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
Page 4 of 10
GC10BL Nixie
Long-life cold-cathode scale-of-ten counter tube. It advances a glow discharge through ten successive positions for electronic counting and sequencing, giving it a functional identity closer to a Dekatron counter than a conventional Nixie readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GC10D Nixie
Cold-cathode scale-of-ten counter tube designed to advance a glow discharge sequentially through ten states. It performs electronic counting or sequencing directly within the discharge structure rather than simply illuminating externally selected numeral cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GC124B Nixie
Bidirectional ten-way cold-cathode computing tube with intermediate outputs. Its transferable discharge supports counting or selection in either direction, and the intermediate output connections permit successive discharge positions to operate associated electronic circuitry.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GCA10G Nixie
Bidirectional ten-way cold-cathode counter/selector Dekatron. A transferable glow discharge steps among ten positions in either direction, allowing the tube to perform electronic counting, sequencing, and selection rather than serving only as a visual indicator.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B26A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GI10 Nixie
Neon-filled cold-cathode numerical indicator displaying digits 0–9. Selectable shaped cathodes glow to provide a directly readable numeral, making the device a conventional gas-discharge numerical display rather than an amplifying or counting tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN1 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode numerical indicator intended for direct electronic readout. Selectable shaped cathodes produce visible numerals by glow discharge, providing a compact numeric display without mechanical movement or a separate illumination system.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN2 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical and symbol indicator providing direct glow-discharge readout. Its shaped cathodes permit selected characters or symbols to illuminate visibly, with manufacturer documentation supplying the corresponding electrical operating and display information.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN3 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical indicator documented by Lorenz and comparison sources. Selectable shaped cathodes produce directly visible glowing numerals; later comparison material associates it with the RFT Z560M display family without establishing exact electrical identity.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN4 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN4A Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN4D Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN4E Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN5 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN5A Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GN6 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B7G
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GNP3 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GNP7A Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13D
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR1 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10A Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10G Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B26A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10H Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B17A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10J Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B17A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10K Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B17A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10M Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10W Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR10X Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR11 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR110 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode numerical Nixie indicator incorporating decimal-point indication for direct numeric readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR111 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode numerical Nixie indicator incorporating decimal-point indication for direct numeric readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR111P Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode numerical Nixie indicator incorporating decimal-point indication for direct numeric readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR116D Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode numerical Nixie indicator incorporating decimal-point indication for direct numeric readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR116P Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode numerical Nixie indicator incorporating decimal-point indication for direct numeric readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR12G Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode alphabetic character indicator designed to display letter characters by selective glow discharge.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B26A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR12H Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode alphabetic character indicator designed to display letter characters by selective glow discharge.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR2 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR211 Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR2G Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode plus/minus register indicator, using shaped glow cathodes for dedicated sign display in side- or end-viewing form.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B26A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR2H Nixie
Gas-filled cold-cathode plus/minus register indicator, using shaped glow cathodes for dedicated sign display in side- or end-viewing form.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B17A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR3 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie symbol display showing resistance units Ω, kΩ, and MΩ for instrument and measurement readouts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR311 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical display tube intended for direct glowing digit indication in electronic readout equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR4 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie symbol display showing capacitance units µF and pF for electronic measurement and instrumentation readouts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR414 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical/display tube for direct electronic readout, with operating and mechanical data documented in the supplied manufacturer material.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR4G Nixie
Cold-cathode four-character side-viewing register integrating multiple display positions in one envelope for compact multi-character readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B26A
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR5 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie symbol display showing arithmetic operators plus, minus, multiply, and divide for calculators and computational readouts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR6 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie symbol display showing current units A, mA, and µA for electronic measurement instruments.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR7 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie symbol display showing voltage units V, mV, and kV for instrument and measurement readouts.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR7M Nixie
Long-life cold-cathode seven-character end-viewing register integrating multiple display positions for compact multi-character electronic readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
GR8 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie symbol display showing time/frequency units s, ms, µs, and kc for measurement equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1