I had a set of Raytheon CK8754 tubes go more than 30 years of continuous
operation. Not the same tube but the same manufacturer, so they did something
right.
Jeff
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From: Ben W <[email protected]>
Date: 1/9/17 10:12 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: neonixie-l <[email protected]>
Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: My Nixie clock
After receiving the tubes, it appears they are actually Raytheon CK8037's,
meant to replace the 5031. They have a healthy blueish mercury glow and are
NOS; I wonder how long they will last? The pins are a bit rusted. Any info on
Raytheons out there?
On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 4:41:13 PM UTC-8, gregebert wrote:The 5031 has a
collar around the cathode stack, and it reduces the viewing angle. I cant think
of any reason why it would affect the operating life.
Given this is an earlier-generation nixie vs the 5092, I'm sure there were
several improvements that Burroughs made for improving reliability and
manufacturability. The glass-seal around the pins is ultra-critical, which
might be a factor in shorter 5031 lifetime due to gas leaks. After 50 years,
even a leak that is undetectable will have caused some damage.
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