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Specialized - Ignitron ·Thyratron

F695

Four-electrode mercury-vapor thyratron designed for high-impedance, low-grid-power control sources. Its heavy heater supports substantial controlled current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 4.5 A

Description

Four-electrode mercury-vapor thyratron designed for high-impedance, low-grid-power control sources.

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
4.5 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
2.5 A

Promoted only where the locked section schema has a direct semantic match; device-specific thyratron, magnetron, transmitting-tube, ignitron, and broadband data are retained in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

Other

  • Heater or filament voltage

    5 V

    Section1

  • Heater or filament current

    4.5 A

    Section1

  • Peak forward voltage maximum

    1000 V

    Thyratron

  • Peak inverse voltage maximum

    1000 V

    Thyratron

  • Peak anode current maximum

    15 A

    Thyratron

  • Average anode current maximum

    2.5 A

    Thyratron

  • Maximum grid voltage

    -1000 V

    Thyratron

Characteristic

  • Filament heating time

    300 s

    Thyratron

  • Tube voltage drop

    16 V

    Thyratron

  • Ionization time

    10 µs

    Thyratron

  • Deionization time

    1000 µs

    Thyratron