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ASG5007

Mercury-vapor thyratron for high-voltage controlled rectification and industrial switching. Its heavy filament supports substantial grid-triggered current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: 3
Nominal heater: 5 V / 14 A

Description

A directly heated mercury-vapor thyratron with control grid, intended primarily for high-voltage half-wave rectification and also for switching and control in industrial regulating equipment.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: 3
Nominal heater voltage: 5 V
Nominal heater current: 14 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: 26000 V
Max cathode current: 2.5 A

Mercury-vapor thyratron; canonical SectionType has no Thyratron value, so Other is used.

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 RFT Rundfunk Technik

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

Maximum peak anode voltage
26 kV
Maximum cathode current
2.5 A
Maximum surge current
10 A
Maximum grid resistance
30 kOhm
Maximum positive grid voltage
600 V
Minimum negative grid voltage
600 V
Minimum warmup time
60 s
After transport