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Re: H2 thyratron



Tesla List wrote:
> 
> >From leyh-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-comThu Aug 29 22:03:26 1996
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 00:07:50 +0000
> From: "G.E. Leyh" <leyh-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: H2 thyratron
> 
> Richard Hull wrote:
> >
> > Any one have the pin out/data on the ITT brand 5C22 tube?
> >
> > I hope that noise I hear is the scurrying of little feet off to look
> > through those old industrial and specialty tube books!
> >
> > I would appreciate it mightily if someone could help me out as these
> > should be ideal for some pulsed HV experiments I have planned.
> 
> Here's some general specifications for the 5C22:
> 
> Peak fwd anode voltage - 16kV
> Peak anode current - 325A
> Average anode current - 200mA
> Anode heating factor - 3.2 e9
> Peak output power - 2.0 MW
> 
> Heater Voltage - 6.3VAC
> Heater current(max) - 11.6AAC
> Tube heating time - 3 minutes
> 
> Grid Drive (min) - 200V
> Grid pulse duration (min) - 2uS
> max grid impedance - 500 ohms
> 
> Critical anode voltage for conduction - 1kV max
> 
> BASE CONNECTIONS:
> 
> 1 - Grid
> 2 - Heater, Cathode
> 3 - Heater
> 4 - Cathode
> 
> Top cap - anode
> 
> Hydrogen reservoir internally connected to heater terminals
> This tube does not appreciate reverse conduction. (anode ablation)
> 
> happy hunting, GL


Thanks Greg,  I appreciate the info.  I dyslexsized the number on the 
other tube it should be #5949 H2 Thyratron.

Richard Hull, TCBOR