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Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron

6538

Gas-filled grid-controlled thyratron for controlled rectifier, relay, motor-control, industrial switching, or pulse service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
B9A
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Mullard thyratron with published ratings and characteristics extracted from the supplied datasheet.

Socket description

Small-button Noval 9-contact

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
B9A
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

Thyratron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Substantive ratings/characteristics/operating-condition extraction from supplied Mullard 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

1963 Mullard

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • PlateCathodeBreakdownVoltageMinimum

    285 V

  • MeanCathodeCurrentMaximum

    2.5 mA

  • PeakCathodeCurrentMaximum

    10 mA

Characteristic

  • MaintainingVoltage

    110 V

  • TriggerStrikeVoltageMinimum

    141 V

  • TriggerStrikeVoltageMaximum

    151 V