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OG9

Russian cold-cathode Dekatron for counting, switching, and counting-calculating equipment, providing visible glow indication of the active position.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilar
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
IO
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; glow indication is used for indication.

Socket description

International Octal

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
IO
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

    30

    Published datasheet value

  • Supply voltage

    450 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Discharge starting voltage

    - to 375 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Discharge maintaining voltage

    280 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Subcathode bias voltage

    36 to 44 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Reset pulse amplitude

    135 to 165 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Operating current

    0.3 to 0.4 mA

    Published datasheet value

  • Counting rate

    0.001 to 2000 Hz

    Published datasheet value

  • Control pulse amplitude

    120 to 170 V

    Published datasheet value

  • Control pulse duration

    150 to 170 us

    Published datasheet value

  • Control pulse rise time

    10 to 90 us

    Published datasheet value

  • Service life

    1000 to - h

    Published datasheet value