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STE3500203

Controlled gas-filled rectifier for electronic power switching. Grid triggering initiates gas-discharge conduction on command.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
3 V / 1.1 A

Description

STE3500203 is a Siemens directly heated, noble-gas-filled controlled rectifier tube with one anode and one control grid.

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
3 V
Nominal heater current
1.1 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
Rectifier peak inverse voltage
350 V
Rectifier nominal output current
200 mA
Rectifier peak forward current
300 mA
Rectifier forward voltage drop
15 V
Rectifier warm-up time
5 s

Published maximum ratings and characteristics promoted from the approved datasheet; additional useful values retained as parameters.

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

194X Wehrmacht Rohren

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Thyratron

Other

  • Heater Voltage

    3 V

    Nominal published value

  • Heater Current

    1.1 A

    Nominal/approximate published value

  • Peak Inverse / Blocking Voltage

    350 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Average DC Current

    200 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Peak Current

    300 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Minimum Warm-up Time

    5 s

    Minimum before loading

Characteristics

  • Discharge Voltage Drop

    15-20 V

    Published discharge voltage range