RE: cx2708 thyratron

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>


     You have to see what kind of PRF the thing can handle.

Dan




> hi all ,
> picked up a big thyratron today lying in the mud at the scrap yard. Does 
> anyone know if it would work as a  triggered gap? i  am not  familiar with
> 
> thyratrons but thought they had fast on slow off characteristics? data 
> sheet is 
> here 
> http://www.marconitech.co.uk/cgi-bin/download.cgi?thyratron&cx2708.pdf 
> should make a nice bang if nothing else.
> 
> cheers
>   bob golding
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