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Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron

BT95

Mercury-vapor thyratron designed for high-voltage industrial control applications, providing grid-triggered power switching in substantial regulating and conversion equipment.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
25 V / 20 A

Description

Mercury-vapour thyratron for high-voltage industrial control applications.

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
25 V
Nominal heater current
20 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

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

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

1971 English Electric Valve

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • Peak forward anode voltage

    15 kV

  • Peak inverse anode voltage

    15 kV

  • Peak anode current

    12 A

  • Average anode current

    1.5 A