THYRATRON SAWTOOTH GENERATOR

Duration: 25 min

Year Published: 1947

Creator: Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense)

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Shows an electron beam moving across the face of an oscilloscope, and points out that the thyratron sawtooth generator produces the waveshapes required to move the electron beam. Gives a detailed analysis of the circuit operation and constructs a time-amplitude graph of the sawtooth waves, explaining its physical and electrical length. (Kinescope)