They're not *that* bad....I've run a set for a couple of years and have had 1 tube go bad on me in one of Juergen's clocks. Not as robust as other nixies out there (including other soviet nixies like the IN14 which seem to last a long time!) but you should get a reasonable lifespan out of them. They're still cheap, so buy plenty of spares! :)
Nick On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:26 PM, Ben W <[email protected]> wrote: > Alright, give it to me straight...I just bought 6 of these and want to > know if they're worth even bothering with. > > I know the IN-4's are known to fizzle out after a few months of constant > use. Peter of PV Electronics has said as much, from his own experience. Do > we know this to be true about the IN-2's as well? It's a lack of mercury > right? Does anyone have any firsthand experience with them? > > -- > 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/7fe9c889-c11c-468f-87bc-82f1da349a24%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7fe9c889-c11c-468f-87bc-82f1da349a24%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/CAOX%2BRH%2BN9o%3DKg1RzHi4FrGdXvm9%3DrLrHxV7ZcCRWxxHTAuL6Rg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
