ST-1000 Datasheet | Bourns

- Ro HS PLIANT Features - Formerly a product - Fast switching rate - High energy, low loss capability - Wide operating temperature range - Long service life - High insulation resistance - Ro HS pliant- Applications - Igniters for Xenon discharge lamps - Electronic igniters for gas heating and gas domestic appliances, e.g., cookers - Ignition of ultra-high pressure gas discharge lamps for data and video projectors Sparctube® Switching Spark Gap ST-1000 Series Description Bourns® Sparctube® Switching Spark Gap Series is a range of switching spark gaps designed for voltage controlled switching of capacitive discharge circuits where a high energy, low loss, fast rate of switching is required. This series is ideally suited for applications where a capacitive discharge is utilized with a transformer to obtain pulses of very high voltage levels in the order of several thousand volts. Characteristics Initial Values: Static Breakdown Voltage @ 800 V/s 1 First Ignition Values ..............................................................................................................< 1200 V Following Ignition Values ......................................................................................................1000 V ±15 % OBSOLETE Electrical Life: Minimum Number of Switching Cycles .......................................................................................2x105 Peak Current (Approx.)...............................................................................................................400 A Maximum Switching Frequency..................................................................................................400 Hz Breakdown Characteristics @ 1400 V Limit First Ignition Values ..............................................................................................................≤ 1400 V Delay Time............................................................................................................................