Nixie ·Nixie
Unfiltered gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie symbol indicator displaying plus, minus, and equals signs in instrumentation.
Gas-filled cold-cathode Nixie symbol indicator for direct optical display of +, − and = in measuring and counting instruments. ZM1083 is the unfiltered version.
13-pin subminiature Nixie wire-lead base family
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Cold-cathode discharge/display section; explicit published limits and operating data are retained as section parameters.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Numeral/Character Height
10.5 mm
Published mechanical/display data
Maximum Peak Cathode Current
12 mA
Published peak limit
Supply Voltage
170 V
Published operating data
Minimum Ignition Voltage
170 V
Minimum anode-to-cathode voltage necessary for ignition
Cathode Current
2 mA
Published average/normal value
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Ignition voltage
170 V
Typical characteristic
Extinction voltage
118 V
Typical characteristic
Life with one digit continuously displayed
5000 h
Recommended conditions
Life with changing display
30000 h
Digit changed every 100 h or more often
Ignition delay
400 ms
Approximately at 180 V
Symbol set
+ - =
10 mm side-visible symbols
DC supply voltage
200 V
Biased DC operation
DC cathode current
2 mA
Biased DC operation
DC burning voltage
140 V
Biased DC operation
Recommended off-cathode bias
60 V
Biased DC operation
Continuous cathode current
1.5 to 2.5 mA
Absolute range
Envelope temperature
-55 to 70 degC
Absolute range
Pulse cathode current
10 mA
Typical pulse operation
Pulse burning voltage
185 V
Typical pulse operation
Pulse duration
0.1 ms
Typical pulse operation
Pulse frequency
1000 Hz
Typical pulse operation
Maximum pulse cathode current
- to 12 mA
Absolute maximum
Pulse duration limits
0.1 to 2 ms
Absolute range
Data set 03
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Ignition voltage
170 V
Typical characteristic
Extinction voltage
118 V
Typical characteristic
Life with one digit continuously displayed
5000 h
Recommended conditions
Life with changing display
30000 h
Digit changed every 100 h or more often
Ignition delay
400 ms
Approximately at 180 V
Symbol set
+ - =
10 mm side-visible symbols
DC supply voltage
200 V
Biased DC operation
DC cathode current
2 mA
Biased DC operation
DC burning voltage
140 V
Biased DC operation
Recommended off-cathode bias
60 V
Biased DC operation
Continuous cathode current
1.5 to 2.5 mA
Absolute range
Envelope temperature
-55 to 70 degC
Absolute range
Pulse cathode current
10 mA
Typical pulse operation
Pulse burning voltage
185 V
Typical pulse operation
Pulse duration
0.1 ms
Typical pulse operation
Pulse frequency
1000 Hz
Typical pulse operation
Maximum pulse cathode current
- to 12 mA
Absolute maximum
Pulse duration limits
0.1 to 2 ms
Absolute range
Data set 04
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Ignition voltage
170 V
Typical characteristic
Extinction voltage
118 V
Typical characteristic
Life with one digit continuously displayed
5000 h
Recommended conditions
Life with changing display
30000 h
Digit changed every 100 h or more often
Ignition delay
400 ms
Approximately at 180 V
Symbol set
+ - =
10 mm side-visible symbols
DC supply voltage
200 V
Biased DC operation
DC cathode current
2 mA
Biased DC operation
DC burning voltage
140 V
Biased DC operation
Recommended off-cathode bias
60 V
Biased DC operation
Continuous cathode current
1.5 to 2.5 mA
Absolute range
Envelope temperature
-55 to 70 degC
Absolute range
Pulse cathode current
10 mA
Typical pulse operation
Pulse burning voltage
185 V
Typical pulse operation
Pulse duration
0.1 ms
Typical pulse operation
Pulse frequency
1000 Hz
Typical pulse operation
Maximum pulse cathode current
- to 12 mA
Absolute maximum
Pulse duration limits
0.1 to 2 ms
Absolute range
Data set 05
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Ignition voltage
170 V
Typical characteristic
Extinction voltage
118 V
Typical characteristic
Life with one digit continuously displayed
5000 h
Recommended conditions
Life with changing display
30000 h
Digit changed every 100 h or more often
Ignition delay
400 ms
Approximately at 180 V
Symbol set
+ - =
10 mm side-visible symbols
DC supply voltage
200 V
Biased DC operation
DC cathode current
2 mA
Biased DC operation
DC burning voltage
140 V
Biased DC operation
Recommended off-cathode bias
60 V
Biased DC operation
Continuous cathode current
1.5 to 2.5 mA
Absolute range
Envelope temperature
-55 to 70 degC
Absolute range
Pulse cathode current
10 mA
Typical pulse operation
Pulse burning voltage
185 V
Typical pulse operation
Pulse duration
0.1 ms
Typical pulse operation
Pulse frequency
1000 Hz
Typical pulse operation
Maximum pulse cathode current
- to 12 mA
Absolute maximum
Pulse duration limits
0.1 to 2 ms
Absolute range
Data set 06
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Character height
10.5 mm
Character height 10.5 mm
Cathode current
2 mA
Cathode current I 2 mA
The tube contains 3 cathodes in the form of the characters -, + and ~ and one
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The tube contains 3 cathodes in the form of the characters -, + and ~ and one
Supply voltage
170 V
Supply voltage Vp min. 170 V
at a solder temperature of 240 0C for a maximum of 10 seconds.
10 a
at a solder temperature of 240 0C for a maximum of 10 seconds.