Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch
Mercury-cathode ignitron for high-current switching in timing devices, welding controls, X-ray equipment, magnetizing circuits, and accelerator systems.
Mercury-cathode ignitron used as a high-current switching element in timing devices, welding controls, X-ray equipment, magnetizing circuits and accelerator systems.
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
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
Ignitron special-purpose ratings do not map cleanly to the standard promoted active-tube fields.
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.
Arc voltage
15 V
Published English-language source table
Ignitor current maximum
5 A
Published English-language source table
Ignitor voltage maximum
300 V
Published English-language source table
Maximum frequency
1000 Hz
Published English-language source table
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Arc voltage
15 V
Maximum ignitor current
5 A
Maximum surge current
1000 A
Two cycles at 50 Hz
Maximum ignitor voltage
300 V
Maximum repetition frequency
1000 Hz
Maximum ambient temperature
30 degC
Minimum ambient temperature
15 degC