Re: cx2708 thyratron

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Original poster: "Mike Osborne by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mikeosborne-at-prodigy-dot-net>

Bob:  I have a F-150 thyratron made by ITT electron tube division (now
Triton).  I think you're right regarding the fast on, slow off
characteristic, depending I believe on the grid bias.  These are basically a
three element gaseous triode (4 in your case) which would imply they only
work one way and wouldn't allow current to flow in both directions when it's
conducting.  I'd love to know of some way to use a thyratron as a triggered
gap.  That would be the answer to a coilers dreams.

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Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: cx2708 thyratron


>Original poster: "bob by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<yubba-at-clara-dot-net>
>
>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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