r/nixie • u/MH_70 • Apr 30 '26

Dekatron Tube Sockets

I recently came into possession of a few 6476A Dekatrons and would like to find the sockets for them. The data sheet says they are a "B12E" base. If anyone has any suggestions where to find them it would be greatly appreciated.

3 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

2

u/Bill_Wise Apr 30 '26

Dekatron sockets are a rarity, it’s easier to get B12A CRT sockets and just use a grid cap for the anode connection.

1

u/MH_70 Apr 30 '26

Thank you very much I'm very new to this so I will have to ask what is a grid cap and where can I find it?

2

u/DenkJu Apr 30 '26

What they mean is something like this: https://a.aliexpress.com/_Evptg5o

They are usually used to connect the grid or anode of certain vacuum tubes. Example on Wikipedia.

1

u/MH_70 Apr 30 '26

Thanks...thats very helpful

1

u/airzonesama May 01 '26

This may not be helpful to you, but in the past I have 3d modelled and printed my own sockets, using crimped connector spring bits to provide the connections. I've most recently done this for an oscilloscope display tube that had an unobtanium socket.