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What is an ignitron?

What is an ignitron? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode.
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Examples of gas tubes are the thyratron and the ignitron.
Large ignitron devices may be built inside vacuum tanks instead of tube envelopes.
Electrical welding equipment incorporating an ignitron as a heavy-duty relay is probably the most common application.
The construction and the electric characteristics of a high-speed trigger pulse generator for an ignitron are described.

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