The same structure is shared with the ZM117X series too , the tube seem to bi similar to ZM1175 but missing some internal components . Looks like I ve got something similar in my collection too Could be some preproduction samples made by Philips /Mullard ?
On Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 8:40:15 PM UTC+2 Nicholas Stock wrote: > Looks like a Japanese style CD nixie due to the horizontal mesh wires... > maybe CD66A? > > https://www.nixies.us/bwg_gallery/cd66a/ > > Nick > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM 'Oskar' via neonixie-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> One says 280 and the other 387 >> >> bogdan paduraru schrieb am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2026 um 17:28:54 UTC+1: >> >>> Cool find Oskar >>> Seems that there is a number written on the back , both of them have the >>> same number? >>> >>> I doubt that any Chinese made nixie is near to the quality of these >>> >>> On 18 Jan 2026, at 18:25, Leroy Jones <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Perhaps Chinese QS 18-12 ? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 10:43:48 AM UTC-5 Oskar wrote: >>> >>>> I recently acquired these two Nixie tubes. I was mostly interested in >>>> them because one had copper legs. Unfortunately, they are unmarked. They >>>> look almost identical to Mullard ZM1175s but the pinout and key >>>> orientation >>>> do not match. Does anyone recognize them? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Oskar >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9050e697-e794-44a3-a1dc-a583d8fa1edfn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9050e697-e794-44a3-a1dc-a583d8fa1edfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/69a21b33-62f7-44df-8b47-f490d63adf66n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/69a21b33-62f7-44df-8b47-f490d63adf66n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b2f8b6be-3a97-40f6-8245-a9c913e64e72n%40googlegroups.com.
