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Homemade Nixie Clock, 6 tubes (2x3 Mux)

Homemade Nixie Clock, 4 tubes (2x2 Mux)

Homemade Nixie Clock, 6 tubes (1x6 Mux)

Homemade Nixie Clock, only 2 tubes


My own private little Nixie Tube Collection

Made in Russia by ??, type IN18, from Oktober 1965
Digit height=39mm Tube Height=68mm Diameter=30mm

Made in USA by Burroughs, type 8422 and 5991, from 1965 and some in 1966
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=25mm Width=19mm

Made in USA by Burroughs, type B 5445, from 1969

Made in USA by Burroughs, type B 5870, from 1963

Made in USA by Burroughs, type JAN CBSC 6844?, from 1964

Made in USA by Burroughs, type B7971 1967
Digit height=65mm Tube Height=117mm including tip, Diameter = 50mm - B7971 PINOUT

Made in Japan by JRC, type B 5755, age unknown
Digit height=13mm Tube Height=35mm including tip

Made in Japan by JRC, type B 5750, age unknown
Digit height=13mm Tube Height=35mm including tip

Made in Holland by Philips, type ZM1000
Digit height=13mm Tube Height=41mm including tip, Diameter = 18mm

Made by Telefunken, Type ZM 1022 EC, from 19??
Digit height=15mm Tube Height=26mm, Diameter = 30mm

Made by Telefunken, Type ZM 1022 HA V, from 19??
Digit height=15.5mm Tube Height=26mm, Diameter = 28mm

Made by STC England, Type GN-4P, from 1969
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=25mm, Diameter = 29mm

Made by Valvo, Type ZM 1030, from 1969 (special two anodes multiplex)
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=45mm including tip, Diameter = 21mm

Made by ??, Type ZM 1032, from 19?? (special two anodes multiplex)
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=46mm including tip, Diameter = 20mm

Made by Siemens, Type ZM 1040, from 1974
Digit height=30mm Tube Height=60mm, Diameter = 29mm

Made by Valvo, Type ZM 1042, from 19??
Digit height=30mm Tube Height=57mm, Diameter = 29mm

Made by RFT, Type Z566M, from 19??
Digit height=30mm Tube Height=56mm 61mm including tip, Diameter = 29mm

Made by RFT, Type Z568M, from 19??
Digit height=50mm Tube Height=98mm including tip, Diameter = 50mm - Z568M PINOUT

Made by Mullard, Type ZM 1075, from 19??
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=46mm including tip, Diameter = 18mm

Made by Mullard, Type ZM 1175, from 19??
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=45mm including tip, Diameter = 18mm - ZM1175 PINOUT

Made in Great Britain by Mullard, type ZM1172

Made in ?? by Siemens, type ZM 1180, from 1970 Orange Painted
They are pin and size compatible with 8422 and 5991
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=26mm Width=20mm

Made by Telefunken Germany, type ZM 1210, from 19??
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=47mm including tip, Diameter=18mm

Made in England by ITT, type 5870S, from 1973
Digit height=14mm Tube Height=30mm including tip

Made in Japan by NEC, Type CD66(DL), from 1980,
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=44mm including tip - CD66 PINOUT

Made in Japan by NEC, Type CD69, from 19??,
Digit height=15mm Tube Height=46mm including tip, Diameter = 18mm

Made by ??, Type CD78, age unknown
Digit height=9mm Tube Height=35mm including tip

Made in Japan by Hitachi, Type CD79, from 19??,
Digit height=9mm Tube Height=35mm including tip - CD79 PINOUT

Made in Japan by Hitachi, Type CD81, from 1954
Digit height=12mm Tube Height=36mm including tip - CD81 PINOUT

Made in England by ITT, Type GN6, from 1971 week 24,
Digit height=14mm Tube Height=43mm including tip, Diameter = 18mm - GN6 PINOUT

Made in England by Hivac Numicator, Type XN3 52A, from 19??,
Digit height=14mm Tube Height=46mm including tip, Diameter = 18mm - XN3 PINOUT

Made in USA by National Electronics Geneva ILL, Type NL-845, from 1971,
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=42mm including tip

Made in USA by Packard Instrument Co., Type 4200840, from 1972,
Type 4200841 has left side dot. They are total indentical with NL-845
Digit height=16mm Tube Height=42mm including tip

This Nixie has no name at all, sorry..

This dot sign was taken from the same voltmeter as my ZM 1030
Digit height=5mm Tube Height=22mm


Iseden Iltron DG12C Made in Japan, filament 1 Volt, anode 15 volt.
Digit height=10mm Tube Height=51mm Diameter=13mm

Displays from defect VCR machines can be used for homemade projects.

Here is a display (LD8191) from an old desktop calculator.

DG10K made by NEC, ripped from old desktop calculator.


Neos PG150-27 is a NEON seven segment, it works just like a Nixie tube.

Beckman SP352 NEON seven segment with two anodes each, good for multiplex.