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Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron

CV797

Gas-filled grid-controlled thyratron for switching, controlled rectification, industrial control, timing, relay, or pulse service.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
B7G
Socket code
-
Base pins
7
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

4G280K miniature thyratron. Technical characteristics, ratings, and operating information are provided in the approved Standard Valves datasheet.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
B7G
Socket code
-
Base pins
7
Nominal heater voltage
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
600 mA
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

B7G - 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
500 mA
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
1300 V

Ratings and characteristics extracted from 4G280K.pdf.

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

1946 Standard Telephone and Cables

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • Heater voltage

    6.3 v

  • Nominal curren

    600 mA

  • Cathode heating time, minimum

    10 sec

  • Grid to anode

    0.026 pF

  • Inpu

    2.4 pF

  • Outpu

    1.6 pF

  • conduction

    -100 v

  • before conduction

    -100 v

  • Maximum peak cathode curren

    500 mA

  • Maximum average cathode curren

    100 mA

  • Maximum fault curren

    10 A

  • Maximum duration of fault curren

    0.1 sec

  • Maximum average screen curren

    10 mA

  • Maximum average control grid curren

    10 mA

  • cathode

    25 v

  • Anode voltage (r.m.s.) 117

    400 v

  • Direct screen grid voltage 0

    0 v

  • Direct control grid voltage —

    -6 A

  • Peak control grid signal voltage 5

    3 v

  • ~ 2021 AVERAGE GRID CHARACTERISTICS |Vh=

    6.3 V

  • < BEFORE ANODE CONOUCTION. Ve

    0 V

  • E B

    300 V

  • Y_0-02

    400 V

  • 2D 2 AVERAGE GRID CHARACTERISTICS|Vh=

    6.3 V

  • HIT Vh

    63 V

  • life for heater voltage range of 5.7 to

    6.9 Volts

Characteristic

  • Deionization . {v 125M\735u\;Ed

    100 v

  • me, approx Rg; 1000 0

    10.1 A

  • Va 125V1 Vg, —

    10 V

  • Rg11000Q I

    100 mA

  • Critical grid With V,

    460 V

  • current, max. la av

    100 mA

  • Voltage drop, approx

    8 v