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PL10

Directly heated gas-filled triode with highly insulated external grid for pulse and relay circuits. Grid triggering provides controlled discharge switching.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: 1.85 V / 3.4 A

Description

Directly heated gas-filled triode with a highly insulated external grid for pulse and relay circuits.

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: 1.85 V
Nominal heater current: 3.4 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: 100 mA

Promoted only where the locked schema has a direct semantic match; additional CRT, regulator, thyratron, pulse, capacitance, and operating values 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

1963 Philips Electron Tubes Handbook V3

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Characteristic

Arc voltage drop minimum
20 V
PulseRelay
Arc voltage drop maximum
35 V
PulseRelay

Other

Peak forward voltage maximum
400 V
PulseRelay
Peak inverse voltage maximum
400 V
PulseRelay
Average anode current maximum
100 mA
PulseRelay
Peak anode current maximum
4 A
PulseRelay
Positive grid peak voltage maximum
1800 V
PulseRelay
Negative grid peak voltage maximum
1800 V
PulseRelay
Grid resistance maximum
10 MΩ
PulseRelay
Ambient temperature range
-75 to +90 °C
PulseRelay

Data set 02

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Characteristic

Arc voltage minimum
20 V
Ia=0.1-4A
Arc voltage maximum
35 V
Ia=0.1-4A