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6513

Temperature-controlled water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for high-power DC rectifier and 2400 V AC-control service.

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

Description

The GL-6513 is a sealed stainless-steel-jacketed, water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for high-power DC rectifier service and 2400-volt AC control. It is electrically equivalent to the GL-5555/FG-238-B and adds integral water-temperature control and over-temperature 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
200 A
Rectifier peak forward current
1800 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

  • The GL

    6513 C

  • rating is

    200 A

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

  • Like its prototype the GI

    6513 C

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

  • Ignitor Voltage Required to Fire

    450 V

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

  • Peak Inverse Anode Voltage

    900 V

    Power-Rectifier Service

  • Peak Inverse Anode Voltage

    2100 V

    Power-Rectifier Service

  • Voltage

    2400 V

    AC Control Service

  • Pressure Drop at

    3 gal/min

    AC Control Service

  • Peak

    180 C

    Fower-Rectifier Service, Continuous Duty

  • Voltage

    2 V

    AC Control Service 4

  • Maximum Demand

    2400 kVA

    AC Control Service 4

  • Maximum Averaging Time at

    2400 V

    AC Control Service 4

  • Peak

    100 A

    AC Control Service 4

  • Average

    2 A

    AC Control Service 4

  • Maximum Averaging Time

    10 s

    AC Control Service 4

  • Maximum Peak Forward Voltage

    160 V

    AC Control Service 4

  • Pesk

    30 A

    AC Control Service 4

  • Average

    9 A

    AC Control Service 4

  • Root Mean Square

    15 A

    AC Control Service 4

  • Above Ground

    1500 V

    AC Control Service 4