Data set 01
1950 Sylvania
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Nixie
Other
Input frequency maximum
10000 pps
Nixie ·Nixie
6846
Cold-cathode glow-transfer counter tube designed for electronic counting and frequency division rather than passive numerical display alone.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B7G
- Base pins
- 7
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
Cold-cathode counter tube using glow transfer for counting and frequency division.
Socket description
Miniature 7-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B7G
- Base pins
- 7
- Nominal heater voltage
- -
- Nominal heater current
- -
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
Terminal pinout
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
Section ratings
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Nixie
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
Cold-cathode counter tube; supply, transfer, count-rate and current data retained as parameters.
Source-dependent data
Operating conditions by source
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.