Considering the prices of IN-18's these days, if you can get an assembled 6-tube clock for 500 USD, it sounds reasonable to me.
I wont confess how much I've spent completing 4 nixie clock designs the past 6 years, but to give you a rough idea each run for a PCB is at least $100 ($300 for a large board), another $100 for parts, easily $50 for the case. And then there's tubes. So it's conceivable you would spend as much, and probably more, doing your own design versus buying. Buying (enjoy it now) vs building (it will take about 1 year, and a lot of your time) can be a tough decision. -- 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/b0423503-21e5-4749-94d2-c6ace6c77b05%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
