What supply voltage are you using ? Nixies will ionize faster at when subjected to higher voltage. With an externally (non-battery) powered nixie clock, you can adjust the supply voltage up, and compensate by varying the anode resistor appropriately. With your watch, monitor the current. Start with a high voltage (200V or so), then once you see current flow, then drop the voltage.
A few years ago, I ran an experiment, simulating multiplexing. I noted the "turn-ON" time versus the supply voltage. I have the real numbers somewhere, but the "turn-ON" time could be cut dramatically, by raising the voltage. If you just set it at 170V, you could be in trouble. There are published charts of ionization probability versus supply voltage. That and my experiments, are telling the same thing. Up the voltage. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/DTy4QCub5I8J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
