Data set 01
1963 Burroughs
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Nixie
Other
Supply Voltage
170 V
Total Cathode Current
21 mA
Series Anode Resistance
1800 ohm
Nixie ·Nixie
B7971
Gas-filled cold-cathode alphanumeric Nixie indicator designed to display letters and other characters by selective glow discharge.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
Large alphanumeric NIXIE indicator; electrical ratings published with B5971 comparison.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- 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
Nixie
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
- Max cathode current
- 21 mA
Special-purpose display/switching section. Published non-promoted ratings are retained 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.