Re: tube suitable for a coil?

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

David,

No joy for this tube, David - it's a mercury vapor thyratron. Not a bad
size though - it's rated for a PIV of 10 kV and peak anode current of
77,000 amps, and an average current of 6.4 Amps. Filament is 5 Volts at
10 Amps.

-- Bert --
-- 
Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
Coins Shrunk Electromagnetically!
http://www.teslamania-dot-com

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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Hey all,
> 
> I was just wondering if any of you tube coiler gurus could tell the
> suitability of this particular tube for a good sized tube coil.  <A
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> David Rieben