I wonder how hard it would be to open up the tube maybe a 3mm Hole, and 
then try to move the segments with a wire, and reseal the tube.

just a thought.. but getting the right amount and type of glass in would be 
very difficult. 

Am Dienstag, 8. März 2016 18:32:50 UTC+1 schrieb Nick:
>
>
> On Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:21:10 UTC, Jonathan F. wrote:
>>
>> I have only 5 of them, one has a bottom segmet that illuminate a orange 
>> cloud around it, possibly touching the grid or the back. I will try to 
>> smack it.
>>
>> Btw... what kind of gasses were used in these tubes? At which pressure?
>>
>
> Neon with a small amount of Argon (maybe 5%) and possibly a trace of 
> Mercury (nearly all later tubes have Hg doping - it almost eliminates 
> sputtering and thus drastically improves the life of the tube). Pressure is 
> between 5 & 30 Torr (about 1/25th of an atmosphere).
>
> HTH
>
> Nick  
>

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