- An
ignitron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a
controlled rectifier and
dating from the 1930s.
Invented by
Joseph Slepian while emplo**** by Westinghouse...
-
August 1955. They were the
first successful production locomotives to use
Ignitron (mercury arc)
rectifier technology.
Although they
proved to be a successful...
- lights.
Specialized gas-filled
tubes such as krytrons, thyratrons, and
ignitrons are used as
switching devices in
electric devices. The
voltage required...
-
permanently in
parallel through a WN[expand acronym]
geared drive. The WAM-2 had
Ignitron rectifiers just like the WAM-1 but some were
later re****ed with Exciton...
- current. The
Ignitron dispenses with
excitation anodes by
igniting the arc each time
conduction is
required to start. In this way,
ignitrons also avoid...
-
tuning meter (obsolete) X-ray tube –
generates x-rays Gas
discharge tube
Ignitron Thyratron Obsolete:
Mercury arc
rectifier Voltage regulator tube Nixie...
- thyratron.
Variations of the
thyratron idea are the krytron, the sprytron, the
ignitron, and the
triggered spark gap, all
still used
today in
special applications...
-
compression generator – Non-nuclear
device that
creates an
electromagnetic pulse Ignitron – type of gas-filled tube used as a
controlled rectifierPages displaying...
- practice.
Gaseous mercury is also
found in some
electron tubes,
including ignitrons, thyratrons, and
mercury arc rectifiers. It is also used in specialist...
- applications.
Other examples include the thyratron, krytron, sprytron, and
ignitron tubes. A
common cold-cathode
application is in neon
signs and
other locations...
