GC104BL

Long-life cold-cathode scale-of-ten counter. Its glow discharge advances sequentially through ten states to perform electronic counting, making the tube fundamentally a computing or counter device rather than a conventional numerical display.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar

Sections: 1
Base: -
Socket code: -
Base pins: -
Nominal heater: -

Description

GC104BL is a long-life scale-of-ten counter, classified as Nixie for this batch. The supplied datasheet describes its cold-cathode discharge operation and published electrical ratings/operating conditions.

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: 0.55 mA

Cold-cathode discharge/counting/display section; published electrical 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.

Data set 01

196X Nixie Random Datasheets

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Nixie

Other

Maximum Anode/Cathode Current
0.55 mA
Published datasheet value
Minimum/Typical Supply Voltage
400 V
Published datasheet value
Maximum Counting Rate
4 kHz
Published datasheet value
Maximum Striking Voltage
350 V
Published datasheet value
Typical Anode Resistor
470 kOhm
Published datasheet value

Characteristic

Minimum Anode/Cathode Current
0.25 mA
Published datasheet value
Running/Maintaining Voltage
190 V
Published datasheet value