- A
thyratron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a high-power
electrical switch and
controlled rectifier.
Thyratrons can
handle much
greater currents than...
- lamps, and neon lights.
Specialized gas-filled
tubes such as krytrons,
thyratrons, and
ignitrons are used as
switching devices in
electric devices. The...
- object, then it
triggered the
fourth tube – a gas-filled
thyratron. Upon
being triggered, the
thyratron conducted a
large current that set off the electrical...
-
triode thyratron, one
starter electrode, may need
illumination for
proper operation if not
radioactively primed U – Low-power
tetrode thyratron, may mean:...
-
hobbyists had
built CD
ignitions throughout the 1950s
using thyratrons. However,
thyratrons were
unsuitable for use in
automobiles for two reasons. They...
-
intended for use as a very high-speed switch,
somewhat similar to the
thyratron. It
consists of a
sealed gl**** tube with four electrodes. A
small triggering...
-
version of the
thyratron,
which uses a pool of
mercury for its cathode, is
called an ignitron; some can
switch thousands of amperes.
Thyratrons containing...
-
circuits are
frequently implemented using a thyristor, TRIAC,
trisil or
thyratron as the
shorting device. Once triggered, they
depend on the current-limiting...
- an IEEE
Historic Milestone. An
earlier gas-filled tube
device called a
thyratron provided a
similar electronic switching capability,
where a
small control...
-
oscillators often used a
negative resistance device with
hysteresis such as a
thyratron tube, neon lamp, or
unijunction transistor,
however today they are more...
