I remember the circuit, but not that box. RadioShack even had a kit with 5 neon bulbs. I remember that one 'cause I bought one.
Couple of power options. (1) 10 9V batteries, in series. With simple relax oscillators, those should last forever. (2) eBay a nixie supply. Some go down to 90V. I'd say one of mine, but currently I'm out of stock. :( On Thursday, April 3, 2014 12:26:06 AM UTC-7, petehand wrote: > > Does anyone remember these things? > > Brits will deduce the era of this device from the currency. It consisted > of simple neon relaxation oscillators powered from a 90V portable tube > radio battery, the whole potted in solid plastic. I saw much nicer ones a > few years later, with miniature neon bulbs soldered to a wire frame and > visible through clear resin potting - the battery was potted in black > underneath and couldn't be seen. I had a shot at making one myself, but > never succeeded in getting the clear casting resin to set without it > heating up and cracking. > > These days I've got plenty of neons - does anyone know where I can find a > 90V battery? :) > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7cc8cae0-0270-47a7-b7a5-4f0b7892e6a2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
