ignitron rectifier

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• ignitron — [ig nī′trän΄] n. [ IGNI(TE) + (ELEC)TRON] a type of mercury arc rectifier tube having a mercury pool cathode and a single graphite anode: when a current is passed through an igniter rod into the pool, the mercury vapor is ionized and an arc… …   English World dictionary

• Ignitron — An ignitron is a type of controlled rectifier dating from the 1930s. Invented by Joseph Slepian while employed by Westinghouse, Westinghouse was the original manufacturer and owned trademark rights to the name Ignitron . It is usually a large… …   Wikipedia

• ignitron — /ig nuy tron, ig ni tron/, n. Electronics. a cathode arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive. [1930 35; IGNI(TER) + TRON] * * * ▪ electronics        electron… …   Universalium

• ignitron — noun Etymology: Latin ignis fire + English tron Date: 1933 a mercury containing rectifier tube in which the arc is struck again at the beginning of each cycle by a special electrode separately energized by an auxiliary circuit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ignitron — noun A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode …   Wiktionary

• ignitron — [ɪg nʌɪtrɒn] noun a kind of rectifier with a mercury cathode, able to carry large electric currents. Origin 1930s: from ignite or ignition + tron …   English new terms dictionary

• ignitron — /ɪgˈnaɪtrɒn/ (say ig nuytron), /ˈɪgnətrɒn/ (say ignuhtron) noun a mercury pool cathode arc rectifier with a carborundum rod projecting into the mercury pool. The tube conducts current when the anode is positive. {igni(tion) + (elec)tron} …  

• ignitron — n. Electr. a mercury arc rectifier able to carry large currents. Etymology: IGNITE + TRON …   Useful english dictionary

• VGN EL-C — Virginian Railway EL C Virginian Railway 135, a class EL C Ignitron rectifier mainline electric locomotive preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Power type Electric Builder General Electric …   Wikipedia

• PRR P5 — P5a (modified) #4780. Power type Electric Builder PRR Altoona Works (13) Baldwin Westinghouse (54) General Electric (25) …   Wikipedia

• New Haven EP5 — New Haven EP 5 Power type Electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Build date 1954 Total produced 10 AAR wheel arr. C C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2
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