FIGURE 3 — NORMALIZED GATE TRIGGER CURRENT
5.0
OFF-STATE VOLTAGE = 12 V
3.0
2.0
1
2
1.0 QUADRANT 3
4
0.7
0.5
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TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
MAC218 Series MAC218A Series
FIGURE 4 — NORMALIZED GATE TRIGGER VOLTAGE
1.8
OFF-STATE VOLTAGE = 12 V
1.6
1.4
QUADRANT 4
1.2
1.0
0.8
1
QUADRANTS 2
0.6
3
0.4
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TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
FIGURE 5 — NORMALIZED HOLDING CURRENT
2.0
GATE OPEN
MAIN TERMINAL #1
POSITIVE
1.0
0.7
0.5
MAIN TERMINAL #2
POSITIVE
0.3
0.2
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TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
Motorola Thyristor Device Data
3