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LL661

Cold-cathode numeric or character indicator cross-referenced to RFT Z567M. The comparison catalog provides striking, maintaining, extinction, current, and mechanical data for the RFT type while cautioning against assuming exact electrical identity.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
13-17 TGL 68-87
Socket code
B13B
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

LL661 is a cold-cathode numeric or character indicator tube listed in the supplied German comparison catalog as comparable to RFT type Z567M. The catalog publishes 150 V anode striking, 140 V maintaining, 120 V extinction, a 3–6 mA cathode-current range, and associated display and mechanical data for that RFT type. The source explicitly cautions that comparable tubes are not necessarily identical, so these mapped RFT values are retained as comparison data rather than asserted as exact original-manufacturer ratings.

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
13-17 TGL 68-87
Socket code
B13B
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

13-17 TGL 68-87 - 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
Max cathode current
6 mA
Regulator minimum current
3 A
Regulator maximum current
6 A
Regulator starting voltage
150 V
Regulator maintaining voltage
140 V

Cold-cathode display section; promoted starting/maintaining voltages and current range are published for comparable RFT type Z567M.

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

1971 Nixie RFT

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

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Other

  • Comparable RFT Type

    Z567M

    Catalog cross-reference; comparable types are not guaranteed identical

  • Minimum Operating Supply Voltage

    170 V

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Cathode Current Minimum

    3 mA

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Cathode Current Maximum

    6 mA

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Peak Cathode Current

    20 mA

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Ambient Temperature Minimum

    -10 °C

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Ambient Temperature Maximum

    50 °C

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Displayed Symbols

    +, -, ~

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Reading Direction

    side

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Symbol Height

    18 mm

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Maximum Viewing Distance

    18 m

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Mounting Orientation

    Pin 8 facing front

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Maximum Bulb Height

    62 mm

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Maximum Bulb Diameter

    29.2 mm

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

Characteristic

  • Anode Striking Voltage

    150 V

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Anode Maintaining Voltage

    140 V

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M

  • Anode Extinction Voltage

    120 V

    Published for comparable RFT type Z567M