On 14-06-05 11:13 AM, David Forbes wrote:

It would matter if the manufacturing process changed.


Some Nixies and other gas tubes did use a radioactive gas to make for easier stating of the glow. (or some solid material inside the tube)

if that happened to have a half life relatively shorter than the Age of the tube, it may make the tube require a higher start voltage to fire. This is more likely to be a problem in decatrons and the like.



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