Questions tagged [thyratron]
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Open-air electron tube
So, I know that vacuum tubes only work because they're, well, a vacuum, and gas-filled tubes have a hysteretic effect relating to gas ionization.
My question, however, is this: Would an open-air 'tube' be a viable device in any situation? Of…
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What do the capacitors in this thyratron counter do?
I'm trying to understand this paper. It describes a counter using a ring of thyratrons.
I don't understand what the capacitors Cp, Cq, … , Ct do. It looks like the circuit would work without them.
I also don't understand why the batteries Bq, Br, ……
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Replacement for tube-based trigger switch (Thyratron) in high-voltage supply
A now-deleted question asked whether it's possible to replace the trigger in a specific application (laser supply, source here):
and other things.
For me, it boils down to a single, less application-specific question:
why is it hard to replace…
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Are tubes used for high voltage/high power h-bridge circuits?
If so, when working with a load that involves voltages > 1kV and power levels well into the kilowatt range, which type of tube would be more useful: Triodes or Thyratrons? I saw a similar question about the possibility of using thyristors for an…
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Voltage output on thyratron gas tube relaxation oscillator VCO?
I know that thyratron gas tubes can be used to make a sawtooth like relaxation oscillator:
My question is for a modification of this same circuit that makes it act like a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO.)
Does the output voltage vary based the…
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