In electronics, a Dekatron (or Decatron, or generically three-phase gas counting tube or glow-transfer counting tube or cold cathode tube) is a gas-filled decade counting tube. Dekatrons …

Glow transfer counting tubes, commonly known as dekatrons, are cold-cathode decimal counting devices. Dekatrons pass an ionization glow around a ring of cathodes by sending a single or …

Jan 22, 2025 · Dekatrons are gas-filled counting tubes primarily used in early computers, calculators and devices requiring frequency devision during the 1950s and 1960s. When a …

The GS10D "Dekatron" decade selector tube. The wires can be seen leading up to the assembly which supports the circular arrangement of electrodes, which is within the dark area near the top.

Bi-directional double-pulse decimal counting tube. Neon filled. Count. Richtg./ Direct. (click on the manufacturer to view tube details!) Bi-directional double-pulse decimal counting tube. Neon …

Jul 26, 2025 · A dekatron tube is basically a neon tube with ten cathodes arranged in a circle. Only one of them is illuminated at any time, and you can make the tube jump to the next …

Feb 7, 2024 · In electronics, a Dekatron (or Decatron, or generically three-phase gas counting tube or glow-transfer counting tube or cold cathode tube) is a gas-filled decade counting tube. …

Dekatron tube A-101, counting spinner two-pulse commutator for operation in counting and computing devices. The light color is orange-red

In electronics, a Dekatron (or Decatron, or generically three-phase gas counting tube or glow-transfer counting tube or cold cathode tube) is a gas-filled decade counting tube. Dekatrons …

A short video on an early counting device from the 1950/60s known as a Dekatron. These are similar to Nixi tubes in that they are neon filled but have pins rather than numbers.