Why would they have a getter? An Hg pill that needs to be vaporized, sure. But a getter? They are used to remove any stray gas molecules given off by the glass or internal structures due to heat & time.
Nixies are gassed tubes by definition - a getter would be counter-productive - even during baking and initial evacuation prior to backfilling, you wouldn't use a getter. Nick On Monday, 14 March 2016 01:15:28 UTC, jrehwin wrote: > > Nixies are not vacuum tubes - they shouldn't have a getter. > > > Actually, some nixies do have a getter, but it's a different kind of > getter than vacuum tubes use, naturally. Most of the ones with getters use > "pill" getters, often on the back of the anode, and there's normally no > "getter flash" on the glass. > > > http://www.tubeclockdb.com/images/stories/2012/in-18-bd/in-18-nixie-clock-6.jpg > > - John > > -- 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/4dde53a3-7777-46ad-adda-5fbcf295fcf0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
