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Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron

ASG6011

Directly heated inert-gas and mercury-vapor thyratron for high-current controlled-rectifier switching service in industrial power-control equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
A4-10
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
2.5 V / 9 A

Description

Directly heated inert-gas and mercury-vapour thyratron for high-current controlled-rectifier switching service.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
A4-10
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
2.5 V
Nominal heater current
9 A
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

A4-10 - 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 0

Thyratron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
1250 V

Mercury-vapour thyratron; crest voltage and current ratings are preserved in parameters.

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 0

Thyratron

Other

  • PeakAnodeVoltage

    1.25 kV

  • Peak Inverse Voltage

    1.25 kV

  • SurgeCurrent

    150 A

    0.1s maximum

  • PeakControlGridCurrent

    50 mA

  • AverageControlGridCurrent

    10 mA

Characteristic

  • ArcDrop

    12 V

  • Ionization Time

    - to 10 us