Agreed. Pete's Spectrum kits are very good and available for z566xm, in18, & z568m tubes. Highly recommended for the accessories and flexible parameters, if you're up for the challenge. It took me a few weeks to find the settings I like, but it's easy now.
As for the tubes, z566m & zm1040 tubes are more reliable and have nicely proportioned digits. Some people (like me), prefer them to in18 tubes. Regardless, it's good to have a spare or two, in case you have problems. Dalibor's tubes are amazing and well worth his asking price, because the quality is better than mass produced tubes. Be warned though, he's having a hard time keeping up with demand. To be honest, in18 tubes are fine. You may get an odd tube that has problems, but they're pretty reliable. They just seem a bit industrial to me. You should buy one of each and see which you prefer. You won't really know until you see them lit up. Have fun! On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 8:17:39 AM UTC-6, Jeff Walton wrote: > > You won't go wrong with the PV Electronics Spectrum. I have several of > the Spectrum 18 clocks in various cases and they are wonderful. Excellent > support and great features. Get the motion sensing accessory and the GPS. > The PIR motion sensor works well and lets the tubes rest when no one is > around. > > The Spectrum is a reliable clock and the custom sockets are gentle on the > tube pins compared to PCB pin sockets that some other clocks use. The > Spectrum menu is easy to navigate and is robust. > > Welcome to the world of nixie clocks! > > Jeff > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: BooBooBeGone <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: 11/8/16 2:41 AM (GMT-06:00) > To: neonixie-l <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Subject: [neonixie-l] First Build. Some help to decide > > Hello, > > I have for several years wanted to build a NIXIE clock. > I want to use large tubes, and found that I want to use the IN 18 tube, > since they have the largest digits, and I think they look better than the > Z5660. And the price for the IN 18 is also lower. > > But I have read that the IN-18 are not the best and most reliable large > tubes, IN-18 tubes can crack with no warning, and darken prematurely, > And that the Z5660 is a better tube what when it comes to life expectancy. > > But the Z5660 have 10mm smaller digits, and that is something that bothers > me a bit... > > What i realy would like to use is the R|Z568M, from Dalibor Farny, (What a > piece of art!) but that is sadly way over my budget. > > As for clock kit, what do you reccomend? At the moment I lean towards the > Spectrum kit from PV electronics. Anyone with a better suggestion? > > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e503428a-331f-44db-9204-8de92ed27223%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e503428a-331f-44db-9204-8de92ed27223%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/8038ccb7-9d33-4fab-99fb-832229b72d53%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
