Re: [neonixie-l] Beckman SP-353s on eBay -- WARNING !!

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:20:09 -0800

I had an intrusive thought one time, and decided it wouldn’t be a bad idea to flick the evacuation nipple on a VFD; it didn’t work out all that well, although it did make a pretty cool noise lol.

On Mar 1, 2024, at 9:19 AM, Jeff Walton <jwalton...@gmail.com> wrote:


Here's some friendly advice:  don't ever use the end of a paper clip to test whether there is a glass seal inside that nipple.  The little pop you hear is the sound of magic gas escaping.  It's fragile... 

Jeff 


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From: "Jon D." <jondad...@gmail.com>
Date: 3/1/24 10:10 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: neonixie-l <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Beckman SP-353s on eBay -- WARNING !!

Well, my bad then.  I actually have a few of these somewhere that I know work, but I never noticed them looking like these.  My apologies to the group.  And thanks for all of the quick feedback !!

On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 10:06:06 AM UTC-7 Jeff Walton wrote:
Hi Jon, 

Actually, if you have worked with panaplex, you will recognize that these nipples are normal.  The glass seal is actually sucked into the stem that you are seeing.  I've bought from this seller and they are used but worked fine.  I paid less than the listing price. 

Jeff 

-------- Original message --------
From: "Jon D." <jond...@gmail.com>
Date: 3/1/24 9:40 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [neonixie-l] Beckman SP-353s on eBay -- WARNING !!

CAUTION !!  Buyer BEWARE !!!

From this eBay auction: Beckman SP-353 Gas Discharge 3 Digits 7-segment Display

Photo of back of all 4 shows glass nipples ALL broken off (i.e. no neon inside).

"Sold as is."  I wonder why ???  (photo attached)

He's offering these to me for $37.52 each (25% off of $49.88) !!  What a deal....

Jon J.

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