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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.

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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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  • 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