A couple of things. I can sympathise: http://www.desmith.net/NMdS/Nixies/DSCN1855.JPG
Firstly, these things contained a small amount of mercury - just be careful what you do with it. The 7971 is one of the longest-lasting tubes (if you don't have a cat, that is...) so it'd be really good to have one of the cathodes (and possibly the anode) analysed to get its alloy mix. As Jens Boos and others are interested in making their own nixies, if you have access to any of that analytical stuff still, (or if anyone else has), lets see what this tube was actually made of... Nick -- 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.
