Good luck actually getting 7971 for only $50. I think a few stats are missing. There was even a pair that went for $600. I was lucky to purchase 15 for $650 Aside of ebay. Later purchase another 11 at $600 shipped. I think I was lucky at those prices. Michail In a message dated 9/11/2010 5:50:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
They are too expensive for my tastes. Problem is, if I decide to build a project with some sort of tube, I prefer to ensure that I can stock at least two full sets of replacements. So I'd need 18 tubes to commit to a clock project (I just like clocks!). That would be $900 at today's prices. If the B7971 was the only thing going I might consider it. But I have IN-18s, ZM1040s, IV-13 numitrons, cheap VFD tubes, CRTs, and piles of smaller Nixie tubes to make clocks from. Plus, I can get brand new 4-digit Vishay plasma displays, 2" high alphanumeric chars, for about $33/digit. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
