GL7703

Jacketed ignitron for capacitor-discharge switching service. Its controlled mercury-discharge path handles very high short-duration industrial currents.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

Jacketed ignitron for capacitor-discharge switching service.

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 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Max plate voltage: 20 V

Promoted fields mapped from printed ratings/characteristics headings; specialized published data retained in parameter rows.

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 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Capacitance

Forward. .. ........ i, 20,000 Volts Peak, for 5 cycle of
120 us
Forward. .. ........ i, 20,000 Volts Peak, for 5 cycle of 120 microseconds 60,000 Amperes
Ionization Time
0.5 us
Ionization Time. ... ..................... 0.5 Microseconds
Ionization Time
0.5 us
Ionization Time. .. ... ................... 0.5 Microseconds
Length of Firing Pulse, sine wave. S
10 us
Length of Firing Pulse, sine wave. S 10 Microseconds