28 Jul
2007
28 Jul
'07
12:36 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
They're both gas-filled power-control devices performing similar functions.
From the tinyurl:
"Where I came from, Thyratrons were
gas-filled (Argon,
if I recall correctly), and the mercury ones were called Ignitrons,
although that may have only been GE's trade-name for them.
Ignitrons are very different beasts from thyratrons.