I’m interested. Tell me about pricing.
// Per. On 20 Oct 2014, at 23:06, Walter2 <[email protected]> wrote: > These are the same glass diameter as the common B-5092/8421 nixies (not as > tall), but instead have a circle of 10 digits on the face, 0-9 clockwise, > with zero at the top. > > Unlike Nixies, more than one digit can be on at the same time (if cathode > resistors are used, rather than a common anode resistor). They need only > +150VDC, and very little current. The digit is small, but the appearance is > very interesting, like a Dekatron, but with digits rather than dots. I don't > ever recall seeing them used in any commercial gear, but presumably they did > appear someplace, maybe another list member has that info. They can be used > as status displays to show up to 10 data items at the same time. They can > almost be used as a single tube for hours as well, because two digits can be > on at one time (1+0 to show 10, but NOT 1+1 to show 11, 1+2 to show 12, for > example), a novel and more "clock-face-like" appearance, but not really > ideal. > > The base is a non-standard 13 pin (3 center pins, outer circle of 10), so I > have no hope for sockets, but clearly loose pins will work fine to a PCB. > Because the numbers appear to race around the outer diameter of the tube when > cycled, they would provide very attractive seconds/minutes displays in > clocks. Driving is dead simple, ground the cathode to light, just as with > regular Nixies, but less current is required (larger resistor). Because more > than one can be on at a time, fading is possible to enhance motion. There are > also simliar tubes from Philips in europe, but their drive is quite complex, > and they are not interchangeable with these. > > Anyway, I will have them posted up to Sphere Research shortly, or you can > just email me for more details. I have the factory data sheet as well, and I > will email the PDF to anybody interested. They will be quite cheap, but > there's only this one single batch available, no more stock after this, and > frankly I was surprised to get these. The appearance of this batch is > excellent. > > all the best, > walter ( walter2 -at- sphere.bc.ca ) > sphere research corp. ( www.sphere.bc.ca ) > > -- > 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 email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a53988e3-f11f-42d5-b1bb-11ae2550e8b4%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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/FCB95EC5-5CC7-465F-AA05-F258166BB0B5%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
