Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
Grid-controlled rectifier triode designed for continuous and welder-control switching service, providing controlled high-current conduction in industrial power equipment.
Grid-controlled rectifier triode for continuous and welder-control switching service.
International Octal
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Thyratron section; peak/average current, inverse voltage, timing, and gas/mercury data retained as parameters.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
HeaterCurrentNominal
10 A
Nominal
Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage
2500 V
AverageOrDCOutputCurrent
6.4 A
MaximumPeakForwardCurrent
40 A
Peak Forward Anode Voltage
2500 V
Continuous service
Forward Voltage Drop
12 V
Cathode Heating Time
300 s
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Peak forward anode voltage
2500 V
Peak inverse anode voltage
2500 V
Peak cathode/anode current
40 A
Average cathode/anode current
6.4 A
Fault or surge current
200 A
ShortDuration
Ambient temperature range
40 to 90 C
Heater voltage
5 V
Heater current
10 A
Welder-control peak anode current
77 A
WelderControl
Welder-control average anode current
2.5 A
WelderControl
Ionization time
10 us
Approximate
Deionization time
1000 us
Approximate
Anode voltage drop
12 V
Conducting
Gas fill
Mercury vapor
Grid-to-anode capacitance
5 pF
Approximate