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 6 of 10
LL661 Nixie
Cold-cathode numeric or character indicator cross-referenced to RFT Z567M. The comparison catalog provides striking, maintaining, extinction, current, and mechanical data for the RFT type while cautioning against assuming exact electrical identity.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
LL661F Nixie
Cold-cathode numeric or character indicator cross-referenced to RFT Z5670M. German comparison data supply operating and display characteristics for the RFT type, with an explicit warning that comparable tube listings are not necessarily electrically identical.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
MG137 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical display tube intended for direct electronic readout. Manufacturer documentation identifies its glow-discharge display function and supplies operating, rating, and mechanical information for the indicator rather than an amplifying or counting application.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
MG157 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical display tube intended for direct electronic readout. Its manufacturer documentation establishes a glow-discharge indicator function and provides operating, rating, and mechanical information for use as a visible numerical display.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
MG17G Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical indicator intended for direct visual readout. The available manufacturer sheet documents its glow-discharge operating conditions and ratings, identifying it as a dedicated numerical display device rather than a counter or switching tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL4998 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9. National Electronics specifies a maximum ionization voltage of 170 V and 170 V minimum supply, with published cathode-current limits for stable display operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS32
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL5750 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply, together with cathode-current limits for display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS44
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL5750S Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply; this S designation is a variant within the NL5750 display family.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS44
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL6844A Nixie
Cold-cathode numeric or character indicator cross-referenced to RFT Z560M. German comparison data provide striking, maintaining, extinction, current, and display characteristics for the RFT type while cautioning that comparable tubes are not necessarily electrically identical.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- B13B
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL803 Nixie
Cold-cathode numeric or character indicator cross-referenced to RFT Z570M. The comparison catalog supplies electrical and display data for the RFT type but explicitly cautions that comparable designations should not automatically be treated as electrically identical.
- Base
- Wire lead
- Socket
- RTS11
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL8408754 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. National Electronics data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply, with documented cathode-current limits for display operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL841 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. National Electronics specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage, with cathode-current limits defined for reliable display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL842 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply, together with operating cathode-current limits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL843 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode symbol readout tube displaying plus and minus signs. It provides dedicated polarity indication rather than ordinary numerical digits, with National Electronics specifying 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL844 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer data specify 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage and published cathode-current limits for display operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL845 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. National Electronics specifies a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply, with defined cathode-current limits for stable indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL846 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer documentation specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage with published operating-current limits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL847 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. National Electronics data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply, with documented cathode-current limits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL848 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer data specify 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage, together with cathode-current limits for display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL874 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 and a decimal point with inverted-character construction. Manufacturer data specify 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage for its display operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL875 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 and a decimal point with inverted-character construction. National Electronics specifies a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply for display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL876 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube with digits 0–9, decimal-point capability, and inverted-character construction. Manufacturer documentation specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage with defined cathode-current limits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL877 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal point and inverted-character construction. National Electronics specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage for reliable indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL884 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode plus/minus symbol indicator with inverted-character construction. It provides dedicated polarity-sign readout rather than ordinary numerals, with a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply specified by National Electronics.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL900 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. National Electronics specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage, with cathode-current limits for display operation.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL901 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. Manufacturer data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply, together with published cathode-current limits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL902 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability. National Electronics documentation specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage with operating-current limits for the cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL903 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode symbol readout tube displaying plus and minus signs. Intended for polarity indication rather than ordinary numerical display, it has a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply specified by National Electronics.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL904 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 and a decimal point with inverted-character construction. Manufacturer data specify a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply for display service.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL905 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 and a decimal point with inverted-character construction. National Electronics specifies 170 V maximum ionization and minimum supply voltage with documented cathode-current limits.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL906 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode numerical readout tube displaying digits 0–9 with decimal point and inverted-character construction. Manufacturer documentation specifies a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply for reliable indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL907 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode plus/minus symbol indicator with inverted-character construction. It provides dedicated polarity-sign readout rather than numerals, with National Electronics specifying a 170 V maximum ionization voltage and minimum supply.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL908 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode Nixie displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability for dependable direct electronic readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS14
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL940 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator displaying digits 0–9 with decimal-point capability.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS44
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL940S Nixie
Long-life NL940-family cold-cathode Nixie readout tube displaying numerals 0–9 with decimal-point capability.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS44
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL950 Nixie
Long-life neon-filled cold-cathode Nixie displaying digits 0–9 and decimal-point information for direct electronic readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS44
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
NL950S Nixie
Long-life NL950-family neon-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical display with digits 0–9 and decimal-point capability.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- RTS44
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
OG3 Nixie
Russian cold-cathode decade counter using glow-discharge transfer for electronic counting and visible count-position indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
OG4 Nixie
Russian cold-cathode decade counter for pulse counting and sequencing, using a transferred glow discharge among successive cathodes.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
OG7 Nixie
Russian cold-cathode decade counter designed for electronic counting and glow-position indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
OG8 Nixie
Russian cold-cathode decade counter using glow transfer among cathodes for counting, switching, and indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
OG9 Nixie
Russian cold-cathode Dekatron for counting, switching, and counting-calculating equipment, providing visible glow indication of the active position.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- IO
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
SZ31 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical indicator tube for visual display and counting applications; despite appearing in this klystron batch, it is a Nixie-type indicator rather than a microwave tube.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
SZ41 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical indicator for direct glowing digit display in electronic readout equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
SZ8 Nixie
Cold-cathode numerical indicator designed for direct visual digit readout in electronic instruments and counting equipment.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
TA542 Nixie
Cold-cathode gas numerical display tube with ten superimposed digit-shaped cathodes for direct-reading electronic indication.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
TA543 Nixie
Cold-cathode gas numerical display tube using ten superimposed numeral-shaped cathodes for direct electronic readout.
- Base
- Not recorded
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
TAF1092 Nixie
Cold-cathode Nixie indicator cross-referenced to RFT Z5740M, intended for direct numerical or character readout.
- Base
- Wire lead
- Socket
- Not recorded
- Heater
- Not recorded
- Sections
- 1
