ZR7520

Cold-cathode vacuum triggered spark gap for high-voltage crowbar and stored-energy switching, designed to conduct very large charge pulses per operation.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

Cold-cathode vacuum triggered spark gap for high-voltage crowbar and stored-energy switching, capable of conducting up to 5 coulombs per operation.

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

SparkGapPulseSwitch

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

Max plate voltage: 20000 V
Max cathode current: 100000 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

SparkGapPulseSwitch

Other

Maximum Plate Voltage
20000 V
Maximum Cathode Current
100000 A
Operating Voltage Minimum
500 V
Operating Voltage Maximum
20000 V
Hold-Off Voltage Minimum
25000 V
Indefinite time
Peak Pulse Current
100000 A
Charge per Operation Maximum
5 C

Characteristic

Heater Required
No