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FG97

Double-grid mercury-vapor thyratron for controlled industrial power service. Grid triggering initiates low-drop mercury-discharge conduction.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 2.5 V / 5 A

Description

The FG-97 is a double-grid mercury-vapor thyratron for applications where available grid power is very small and a high-impedance grid source is used.

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: 2.5 V
Nominal heater current: 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 0

Thyratron

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Max plate voltage: 1000 V
Max cathode current: 500 mA

Double-grid thyratron. Forward peak anode maximum and average anode current promoted.

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

1968 General Electric Co

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 0

Thyratron

Other

Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
1000 V
Instantaneous Anode Current
2 A
25CyclesAndAbove
Surge Anode Current
40 A
DesignOnly

Characteristic

Peak Voltage Drop
16 V
Typical