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PL105

Mercury-vapor tetrode thyratron for controlled rectification, motor-speed control, switching, furnace and lamp control, and resistance welding.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 10 A

Description

Mercury-vapor tetrode thyratron for controlled rectification, motor-speed control, switching, furnace/lamp control, and resistance welding.

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
5 V
Nominal heater current
10 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
6.4 A

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

    12 V

    Thyratron

  • Ionization time

    10 µs

    Thyratron

  • Deionization time

    1000 µs

    Thyratron

Other

  • Peak forward anode voltage maximum

    2500 V

    Thyratron

  • Peak inverse anode voltage maximum

    2500 V

    Thyratron

  • Peak cathode/anode current maximum

    40 A

    Thyratron

  • Average cathode/anode current maximum

    6.4 A

    Thyratron

Construction

  • Gas/fill

    Mercury vapor

    Thyratron