Re: Ignatrons for sale

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Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Hi Jonathon, everyone,
    An ignatorn is the tube equivalent of an SCR (silicon
controlled rectifier) which are sometimes called
thyristors. If I remember correctly, the name thyristor
stems from the 'tube era' of power electronics.

Hope that helps (and hope it's right.. ;) )

Coiling In Pittsburgh
Ben McMillen

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
 > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Kidd6488-at-aol-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello everyone,
 >
 >         Can I ask, what is an ignatron?
 >
 > ---------------------------------------
 > Jonathon Reinhart
 > hot-streamer-dot-com/jonathon
 >
 > In a message dated 11/14/02 10:06:01 AM Eastern Standard
 > Time,
 > tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
 >
 > >Chip
 > >I have two ignatrons made by General Electric. One is a
 > model #GL-7171.
 > >It's a normal sized tube. The other is a monster model
 > #GL-37207A.
 > >Please pass on the info.
 > >Thanks
 > >Joe
 >
 >
 >
 > ---------------------------------------
 > Jonathon Reinhart
 > hot-streamer-dot-com/jonathon
 >
 >