I have a few very cheaply made Chinese nixies that work very well when everything is right with them. Very nice tubes really. But, a couple of them lit up all kinds of stuff right out of the box and... tap...tap...tap...(with a finger) then tried it again and problem solved! :)
Chuck > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: micha...@aol.com >To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] B7971 tubes >Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:22:26 -0500 (EST) > >>Yes, I have a couple of those left, although experienced several. >> >>one was solved with slight bumping. >> >>I was told that you could try to send extra power to hopefully break >the >>bond between the two. >> >>Don't have a real solution, but have seen it several times. I >believe I >>have 3 with this issue. >> >>Michail >> >> >> >>In a message dated 2/17/2013 10:19:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, >>nickst...@gmail.com writes: >> >>Has anybody else on this list encountered a B7971 that illuminates >>multiple segments upon testing when only one pin is energized (i.e. >an apparent >>internal short)? Are there any remedies to this? >> >> >>Nick >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups >>"neonixie-l" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an >>email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>To post to this group, send an email to >neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. >>For more options, visit _https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out_ >>(https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out) . >> >> >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> $4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See http://www.All2Easy.net for more details! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
