Electronic tube type
Nixie vacuum tubes
Nixie records in Tube Tinker cover 461 tube designations, including 848 preserved original datasheets. Compare bases, sockets, heater requirements, construction, exact variations, and directional replacement options.
- Tube records
- 461
- Original datasheets
- 848
- Variation families
- 5
- Tubes with alternatives
- 3
About Nixie tubes
Apply this type if the tube is a numerical or alpha display tube, or a decatron.
Electrical range
- Nominal heater voltage
- 1.15–1.5 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0.04–0.06 A
Common nixie characteristics
These are the most frequently recorded attributes among tubes in this category.
Bases
- Wire lead27
- Special 13-pin14
- wire-leaded12
- Noval6
- Wire-leaded4
- 9-12 TGL 116083
- 9–12 TGL 116083
- B17A3
Sockets
- B13B97
- B13D33
- RTS1423
- SK20723
- SK11614
- SK13614
- B9A11
- B7G10
Constructions
- Nixie453
- Nixie-Nixie4
- Triode2
- CounterSelectorSwitch1
Nixie tube list
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ZM1240 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with a right decimal point and 16 mm characters. Siemens data specify approximately 170 V ignition and 145 V normal glow voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1242 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with a right decimal point and 16 mm characters. Manufacturer data specify approximately 170 V ignition, 145 V normal glow, and 120 V extinction voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1250 Nixie
Flat-pack gas-discharge 7×5 dot-matrix display capable of alphanumeric and symbolic presentation, with a separate left-hand decimal point. It supports both DC and dynamic drive and provides a bright, wide-angle electronic display.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1290 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with a right decimal point and 10 mm characters. Siemens data specify approximately 170 V ignition and 140 V normal glow voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1292 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with a right decimal point and 10 mm characters. Manufacturer data specify approximately 170 V ignition, 140 V normal glow, and 115 V extinction voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1310 Nixie
Long-life cold-cathode ten-digit side-view pulse indicator. Designed for pulsed numerical display operation, it combines shaped glow-discharge cathodes with extended-life construction and manufacturer-specified electrical and mechanical display characteristics.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1320 Nixie
Long-life cold-cathode ten-digit side-view pulse indicator. Its shaped cathodes provide direct numerical readout under pulsed operation, with manufacturer documentation covering gas-discharge ratings, operating data, and mechanical display information.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1325 Nixie
Long-life cold-cathode ten-digit side-view numerical indicator. Manufacturer documentation specifies its gas-discharge operating data and mechanical/display characteristics, identifying it as an extended-service direct numerical readout device.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1330 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with both left and right decimal points and 13.1 mm characters. Siemens data specify approximately 170 V ignition and 145 V normal glow voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1330K Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with left and right decimal points and 13.1 mm characters. The K variant retains the same fundamental direct glow-discharge display function.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1332 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with both left and right decimal points and 13.1 mm characters. Manufacturer data specify approximately 170 V ignition and 145 V normal glow voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1332K Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode side-view numerical display showing digits 0–9 with left and right decimal points and 13.1 mm characters. The K variant remains a direct gas-discharge numerical readout device.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1334 Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie numerical indicator displaying digits 0–9 with left and right decimal points in a 13.1 mm side-view format.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1334K Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie numerical indicator displaying digits 0–9 with left and right decimal points in a 13.1 mm side-view format.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1335 Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie symbol indicator displaying plus, minus, tilde, and ohm symbols with a right decimal point.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1335K Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie symbol indicator displaying plus, minus, tilde, and ohm symbols with a right decimal point.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1336 Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie numerical indicator displaying digits 0–9 with left and right decimal points in a 13.1 mm side-view format.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1336K Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie numerical indicator displaying digits 0–9 with left and right decimal points in a 13.1 mm side-view format.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1337 Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie symbol indicator displaying plus, minus, tilde, and ohm symbols with a right decimal point.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1337K Nixie
Cold-cathode gas-filled Nixie symbol indicator displaying plus, minus, tilde, and ohm symbols with a right decimal point.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- SK207
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1350 Nixie
Planar gas-discharge information-display element using multiple glow segments and a keep-alive electrode for electronically composed visual readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1550 Nixie
Philips cold-cathode segmented gas-discharge indicator with approximately 15 mm character height, designed to form numerical or symbolic characters from luminous segments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1550_7B Nixie-Nixie
The Philips ZM1550 is a dual seven-segment, cold-cathode numerical indicator contained in a flat envelope. Its two separately controllable display compartments permit compact dual-digit readouts and can be driven by suitable integrated circuits in clocks, counters, and measuring equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
ZM1551 Nixie
Philips cold-cathode segmented gas-discharge indicator with approximately 15 mm character height for numerical, sign, or segmented information display.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1551_7B Nixie-Nixie
The Philips ZM1551 is a flat-envelope, cold-cathode segmented indicator combining one complete seven-segment numerical display with a partial sign and character compartment. Designed to stack alongside ZM1550 tubes, it supports signed numerical readouts in digital measuring equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
ZM1570 Nixie
Philips cold-cathode gas-discharge indicator designed for numerical, sign, or segmented display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1570_7B Nixie-Nixie
The Philips ZM1570 is a fast-ignition version of the ZM1550 dual seven-segment cold-cathode indicator. It contains a small promethium-147 radioactive ignition aid to reduce initial discharge delay, providing reliable segmented numerical indication under low-ambient-light conditions.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
ZM1571 Nixie
Philips cold-cathode gas-discharge indicator designed for numerical, sign, or segmented display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
ZM1571_7B Nixie-Nixie
The Philips ZM1571 is a fast-ignition segmented cold-cathode indicator derived from the ZM1551. It combines a seven-segment digit and partial sign compartment, with a promethium-147 ignition aid that reduces initial discharge delay in darkness.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 2
