Wow. $6 each. I only have about 35 left, but I wasn't lucky enough to pay those prices. When I finish my time machine, I will go back and get a bunch. :) Never having touched a tube with 92, I can't say. Rubbing off? Well, I tend to keep my fingers off, so I don't know how easy it is to rub off. Out of curiosity, about how many tubes were you looking at getting and did the date really have to be 92/10? Michail In a message dated 11/21/2010 1:21:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Hello chums, Over the years, I have bought many batches of IN18 nixie tubes - starting when they were USD $6 each! (*sigh* - happy memories...). I bought one batch a few years back labeled 92/10 - suspicious, because unlike earlier tubes, the markings rubbed off very easily. I was never convinced that these were really tubes of that date, concluding that they were probably remarked (happens a lot in Semiconductor World) in the hope of getting a better price. Now I see those same dated tubes back on the market, but I think it would take more than the proverbial barge pole to persuade me to deal with the particular individual - he seems to "lose" a lot of stuff in the post! So - what do we think - genuine, end-of line IN18s (and maybe the production line were getting a bit sloppy with the dab of varnish on the rear of each tube, that late on), or FAKE? -- 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. -- 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.
