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Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch

ZG7207

Water-jacketed ignitron for capacitor-discharge switching and DC crowbar protection. Its controlled mercury-discharge path handles extremely high peak current.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Water-jacketed ignitron for capacitor-discharge switching and DC crowbar protection, rated for extremely high peak current.

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
-
Nominal heater current
-
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

IgnitronPowerSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
25000 V
Max cathode current
300000 A

Published ratings and characteristics promoted semantically from the approved source.

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

1950 General Electric Transmitting Types

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

IgnitronPowerSwitch

Other

  • Peak Anode Voltage

    25000 V

  • Peak Anode Current

    300000 A