Data set 01
1961 Nixie Burroughs
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Nixie
Description
Display Principle
Glow discharge
Gas-filled cold-cathode readout principle
Nixie ·Nixie
BD206
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie numerical indicator designed to display decimal digits by selective glow discharge of shaped cathodes.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B13B
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- -
Description
BD206 is listed in the shared Burroughs Nixie numerical-readout catalog. The source establishes the gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie display principle, but the model-specific electrical cross-reference is not unambiguous enough to assign exact table values without guessing.
Socket description
B13B Nixie 13-contact
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- B13B
- 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
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
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.
Data set 02
1963 Burroughs
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Nixie
Characteristic
Ionization Voltage
230 V
Other
Peak Anode Current
5 mA
Average Anode Current
3 mA
Individual Cathode Dissipation
0.8 W
Anode Supply Voltage
250 V
Anode Series Resistance
43000 ohm
Anode Current Minimum
2 mA
Anode Current Maximum
3 mA