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6512

Temperature-controlled water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for high-power industrial rectifier and AC-control service.

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

Description

The GL-6512 is a sealed steel-jacketed, water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for 125-, 250-, 600-, and 900-volt DC rectifier fields and 2400-volt AC control service. It is electrically equivalent to the GL-5554/FG-259-B and adds integral temperature-control and protection.

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
100 A
Rectifier peak forward current
900 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

  • Like its prototype the GI

    6512 C

    designed for rectifier service in the 125-, 250-, 600-, and 900-volt d-c power fields,

  • Net Welght

    13.5 lb

    designed for rectifier service in the 125-, 250-, 600-, and 900-volt d-c power fields,

  • Inlet Water Temperature minimum

    0 C

    designed for rectifier service in the 125-, 250-, 600-, and 900-volt d-c power fields,

  • Peak Inverse Anode Voltage

    2100 V

    . Power-Rectifier Service

  • Voltage

    2400 V

    AC Control Service

  • Water Temperature Rise maximum

    6 C

    AC Control Service

  • Pressure Drop at

    3 lb

    AC Control Service

  • Voltage

    2400 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Maximum Demand

    1200 kVA

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Maximum Averaging Time at

    2400 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Negative

    5 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Peak

    100 A

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Root Mean Square

    15 A

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Average

    2 A

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Maximum Averaging Time

    10 s

    AC Control Service ¢

  • At Anode Voltage of

    600 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • At Anode Voltage of

    601 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • At Anode Voltage of

    1001 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • At Anode Voltage of

    1501 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • At Anode Voltage of

    2001 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Maximum Peak Forward Voltage

    160 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Peak

    30 A

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Average

    9 A

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Maximum Voltage

    575 V

    AC Control Service ¢

  • Above Ground

    1500 V

    AC Control Service ¢