Re: Valves

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• Subject: Re: Valves
• From: Mark Finnis <mefinnis-at-medicine.adelaide.edu.au> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 16:39:33 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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At 17:24 23/09/99 -0600, you wrote:

>Original Poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov>
>
>Except that a thyratron really is a "latching" kind of tube (think of it as
>a SCR) as opposed to an amplifier (like a triode or tetrode).  I believe
>that Richard Hull did some stuff using thyratrons as a replacement for the
>spark gap though...

My limited knowledge tells me this means it "stays switched-on" once fired, 
until the forward current source disappears that is.

How would this work with our RF cap oscillations ?

Would the zero current crossing following the "bang" result in the "switch" 
going into the off state ??

Could you run a charging DC supply into it, then use a triggered pulse 
circuit for firing frequency ???

Any more thoughts from the EE types ........ when I say limited knowledge, 
I ain't kidding :-(

Thanks

Mark


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