I did notice that as the current got closer to 40 mA the glow moved from neon orange to more pink. I'm sure an indication that I was close to the failure point. I'm going to try running it at 30 mA overnight and see what happens. It does look like it's similar to the OA3.
On Nov 8, 6:52 pm, threeneurons <[email protected]> wrote: > ... Voltage > regulator tubes, of this size range, usually have a max current rating > ~40mA. See 0A3: > > http://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/127/0/0A3.pdf > > But those usually have more cathode surface, so I suspect the real max > current rating is something less. Maybe as little as 10mA, for long > durations. If its a solid 70V over the current range, then that's > pretty good. A 0A3, usually varies ~5V over its operating current > range. -- 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.
