It packages better!
Written on May 17th, 2026 by Tech Ads
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INFORMATION DISPLAY, JULY/AUGUST, 1966
it packages hetter!
Lowest cost of any electronic readout is only part of the
story of our Type B-5440 NIXIE tubes.
Another part of the story is how well they package.
Like their size. Overall tube width is 0.75” maximum.
You can line them up with less than 0.80” center-to-center
spacing. This means you can get 10 digits in a panel 8
inches wide.
The seated height of the B-5440 is a mere 1.8” maxi-
mum. Yet, you get a full-size 0.6” character readable at
30 feet.
The tube stem has been especially designed to permit
the use of printed-circuit boards with maximum line width
and spacing. This reduces pc-board costs.
And finally there’s a socket assembly we’ve designed
that not only allows flush-mounting with the front of the
instrument panel, but also is compatible with the latest
printed-circuit board techniques. Result: up-front viewing,
reduced assembly cost, best packaging density.
For a slight additional cost, you can have independently
operable decimal points positioned left and right, as shown
above (Type B-5441).
Price of the B-5440? Oh, yes. Under $5 in 1000 quan-
tities. Compact price for a compact package.
Use the reply card, or call us for full information.
Only Burroughs manufactures NIXIE Tubes
Burroughs Corporation
See us at Wescon, Booths 1258-59
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS DIVISION
PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07061
Circle Reader Service Card No. 2
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‘It packages better!’
A Nixie tube - or cold cathode display - allowed a limited amount of data to be quickly displayed without the expensive compute cost of a CRT, printer, or plotter. The B-5440 - one of the tubes featured here - allowed the numbers 0-9 to be displayed. The Type B-5441 - also mentioned - added left or right decimal points.
Via: Information Display - Volume 3, Number 4 (July/August 1966)
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