I was suggesting it as a source for proper L. Yes, it fits the standard 13 
pin socket. 
Unfortunately other tubes from this series are less available, and none of 
them contain the Q symbol. I am still seeking any LL-555 and LL-556 for my 
Dolam tube collection


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niedziela, 22 marca 2026 o 16:27:42 UTC+1 gregebert napisał(a):

> I was able to buy two ZM1001 tubes, which have X,Y,Z so that covers me for 
> the LL-558.
> BTW, the LL-558 looks like it would fit in the same 13-pin socket as other 
> common nixies like the b5092.
>
> On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 1:57:32 PM UTC-7 Tomasz Kowalczyk wrote:
>
>> Would an LL-558 fit? They are reasonably available. 
>>
>> sobota, 21 marca 2026 o 20:57:47 UTC+1 gregebert napisał(a):
>>
>>> IN-15 tubes came in very handy for a current project, which I wont name 
>>> here, because it has some other wise hard-to-find letters. Instead of the 
>>> usual numerals, which are mostly only usable for clock, this has pluggable 
>>> tubes that display letters. I now have everything except Q. Arguably, 'L' 
>>> is sloppy because my only option is to use a '1' for 'I' and 'L', but being 
>>> able to have 25 of 26 letters allows a lot of words.
>>>
>>> [image: tfump.jpg]
>>>
>>> On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:52:07 AM UTC-7 newxito wrote:
>>>
>>>> I find the IN15 nixies very useful and have already used them in two 
>>>> projects that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to build. But of course, 
>>>> not at this price...
>>>>
>>>> Mac Doktor schrieb am Samstag, 21. März 2026 um 18:11:40 UTC+1:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 21, 2026, at 8:35 AM, Peter Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes he was being sarcastic...$20 for $2 in15…
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You got it. You can get IN-12s for less. Perhaps the first of April 
>>>>> came early. 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 21, 2026, at 8:23 AM, Robert G. Schaffrath <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I found it amusing to swap an IN-15 A or B into a Chinese single digit 
>>>>> IN-12 clock and watch it cycle through the symbols as it counts seconds. 
>>>>> That is about the only thing I could find them useful for. Granted with 
>>>>> an 
>>>>> IN-15A you can spell words made up of the letters M, P, k, m, n and "u" 
>>>>> (mu) and with the IN-15B the letters A, F, H, P, V and W (reminds me of 
>>>>> the 
>>>>> end of Wheel of Fortune when you chose a bunch of letters and have no 
>>>>> idea 
>>>>> what the phrase is for the grand prize).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I like the way you think. 8D
>>>>>
>>>>> Now watch some idiot buy it. It’s a good thing the seller is in the US 
>>>>> otherwise you’d have to add the tariff.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
>>>>> "The Mac Doctor"
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.astarcloseup.com
>>>>>
>>>>> “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't 
>>>>> go away.”–Philip K. Dick, "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon"
>>>>>
>>>>>

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