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Artifact Details

Title

Nixie vacuum tube type NL840

Catalog Number

102732464

Type

Physical object

Description

This is a 10-digit cold-cathode display in a miniature glass envelope with 13 pins. Ten of thse pins are arranged around the circumference of the base, and three electrode are provided in a concentric ring inside the outer ring; the arrangement of the three pins provides the proper orientation. This object is enclosed in the original box, which is in good shape and included with the artifact.

Manufacturer

National Electronics, Inc.

Place Manufactured

U. S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number

NL840

Printed on blue ink on the glass envelope.

Dimensions

overall: 2 in x 3/4 in x 3/4 in