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Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch

8306

Sealed ignitron designed for low-inductance high-current capacitor-discharge circuits, switching pulses up to approximately 15 kV and 35 kA.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Sealed ignitron for low-inductance high-current capacitor-discharge circuits up to 15 kV and 35 kA.

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
Max plate voltage
15000 V
Max cathode current
600 mA
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
15000 V
Rectifier peak forward current
35000 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

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

  • MaximumPlateOrOperatingVoltage

    15000 V

  • Maximum Cathode Current

    600 mA

  • Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage

    15000 V

  • MaximumPeakForwardCurrent

    35000 A

  • CoulombsPerDischargeMaximum

    18.6 A*s

  • RepetitionRateMaximum

    2 per minute