• DocumentCode
    1449257
  • Title

    Development of a pumpless ignitron

  • Author

    Herskind, C. C. ; Remscheid, E. J.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1951
  • Firstpage
    855
  • Lastpage
    858
  • Abstract
    This large metal-tank ignitron requires no vacuum pump. Thus it is more flexible for many installations and is simpler to construct. Some of the problems of making the rectifier vacuum-tight and methods for detecting leaks are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Gases; Rectifiers; Seals; Steel; Temperature measurement; Valves; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1951.6436855
  • Filename
    6436855