7171

Pulse ignitron switch for high-voltage capacitor-discharge service. Controlled mercury-discharge conduction handles large short-duration currents in pulse-power systems.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

The GL-7171 is a sealed stainless-steel-jacket ignitron used as a switch in capacitor-discharge circuits up to 10 kV and 20 kA peak.

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

IgnitronPowerSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Ignitron electrical quantities do not map cleanly to ordinary vacuum-tube promoted plate/screen fields; source ratings preserved densely as parameters.

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

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

Peak Anode Voltage Forward
10000 V
Peak Anode Voltage Inverse
10000 V
Peak Anode Current
20000 A
Arc Drop at 1000 A
20 V
Arc Drop at 30000 A
55 V
Critical Anode Starting Voltage Minimum
100 V