Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
High-voltage grid-controlled vapor rectifier designed for pulsed and controlled rectification, combining triggered conduction with substantial inverse-voltage capability.
High-voltage grid-controlled vapor rectifier for pulsed and controlled rectification 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.
HeaterVoltageNominal
5 V
Nominal
HeaterCurrentNominal
10 A
Nominal
Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage
10000 V
AverageOrDCOutputCurrent
4 A
MaximumPeakForwardCurrent
15 A
Peak Forward Anode Voltage
10000 V
Forward Voltage Drop
12 V
Cathode Heating Time
300 s
IonizationTimeMaximum
10 us
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Peak forward anode voltage
10000 V
Peak inverse anode voltage
10000 V
Peak cathode/anode current
15 A
Average cathode/anode current
4 A
Fault or surge current
16 A
ShortDuration
Ambient temperature range
30 to 50 C
Heater voltage
5 V
Heater current
10 A
Maximum peak grid voltage
-500 V
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