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control grid [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A grid, ordinarily placed between the cathode and an anode, that serves to control the anode current of an electron tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Grille dont le rôle est de faire fonctionner le tube comme un relais électronique sans inertie.

CONT

La grille suppresseuse étant au même potentiel que la cathode [...], le fonctionnement de la pentode se ramène à celui de la triode. Le courant anodique [...] dépend essentiellement de la tension [...] entre la grille de commande et la cathode.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
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