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Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch

AJ5102

Water-cooled metal ignitron for heavy industrial switching. Its controlled mercury-discharge path handles very high current.

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

Description

Water-cooled metal ignitron for industrial switching.

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 cathode current
285 A

Ignitron; represented as Thyratron in canonical TubeType and Other in canonical SectionType.

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

1953 AEG

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Construction

  • Cooling method

    Water

Other

  • Maximum switching capacity

    380 kVA

    AntiParallelPair

  • Peak anode voltage maximum

    800 V

  • Average ignitor current maximum

    700 mA

    5s