Yep, it was my bike. I hadn't thought it through properly and used tubes which did not have any upper cathode supports. Within a week of light use 2 cathodes got wrapped around one another, a few days later another couple of cathodes kissed and didn't let go of one another.
I prayed the romance would lead to new baby nixies which I could benefit from, but no such luck. There were some photos of it here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEONIXIE-L/photos/album/205527828/pic/list Your idea of using grommets will help a great deal, as long as the shock level is low you will probably be fine Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smartsockets/?yguid=48099276 On Oct 15, 2:04 am, Lucky <[email protected]> wrote: > "Vibrated into oblivion" There's a surprise haha. Yes was thinking > down the cable grommet route, around the base and tops of the tube(s) > rather than the nipples and/or mounting using silicon 'sealant'. > Circuit boards using anti-vibration mountings too. That should reduce > the higher frequency vibrations, although I am concerned about the > lower and harder end i.e Pot holes/bumps etc. ('Harder' frequencies?? > Now that's bad grammar!) > > My thinking is end view tubes are more robust but really want to use > some end view types as well. I'm also wanting to use some IN-9's which > seem to have surfaced a lot lately at reasonable prices. > > > One fellow in England put some on his motorcycle and they vibrated > > themselves into oblivion, but a car is much more cushy than a bike. > > > Best to mount them with soft rubber shock mount. If they have nipples, > > use a grommet over the nipple, placed into a support bracket. > > > -- > > David Forbes, Tucson AZ -- 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.
