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
600 kVA
AntiParallelPair
Peak anode current
2800 A
Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch
AJ5551
Water-cooled metal ignitron for high-power industrial switching. Its mercury-pool discharge path handles extremely large currents.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
Water-cooled metal ignitron for high-power 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
- 32 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.