On Jul 19, 12:53 am, jb-electronics <[email protected]> wrote: > I am confused, I always received good quality from that seller in the > past. Glad I did not buy any of these.
Same here - shipping has always been prompt (well, as prompt as anything from that part of the world's post system is). However, communications not related to an in-progress auction sometimes go answered for a long time, or sometimes never get answered. > But the listing states them to be "experimental" displays, so they might > be prototypes that have been developed, but so save some time or costs > they screwed up the inner wiring? Or they are mere rejects. They're not rejects - they were very definitely intentionally wired this way. I don't know why - it could just as easily have been done externally, which would have made the displays actually useful. My personal opinion is that these were samples shipped to Russia from one of the Japanese VFD manufacturers, and intentionally limited in function. I base this on both the physical appearance of the display's fabrication as well as the part number being on pieces of paper taped to the back of the display instead of stamped on like all other Soviet / Russian displays I've seen. Also, the banner image in the eBay listing shows (as I mentioned earlier in this thread) is of a blister-front display, just like the 7-segment displays this seller (and others) have, with inked-on part numbers and similar date codes. Note, however, that Micah from VTA disagrees with me and feels these displays were produced in Russia. So don't take my opinion as gospel. -- 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.
