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BT29 mercury vapour thyratron

Size
 This valve measures 380x130mm overall and has a 4 lead base.

This is a mercury vapour thyratron, serial number L2209. It has a shield grid and is aimed at industrial control applications.

Heater voltage5V
Heater current20A
Min cathode pre-heating time5 minutes
Max PIV2kV
Max peak forward voltage2kV
Max peak anode current75A
Max average anode current12.5A (averaged over 30s)
Max peak fault anode current750A for 0.1s
Approx voltage drop16V
Capacitances
Cag4pF
Ckg8pF


BT29
Quarter view
In the above view, the anode connector is at the top of the valve and the grid
connector is the side cap.
Quarter view
In the above view, the cathode lead is leftmost, with the shield grid uppermost,
heater at the rear and heater/cathode at the bottom. 		Crate
Crated valve

Donated by Mercury Recycling Limited


This file was last modified15:39:42, Saturday November 12, 2011