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Specialized - Switching Tube ·RelayControlSwitch

GK11

Cold-cathode electronic touch-button relay tube triggered by touching its external control electrode. The cathode glow provides visible indication as an orange ring.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Cold-cathode electronic touch-button relay tube fired by touching its external front control electrode; the cathode glow is visible as an orange ring.

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
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

RelayControlSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max cathode current
15 mA

Cold-cathode switching/relay/display section; device-specific glow-discharge values preserved in parameter table.

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

1962 Cerberus

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 0

RelayControlSwitch

Characteristic

  • BreakdownVoltageAK

    260 to - V

    At 1000 lx

  • SustainingVoltageAK

    - to 85 V

Other

  • Cathode Current

    8 to 15 mA

    Typical

  • Anode Supply Voltage

    210 to 230 V

    Typical touch circuit

  • ControlVoltage

    100 to 120 V

    Corresponding control voltage