It actually makes a lot of sense. Like the IN-13s and IN-9s, as the current gets higher (more voltage applied to the ballast series resistor), more surface is involved in the ionization. The intuitive limit to the regulation portion of the characteristics would be when the ionization covers the whole surface of the disk (that is corrugated to offer more surface than a plain disk the same size ). Of course if the input voltage didn't change much, then the rest of the disc would become poisoned.
> > 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.
