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The name ``pentode ignitron'' has been applied to a high-voltage tube used for rectification and inversion in electronic converters. It is a sealed steel tube having an anode, three grids, and a mercury-pool cathode. The tube is of the gas-filled type with control characteristics similar to those of the thyratron. An ignitor establishes a cathode spot each cycle on the mercury pool. The cathode spot...