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PL2052A

Gas-filled tetrode thyratron for relay, timing, and stabilized rectifier service. Grid control initiates reliable discharge switching.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
6.3 V / 600 mA

Description

PL2052A is a gas-filled tetrode thyratron for relay, timing and stabilized rectifier service. The supplied Philips datasheet was read for construction, heater data, limiting ratings, characteristic data, capacitances, and application information where published.

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
6.3 V
Nominal heater current
600 mA
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

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Gas-filled tetrode thyratron for relay, timing and stabilized rectifier service

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.

No source-specific operating conditions are recorded.