OK, hands up everyone who just did that!! ;-) 4$ each? Wow.
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 12:25 PM, chuck richards <[email protected]> wrote: > Try searching on Ebay by slightly mis-spelling the term "nixie". > > I have done this a lot. Did this one time, and typed in "nixi", > and up popped an auction for (4) NOS in-the-box NL-807 tubes. > Purchased those (4) tubes for $4 each. > > > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Looking for large tubes > >Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:17:24 -0600 > > > >>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 an email to [email protected]. > >>To view this discussion on the web, visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/56cf6153.0b256b0a.a631.f > >fffbe9b%40mx.google.com. > >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >> > > > > $4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. > 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See > http://www.All2Easy.net for more details! > > -- > 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/380-220162425202520140%40all2easy.net > . > 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%2BRHJnXJVOAqDxCgG6Bi5GZCdJqAZFjDPLwMU0NB1RALn1NA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
