All photos and video made with Tesla coil which is absolutely not hurt or use tube. Just to show its hermetic and glow nice.
Powerful thyratron with xenon filling. Cathode oxide, indirect heating. Designed for operation in rectifier devices, maximum average current 2 A, max. voltage 8 kV.
Filament voltage 6.3 V
Filament current 6.5 A
The highest current in the anode circuit in a pulse is 6.5 A
Ignition voltage 1000 V
Shut-off voltage -20 V (-35 V)*
Voltage drop anode-cathode 20 V
Warm-up time at least 2 minutes
Temperature range -60...+85°C
Height 170 mm, Diameter - 64 mm