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Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron

8043

Gas-filled grid-controlled thyratron for industrial switching, controlled rectification, relay, motor-control, or pulse service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 5.95 A

Description

Mercury-vapor thyratron with negative control characteristic for rectifier and industrial-control service, especially induction-heating supplies.

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
5.95 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
21000 V
Rectifier peak forward current
30 A

Published electrical limits and characteristics promoted from the approved source; non-schema quantities are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1947 Westinghouse

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • HeaterVoltageNominal

    5 V

    Nominal

  • HeaterCurrentNominal

    5.95 A

    Nominal

  • Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage

    21000 V

  • MaximumPeakForwardCurrent

    30 A

  • FilamentVoltageNominal

    5 V

    Bogey

Characteristic

  • FrequencyRange

    -

    25 to 150 Hz