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8063

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: 2.5 V / 9.5 A

Description

The Mullard 8063 is an inert-gas thyratron for power-control and ignitor-firing applications.

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: 9.5 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: 1.6 A

Power-control thyratron.

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

Characteristics

Filament Voltage Nominal
2.5 V
GeneralControlService
Filament Current
9.5 A
GeneralControlService
Cathode Heating Time
10 s
Anode-Grid Capacitance
0.35 pF
Grid-Cathode Capacitance
10 pF
Anode Voltage Drop
10 V
Approximate
Ionisation Time
10 us
Approximate

Other

Maximum Peak Forward Anode Voltage
1500 V
Maximum Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
1500 V
Maximum Peak Cathode Current
20 A
GeneralControlService
Maximum Peak Cathode Current
30 A
IgnitorFiringService
Maximum Average Cathode Current
1.6 A
GeneralControlService
Maximum Average Cathode Current
500 mA
IgnitorFiringService
Maximum Negative Grid Voltage Before Conduction
250 V