Talk:Thyratron

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Given that a thyratron is gas-filled, I'm not sure it belongs in the Wiki category of "Vacuum tubes (although I take your point)".

Atlant 01:23, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I know, I struggled with that one for a bit. I just wanted it to reside with the other components of the same style. If you can think of a category that encompasses vacuum & gas-filled tubes then lets add it in :) If we called them 'glass components' then we'd be emphasizing their construction rather than their electronic function..

--Hooperbloob 02:26, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

"Electron Devices"? Isn't that the title of the relevant IEEE Journal? --Pjacobi 12:10, 2005 Feb 20 (UTC)

It is tough to think of a single category that encompasses both vacuum tubes and gas tubes and yet still conveys any meaningful data. I guess we ought to make a category called "Vacuum and gas tubes" and create subcats within there for "Vacuum tubes" and "Gas tubes". The "Gas tubes" category could then be the home for a whole host of devices including thyratrons, Mercury vapor rectifiers, Voltage regulator tubes, Nixie tubes, Decatrons, and the like.

What do you think about that?

Atlant 20:26, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Given that the pressure in a thyratron is on the order of 30 millibars (3% of air pressure at sea level) the word "vacuum" is not undeserved. Vaxalon 13:43, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Why not a catagory Electron tubes? That covers both. -- RTC 05:49, 12 December 2006 (UTC)