Nixie ·Nixie
Long-life cold-cathode ten-digit side-view numerical indicator with red contrast filter. Its shaped glow-discharge cathodes provide direct decimal readout, with manufacturer documentation specifying ignition, operating behavior, and display geometry.
Long-life cold-cathode ten-digit side-view Nixie indicator with red contrast filter. The datasheet specifies cold-cathode ignition/operating behavior and display geometry for numerical indication.
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
15.5 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
2.5 mA
Published average/normal value
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Numeral height
15.5 mm
Supply voltage minimum
170 V
Distance between mounting centres minimum
19 mm
Display orientation tolerance
3 deg
Mounted vertically, base down
Maximum dip-solder temperature
240 °C
At least 5 mm from seals
Maximum dip-solder duration
10 s
At 240 °C
Numerals
1234567890
Cathode current
2.5 mA
Recommended
Data set 03
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Numeral height
15.5 mm
Numeral height 15.5 mm
Cathode current
2.5 mA
Cathode current I 2.5 mA
Supply voltage
170 V
Supply voltage Vba min. 170 V
temperature of 240°C for a maximum of 10 s.
10 °C
temperature of 240°C for a maximum of 10 s.