My guess is that it keeps a little pool of ionized gass at the bottom of the tube so the line will always start at the bottom. That's just my guess though.
-joe On May 18, 2016 1:32 PM, "gregebert" <[email protected]> wrote: > What purpose does the 3rd connection of the IN-13 serve ? According to the > schematic it should be sourcing around 100uA. There is no such terminal on > the IN-9; I'm wondering if the 3rd terminal results in more-stable > operation ?? > > -- > 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/1150e8f8-3837-4e39-8884-7367afed8bd5%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1150e8f8-3837-4e39-8884-7367afed8bd5%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/CAE%2BVk6Mg24R4-pnDK%2B7ZVszwvcmGzvKobg7oft-1JRVdMXsZTg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
