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A103

Cold-cathode glow-discharge Dekatron for counting, switching, and counting/calculating equipment. Operation transfers a visible violet-blue discharge between cathodes, providing both an electronic counting or switching function and a directly visible indication of the discharge position.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
RSH30
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Russian cold-cathode glow-discharge Dekatron intended for counting, switching, or counting-and-calculating equipment. It transfers a visible discharge among cathodes; violet-blue glow is used for indication.

Socket description

Soviet RSh30 13-pin display/counting tube base family

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
RSH30
Base pins
-
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

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X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Electrical values not fitting canonical promoted fields are preserved in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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.

Data set 01

196X Nixie Russian 1

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

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Characteristics

  • Scale factor

    10

    Published datasheet value

  • Anode supply voltage

    450 to - V

    Published datasheet value

  • Discharge starting voltage, illuminated

    - to 440 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Discharge maintaining voltage

    225 to 260 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Subcathode bias voltage

    35 to 44 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Reset pulse amplitude

    130 to 170 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Output pulse amplitude

    - to 15 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Operating current

    0.7 to 0.85 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Counting rate

    0.01 to 50000 Hz

    Published datasheet value

  • Control pulse amplitude

    130 to 150 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Control pulse duration

    7 to - us

    Published datasheet value

  • Service life

    500 to - h

    Published datasheet value