
GERMAN COLD
CATHODE TUBES SIEMENS REINIGER WERKE RUDOLFSTADT CIOS XXXI-50
Reported by:-
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R.C. Evand M. of S.
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A.L. Chilcot M. of S.
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J.R. Standfield M. of S.
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A. Stratton
M.A.P.
CIOS Target
No. 9/37
Physical and
Optical Instruments and Devices
Keywords:
Persons interrogated; Diode - Triode - Tetrode - Two diode circuit; Jacobi
Director of development of electronic tubes (except X-ray tubes; Thaler -
Production engineer for cold-cathode tubes; Harmsen - Head of research,
cold-cathode tubes (from Siemens-Halske Berlin; Employees of F.F.O.
Flugfunkforschungs Institut Ober-Pfaffenhofen, Wichman? Wichmann?, AOB) Research
engineer; Luder - Research engineer; Ruhlemann director of Rheinmetall-Borsig;
As far as could be ascertained, Siemens Reiniger were the only manufacturers of
potassium activated cold-cathode tubes in Germany. Rheinmettall used these tubes
in the manufacture of .... ; experimental time ... proximity ... ; the bases of
all the cold-cathode tubes dealt with in this report is a metal (usually
nickel-plated iron) ...striking voltage .. ; A stability of +/- 1 volt from the
original striking voltage value is claimed for each tube ... ; As the tube
is used in darkness a more practical cure is to introduce ... ; gas filling .. ;
Early work on the diode was started in 1932 by Dr. Vatter .. ; For this purpose
the diodes must also withstand accelerations up to 25,000 g!ode owing to the
shortage of radium in Germany, attempts were made to design a tube with the
triggering properties of a triode and which did not require Radium ... ;
Townsend current .. ; Information obtained from Lder on the Terode .. ; Hulzen (Harmsen's
Assistent .. ; The two diode trigger circuit - Wichman (Wichmann?, AOB) ..
Wichman had found the tetrodes to be very reliable or uniform in behavior. He
claimed .. ; Work on the fuzes using diodes was started in 1931-33 Before 1942
diodes had given trouble with glass breakages caused by potassium attacking the
sealing wires ..... ; Stocks did not accumulate for more than 3 to 5 months .. ;
After 2-3 years shelf life tests on completed fuzes there were 20% rejects, but
only 1% were due to diodes ...
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