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Re: Data on Ignitrons, thyratrons, power valves etc. available (fwd)





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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 18:55:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: richard hull <rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Data on Ignitrons, thyratrons, power valves etc. available  (fwd)


>> Has anyone got any hints, circuits etc for H2 thyratron controlled
>> coils? - I've found from the above books that one of the big valves in
>> my collection is a h2 thyratron (EEV FX2519A/5949a : 500A Ipk max,
>> 25KV Vf max). Any ideas if it might give better results than a TCBOR
>> cylindrical gap on a 500W 7KV 4" coil?
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>Mike,

I have worked with H2 thyratrons in coil circuits for a couple of years now
and doubt that the H2 thyratron will exceed even a poorly designed old spark
gap in output  sparking performance in a single tube system or simple
circuit.  What it will do is improve the energy efficiency and spectral
purity of any system.  This is not what the average coiler is after.

Richard Hull, TCBOR
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