| Are the voltage requirements similar to a nixie tube? | I understand how they work, and i want to play around with | some, but I don't want to start messing with something | that is that much different. | | Thanks | Shane
Dekatrons need a lot higher voltage, but a lot less current. There are two common gas types used, which effects voltage. (1) High speed gas mix. The Russian high speeds (OG3), glow a faint purple, and need at least 420V to work. My opinion is to avoid the high speed dekatrons, since they tend not to live long. They also need a higher current 0.6mA to 2mA. (2) Standard speed dekatrons, which glow a bright neon orange. The common Russian types are the OG4 & A101. They only need a 380V supply, and use only about 0.3mA to 0.6mA. Dekatrons are cool, because they are a whole (divide-by-10) counting function, in a single tube, plus it also displays the results, by the glow position. This is done solely by the geometry of the internal metal bits, with a little ionize gas. Its elegantly simple and beautiful. None of brute force methods of modern ICs, by just stuffing a gazillion transistors on a slab of silicon. Again look in my Skydrive: https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=F9DB37B8211CE831 Go to the 'Electronics Projects' Folder, and look in the 'Dekatron Projects' sub folder. Have fun. Here are videos of dekatrons in operation: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/threeneurons/1 Some even driven by those insidious microcontrollers ! -- 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.
