TRANSISTOR DRIVE CIRCUITS FOR DEKATRONS

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Indian Journal of Physics (India) Beginning in 1977 alternate issues designated as [Part] A or [Part] B Includes Proc. Indian Assoc. Cultiv. Sci.

OSTI ID:4132707

Patel, K S; Banerjee, B M

Transistor drive circuits were described for GC10/4B dekatrons by Chaplin and Kandiah (l958). These applied paired pulses of 80 (For sec duration and 80 volts amplitude to the dekatron guides and claim a resolving time of 300 (For sec. A transistor circuit suitable for the faster GC 10D dekatron, which attains a resolving time of 40 (For sec, is described. This supplies a 20- (For sec 150-volt pulse and is essentially a blocking oscillator pulser using a ferrite core transformer. The transformer design details are also described. The circuit is simple and reliable and works over a supply voltage range of 7.5 to 18 volts. The current drain at pulse rate of 5000 is only 2.0 ma at 12 volts. This is strikingly low since the current drain for a paired pulse drive circuit is l0 ma at a pulse rate of 500 only. A similar circuit for GC l0B, which needs 60- (For sec pulses, was developed. At 5000 pulse rate its current drain is 12 ma at 12 volts supply. This circuit also works over a range of 7.5 to l8 volts. It is essentinlly more simple and reliable than the paired pulse drive circuits and shows a resolving time (200 (For sec) that is better than the manufacturers figure for this dekatron. (auth)

• Research Organization: Saha Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta
• NSA Number: NSA-15-000353
• OSTI ID: 4132707
• Journal Information: Indian Journal of Physics (India) Beginning in 1977 alternate issues designated as [Part] A or [Part] B Includes Proc. Indian Assoc. Cultiv. Sci., Journal Name: Indian Journal of Physics (India) Beginning in 1977 alternate issues designated as [Part] A or [Part] B Includes Proc. Indian Assoc. Cultiv. Sci. Vol. Vol: 34; ISSN IJPYA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CIRCUITS
CURRENTS
DEKATRONS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRON TUBES
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
FERRITES
PLANNING
PULSES
RESOLUTION
TRANSFORMERS
TRANSISTORS