firing circuit

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firing circuit [′fīr·iŋ ‚sər·kət]

(electronics)

Circuit used with an ignitron to deliver a pulse of current of 5-50 amperes in the forward direction, from the igniter to the mercury, to start a cathode spot and to control the time of firing.

By analogy, a similar control circuit of silicon-controlled rectifiers and like devices.

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