On Apr 25, 1:37 pm, Mark Moulding <[email protected]> wrote: > Surprisingly, even though they have filaments, Numitrons are very robust > display devices. US-made products (such as the RCA DR2000 types) had a > rated life of 100,000 hours - the same as LEDs! The RCA data sheets give > very detailed vibrational test information (with numbers like "peak impact > during operation=200g", "continuous vibration 20g max from 60-500Hz", etc. > In other words, these things were made for a rough life - a dashboard > instrument is no problem.
The local no-name cheap gas station / pseudo-truckstop here still has Numitrons on their diesel fuel pumps. The gas pumps were replaced with back-lit LCD units some years ago. The diesel Numitrons don't seem to be damaged by being hit, nor from staying lit with all 0's all night long. -- 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.
