Data set 01
1971 English Electric Valve
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Triode
Other
PeakOutputPower
2.86 MW
Pulse
Specialized - Thyratron ·Triode
8503
Rugged hydrogen-filled positive-grid triode thyratron for airborne pulse operation. Its design improves high-power pulse switching over the 5C22.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 6.3 V / 10.6 A
Description
Hydrogen-filled positive-grid triode thyratron for pulse operation, ruggedized for airborne applications and electrically superior to the 5C22.
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
- 6.3 V
- Nominal heater current
- 10.6 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
Triode
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Rectifier peak inverse voltage
- 16000 V
- Rectifier nominal output current
- 250 mA
- Rectifier peak forward current
- 325 A
- Rectifier warm-up time
- 180 s
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.