Having tried to rejuvenate a couple of IN18's with cathode poisoning myself, it's not a given that'll it work....sometimes when a tube is done, it's done...
On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 1:10 PM, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > If it was cathode poisoning, wouldn't some digits illuminate properly ? > The video shows all digits with issues, except a few '7'. > I seem to recall earlier postings about reliability issues with IN-18's > manufactured in 1982. > > In my junkbox, I have a few 5031 nixies that don't illuminate properly, > and despite running them with higher current in an attempt to 'clean' them, > they showed no improvement. I assumed mine were slowly leaking, because > they are earlier-generation Burroughs tubes that preceded the legendary > 5092's, which are very reliable. > > -- > 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/03a16f14-b6aa-49ff-be5a-998c1820fe89%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/03a16f14-b6aa-49ff-be5a-998c1820fe89%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/CAOX%2BRHJ5Ax5d%2BnxMkD%2BSVUyd73VgB6_4tRmH%2BB81A9XSMf9%3D0A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
