 kVA

    Resistance-welding-control service®

  • Maximum averaging time at

    600 V

    Resistance-welding-control service®

  • Maximum averaging time at

    250 V

    Resistance-welding-control service®

  • g ativ e L e e e e e

    5 V

  • Peak e

    100 A

  • ROOt Mean SQUATE ottt et e e

    10 A

  • AVEIAZE o e

    1 A

  • Maximum AvVeraging time i e e e

    5 s

  • Above ground e e

    1500 V