Data set 01
1953 Amperex
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Other
Heater/Filament Voltage
5 V
Heater/Filament Current
20 A
Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage
15000 V
Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
6786
High-voltage grid-controlled mercury-vapor thyratron designed for industrial RF generators and transmitting equipment, providing controlled power switching in substantial RF systems.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 5 V / 20 A
Description
High-voltage, grid-controlled mercury-vapor thyratron intended for industrial RF generators and transmitting equipment.
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
- 5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 20 A
- 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
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 15000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 10 A
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 15 A
Published maximum ratings and general characteristics promoted from the supplied datasheet.
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 02
1958 Amperex Industrial
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Characteristic
Heater/filament voltage
5 V
Published Amperex table
Heater/filament current
15-20 A
Published Amperex table
Tube drop
12 V
Published Amperex table
Other
Forward peak voltage
15000 V
Published Amperex table
Inverse peak voltage
15000 V
Published Amperex table
Peak anode current
45 A
Published Amperex table
Average anode current
10-15 A
Published Amperex table
Data set 03
1963 Amperex Condensed
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Thyratron
Characteristic
Filament current minimum
15 A
Filament current maximum
20 A
Filament heating time
600 s
Tube voltage drop
12 V
Other
Peak forward anode voltage
15000 V
Peak inverse anode voltage
15000 V
Peak anode current
45 A
Average anode current minimum
10 A
Average anode current maximum
15 A
Condensed-mercury temperature minimum
25 degC
Condensed-mercury temperature maximum
55 degC