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AX105

Radiation-cooled mercury-vapor tetrode thyratron for controlled switching and power-conversion service in industrial electronic equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 5 V / 10 A

Description

Radiation-cooled mercury-vapor thyratron tetrode.

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: 5 V
Nominal heater current: 10 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 cathode current: 4 A

Published filament, heating time, tube drop, forward/inverse voltage, current, grid, ionization and deionization data reviewed.

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

1958 Amperex Industrial

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Characteristic

Filament voltage
5 V
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Filament current
10 A
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Filament heating time
300 s
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Tube voltage drop
16 V
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Ionization time
10 us
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Deionization time
1000 us
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Other

Maximum peak forward voltage
10000 V
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Maximum peak inverse voltage
10000 V
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Maximum peak anode current
8 A
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Maximum average anode current
4 A
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Maximum grid voltage
-500 V
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Data set 02

1963 Amperex Condensed

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

Heater or filament voltage
5 V
Section1
Heater or filament current
10 A
Section1
Peak forward voltage maximum
10000 V
Thyratron
Peak inverse voltage maximum
10000 V
Thyratron
Peak anode current maximum
8 A
Thyratron
Average anode current maximum
4 A
Thyratron
Maximum grid voltage
-500 V
Thyratron
Recommended temperature range
+40 to +80 °C
Thyratron

Characteristic

Filament heating time
300 s
Thyratron
Tube voltage drop
16 V
Thyratron
Ionization time
10 µs
Thyratron
Deionization time
1000 µs
Thyratron