Hi, look here: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2007/nixie-tube-take-apart/

it is explained in comments..

Dalibor

2012/6/19 jb-electronics <[email protected]>

>  Yes, it is a usual auxiliary anode construction, you find it in a lot of
> +- tubes as well.
>
> Jens
>
>  Oh nevermind, there is a connection at the top with the anode grid!
>
> On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:54:03 PM UTC+1, kay486 wrote:
>>
>> Ok, so the tube just arrived, everything seems just fine, but i havent
>> got the time to fire it yet. The thing is i have noticed a really strange
>> thing - there is an extra cathode wich is *upside down* number eight in
>> the middle, in between two and five. It looks like its not connected to any
>> pin. Does anybody know why its there?my guess would be it acts like a
>> spacer, but why?
>>
>> On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 7:22:26 PM UTC+1, kay486 wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there, i just bought one Z5680M tube pretty cheap and now im waiting
>>> for it to arrive. The thing is that it has dark corners on the anode grid.
>>> So im bit worried that it might not function. Does anybody know what could
>>> be the problem, and if it affects the tubes function? (see the picture)
>>>
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