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6779

Cold-cathode inert-gas trigger tube designed for timers and over-voltage protection, providing rapid gas-discharge triggering without a heated cathode.

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

Description

Cold-cathode inert-gas trigger tube for timers and over-voltage 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

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

Characteristic

  • TriggerBreakdownVoltageNominal

    132 V

  • PlateWorkingVoltageMinimum

    170 V

  • PlateWorkingVoltageMaximum

    290 V

  • MaintainingVoltage

    105 V

  • PrimingCurrentMinimum

    2 uA

  • PrimingCurrentMaximum

    25 uA

  • PrimingResistanceRecommended

    10 Mohm

  • PeakCathodeCurrentMaximum

    25 mA

  • Average Cathode Current Maximum

    8 uA

  • PrimingPlateBreakdownVoltageMinimum

    150 V