I have to admit, lately I too have become smitten with the B7971 tube. It's a really nice stalwart hunk of glass that seems to run forever. I would REALLY like to know if there are any NOS 7971's still out there. There must be, somewhere? Yes?
On Jun 4, 9:10 am, Wayne de Geere III <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought the first Nixisat from Jeff, a cylinder one in Dec '03. Then the bug > bit again in late '08 and found a wood base one on eBay, snatched it up, the > seller just happened to be John Miktuk who wrote the firmware. Later he > discovered a Nixisat base, one of his development prototypes and I bought > that one as well and i populated it with all red Z568M tubes in it for > something different. > > Since then the nixie fever has only gotten worse, but for the better. :) I > can't count anymore the number of tubes and clocks, I suppose that means I > have definitely arrived. > > I came in at the tail-end of the MOD_SIX project and purchased #49 and #50 of > the first production run, I can't wait to put my 7971 tubes to use, I haven't > been this excited about anything in a while though I'm also ordering two of > the Cogwheel X8 kits as well, I am intrigued with the idea of a bunch of > alphanumeric nixies with a Bluetooth computer interface, I am really excited > to see what can be done with it. > > Sent from my iPad 2 3G > > On Jun 2, 2011, at 20:13, Greg P <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Wayne, > > > Damn, you're lucky enough to have 3 of Jeff's NixiSat's....at least > > you got them when the price was right. > > > I like the 9020AA's but don't have any, and I have a stash of B7971's > > that I have earmarked for one of Michael Barile and Carl Ott's MOD_SIX > > that I ordered. Glad to hear you want to commission Michael for a > > Z568M piece, his clocks are absolutely amazing and his workmanship is > > impeccable.... > > > Good luck on your quest for the unobtainum. > > > On Jun 2, 3:06 am, Wayne de Geere III <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm a big fan of Jeff's clocks. Back in December 2003 I paused and > >> wondered if $1200 was too much to spend on a clock. At the time Jeff was > >> also selling spare Z568M tubes to purchasers of his clocks for $35 each. > >> My first from him was a cylindrical Nixisat. At that time he had already > >> sold 8 of the 10 cylinder Nixisats in that round acrylic enclosure, I have > >> cursed myself ever since for not having bought both. That was the > >> beginning of my nixie clock fever and now, thousands of dollars in tubes > >> and clocks later, I keep my eyes open for those parting with Jeff's clocks > >> on eBay, they don't come around that often, people just don't let them go. > > >> My "tube of 2011" is turning out to be the B-7971, I've been gathering > >> them from the four corners of the globe for Cogwheel's X8 bluetooth, the > >> MOD-SIX_7971 project and some other FLW devices as they come around. > > >> I've also recently bought a few B8971s (the smaller version of the B7971) > >> but I don't have anything to put them into... yet. > > >> On my long term "must have" list are the Rodan CD47 and F9020AA tube > >> clocks. I'm also hoping to commission Michael Barile to create a Z568M > >> clock or two as well, I'm a big fan and most of his clocks as they are > >> derived from Jeff Thomas GPS disciplined hardware and John Miktuk's > >> firmware. > > >> What other tubes are others particularly enchanted in? > > >> On 2011 Jun 01, at 18:42 , Greg P wrote: > > >>> Wayne I'm glad someone else agrees with my opinion of the Z568M/ > >>> Z5680M's... You have good taste in clocks...Jeff's pieces are > >>> amazing. > > >>> On Jun 1, 9:20 pm, Wayne de Geere III <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> I do agree and I currently own three Z568M/Z5680M clocks, all from Jeff > >>>> Thomas. They really are in so many ways the perfect large nixie, > >>>> proportionally as well as filament shape. I think the IN-18 tubes are a > >>>> smaller, more affordable version and I've given several of Jeff's > >>>> Nixichron clocks as gifts, everyone who has received one has been > >>>> delighted by them. > > >>>> On 2011 Jun 01, at 17:03 , Greg P wrote: > > >>>>> I might be in the minority here, but I still think the Z568M Z5680M's > >>>>> are by far the most attractive and properly proportioned Nixie I've > >>>>> ever seen. > > >>>>> CD47's may be big, but the shapes of the digits are too stretched out > >>>>> and not very proportional IMHO. Just look at the number 4 cathode, > >>>>> with it's funky shape and off center glowing lead off bottom standoff.. > > >>>>> Maybe I would think differently if I owned a set, but not a high > >>>>> priority for my collection, especially at those prices. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> 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 > >>>>> athttp://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 > >>> athttp://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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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