Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
Mercury-vapor grid-controlled thyratron for industrial controlled rectification and power-control switching.
DCG66000 is a Thyratron device in the supplied Philips industrial literature. Grid-controlled mercury-vapour rectifying tube for industrial controlled-rectifier service.
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Grid-controlled mercury-vapour rectifying tube for industrial controlled-rectifier service.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Grid-to-anode capacitance
5 pF
Arc voltage drop at 1A
12 V
Ionization time
10 us
Deionization time
250 us
Peak inverse anode voltage
13 kV
Peak forward anode voltage
13 kV
Average anode current
1 A
Peak anode current
4 A
Surge current
40 A
Maximum negative grid voltage
300 V
Average grid current
10 mA
Peak grid current
50 mA
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Filling
Mercury vapour
Anode arc voltage at 1 A
12 V
Ionization time
10 us
Deionization time
250 us
Maximum peak inverse anode voltage
13 kV
Maximum peak forward anode voltage
13 kV
Maximum surge current
40 A
Duration<=0.1s
Maximum grid voltage
300 V
Maximum grid current
10 mA
Maximum peak grid current
50 mA