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Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch

STE6011

Xenon-filled switching triode for switching stages, motor control, and ignitron triggering. Its heavy filament supports substantial controlled current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
2.5 V / 9 A

Description

Xenon-filled switching triode for switching stages, motor control and ignitron triggering.

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
2.5 V
Nominal heater current
9 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 0

IgnitronPowerSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

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 Siemens

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 0

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

  • AnodePeakVoltage

    1000 V

  • Peak Inverse Voltage

    1250 V

  • Cathode Current

    2.5 A

    tav <= 5 s

  • Peak Cathode Current

    30 A

  • Surge Cathode Current

    300 A

    t <= 0.1 s

Characteristic

  • ArcVoltage

    10 V

  • IgnitionTime

    10 us