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6808

Quick-heating three-electrode inert-gas thyratron with negative-control characteristic for industrial control applications, providing rapid triggered switching from a filamentary cathode.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 2.5 V / 21 A

Description

Three-electrode inert-gas-filled thyratron with negative control characteristic for industrial control applications and a quick-heating filamentary cathode.

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: 2.5 V
Nominal heater current: 21 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

Max plate voltage: 1500 V
Max cathode current: 6 A

Thyratron has no canonical SectionType; Other used. MaxCathodeCurrent uses published maximum average cathode current; peak/fault currents preserved separately.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

Peak cathode current
80 A
Average cathode current
6 A
Fault cathode current
1120 A
Peak inverse anode voltage
1500 V
Peak forward anode voltage
1500 V