Well would having the display deactivate save power or is that an oxymoron?
On 4 Mar, 17:24, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 4, 8:39 am, N0UU <[email protected]> wrote:> A HV kill/activate input > line would be nice. These priceless tubes > > have a lifetime and I would attach a motion detector to activate the > > display only when someone was looking. Would keep these around longer. > > Paranoia. I built three clocks (18 tubes) with B7971s that have been > running 24/7 for 30-35 years without failure. I might have gotten > lucky, but I did not do anything special for reliability or to extend > the operating life. My only concession to that issue was to purchase > spare tubes that are still waiting to be used. -- 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.
