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CV2236 gas filled trigger tube

Size
This valve measures 40x19mm overall and has a B9A base

This is a cold cathode gas filled trigger tube.

Min anode to cathode breakdown voltage (a)285V
Max mean cathode current (b,c)2.5mA
Max peak cathode current (c)10.0mA
Max auxiliary cathode current10.0µA
Nominal maintaining voltage at 2mA110V

(a): Vt = 100V, Iaux 2 to 4 µA
(b): Averaged over any interval of 15 secs
(c): The cathode current can be divided in any way between trigger and anode.
PinFunction
1Auxiliary cathode
2Anode
3n/c
4Auxiliary cathode
5Trigger
6Cathode
7Cathode
8Cathode
9Trigger

CV2236