It sure has become a regrettably expensive hobby since I started in 2000....back then I balked at IN18's going for 10 dollars a tube or thereabouts.....where is that damn DeLorean....
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Jeff Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > The ZM1040/ZM1042 are 30mm height and also have very nicely formed > digits. Prices range from ~$40-$60 per tube. The Z566 is also the same > size digit. There are many variations in the envelope style as there were > several manufacturers. You can find both rounded top and tops that have > the evacuation peak. > > > > The IN-18 tube is a 40mm height digit and prices have increased > dramatically in the last two years and will cost ~$55-$65 each. I have > only seen the Russian tubes and they all have the rounded envelope top. > > > > Both ZM1040 and IN-18 tube types are available on eBay as of today, but > you won’t find under $30/tube… > > > > Jeff > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *gregebert > *Sent:* Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:43 PM > *To:* neonixie-l > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for large tubes > > > > IN-18's are your best option for large "affordable" nixies. At 40mm > character height, and perfect digit shape (no upside-down 2's for '5') . > > > > Recently the price for six IN-18's has gone from around $220 US to $350. > Luckily I bought what I needed for my 14-tube 'tomorrowland' clock before > the price went up. I've bought from several Ebay sellers in Ukraine, and > all of them were honest. > > > > I can't vouch for IN-18 reliability because I havn't put many hours of > usage on mine; others in this forum have indicated generally > good-reliability, except for certain date-codes (1982, and possibly 1986 if > I recall, were the problematic ones). Supposedly the 'OTK' stamp is a good > indication, but I cant confirm that because all mine are marked OTK. > > > > Be careful with the pins; most of the IN-18 tubes I have use a softer > material so they bend very easily. But I do have one manufactured in 1977 > that has stiffer and shiny pins. > > -- > 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/5f7df731-d8ac-4918-ade6-e4e1e0e242bc%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5f7df731-d8ac-4918-ade6-e4e1e0e242bc%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 email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/56cf6153.0b256b0a.a631.ffffbe9b%40mx.google.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/56cf6153.0b256b0a.a631.ffffbe9b%40mx.google.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%2BRHJFe1zEiwxtj6udL2FmJ8To7ZhFc-yd6pED-DOFkC0swQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
