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Artifact Details

Title

Vacuum display tube type ZM1050

Catalog Number

102732560

Type

Physical object

Description

This object is a 10 digit cold-cathode display in a small glass enclosure. The display consists of a round metal plate with the digits "0" through "9" cut around the perimeter. A voltage applied to a flat electrode below a digit causes it to glow. The number is read from the top of the tube. There are 13 pins extending from the bottom of the envelope.

Manufacturer

Amperex

Place Manufactured

Holland

Identifying Numbers

Model number

ZM1050/8453

Printed in orange ink around the glass envelope.

Dimensions

overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in x 1 1/8 in