Heh, if it were for logical justification, I doubt this group would exist at all. Who needs yet another clock at the expensive prices all of the devices we use command? I think they are things of beauty and technical challenges at the same time. And as it happens with rare pearls, the scarcity factor adds to the desirability. I will be patient and hide in the bushes until I can snipe six of them at a good price :)
BTW nice tube. Just be careful with the UV, RFI and other nastiness they emit along with the pretty light. On Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 12:48:55 AM UTC-3, Ben W wrote: > > > I was shopping for them recently too and was gobsmacked at the price. > Novelty for sure, but hard to justify the expense don't you think? They are > just 7-segment displays. I guess they don't seem that special to me having > grown up with the alarm clocks of the 80s and 90s. Doubt you could tell the > difference from the normal LED type from more than a couple feet away. > > Now, actual high-voltage thyratrons are way cool...here is an RCA 3C23 I > am building into a night light...the picture doesn't do it justice. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l-ObGnpa9xs/WJagJo8yAWI/AAAAAAAAAhE/b5kwlDwPvDAFLti2tSx1FjFgDKW3caPawCLcB/s1600/16325488_10105427613835218_1873448923_o.jpg> > > > > On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 5:06:33 AM UTC-8, GastonP wrote: >> >> I wish I had the money... >> There seems to be an outburst of sales of this beautiful thyratron. May >> be someone discovered a hidden stash... >> >> Gastón >> > -- 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/916714da-6a68-43e9-b592-f90a8b9bcf4b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
