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Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron

S1580I

Mercury-vapor thyratron for very-heavy industrial power control. Its enormous heater supports substantial low-drop discharge current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
5 V / 36 A

Description

Indirectly heated mercury-vapour triode thyratron for controlled high-voltage switching.

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
36 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 plate voltage
15000 V
Max cathode current
20 A

Thyratron has no dedicated canonical SectionType; represented as Other.

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

1953 AEG

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • Filament voltage

    5 V

  • Filament current

    36 A

  • Warm-up time minimum

    1200 sec

  • Peak anode voltage maximum

    15 kV

  • Peak inverse voltage maximum

    15 kV

  • Peak anode current maximum

    80 A

  • Average anode current maximum

    20 A

Characteristic

  • Arc voltage drop

    15 V