I agree, I do love the tubes. I wish they were a bit more affordable, but that's a lament across the board on most of our stuff. I always learn something new on each build whether it is from a kit or scratch. I did not know how irregular the shape was on these until I got started on this one.
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:13 AM, MichaelB <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Idea using standoffs to equalize the tubes. Because the tubes are SO > irregular, I found it worked best to eyeball them and take measurements > with a 6" steel rule. I really like these little tubes though! Built 3 of > them and am considering buying/building another > > http://www.badnixie.com/Jurgen_Graus_ITS1A_B_Thyratron_Clock.html > > On Friday, October 2, 2015 at 12:18:18 AM UTC-7, Dekatron42 wrote: >> >> I haven't built this exact clock but when I used these tubes I used a >> piece of clear plastic which I drew both horizontal and vertical lines on >> that corresponded to the four rivets inside the tube as well as the >> segments and then used a piece of double sided tape on the front of >> each tube to fasten them to this piece of plastic so they stayed aligned >> when soldering, I also used paper shims between the tubes and rubber bands >> to keep the tubes grouped together. I also used standoffs on the PCB so >> that I could put the tubes face down on the table with the PCB above them >> at the right height. >> >> The original Russian designs I have seen usually used silicone glue >> around the tubes to completely encase them so they stayed in place and then >> the pins were bent and soldered to solder posts at the back of the PCB, the >> pins usually had a plastic sleeve to make sure that there were no short >> circuits. >> >> /Martin >> > -- > 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/f9993629-3621-4167-8b36-0a4e53176cf7%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f9993629-3621-4167-8b36-0a4e53176cf7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > 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/CAJrqPH-Qx3_O9PcMq2HH%2BJgg5-D_3GH-1SOJWmqRNcdH0KErHg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
