I recently built threeneuron's Dekatron spinner and it worked great, but when I picked it up, the tube (Hivac GC10B) got stuck.
Remembering some previous work with delivering RF into Neon bulbs to kick them up to the next energy level, I used my 2-meter ham radio (2 watts) right near the stuck pin and it started right up. I can get it to stick again sometimes by turning the speed down very low, but it starts up again when I turn the speed back up; perhaps there's a slight affect on the current from the speed adjustment? Anyway, try this trick if yours gets stuck. It will probably work just as well with an unlicensed 460 MHz FRS (or PMR in England) radio. Leigh/WA5ZNU -- 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/-/5Uw56HVMGMEJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
