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> On Nov 2, 2017, at 12:43 AM, neonixie-l@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > Good nixie project. 9 tubes on a PCB for $5.50 - 2 Updates > More shenanigans with threeneuron’s dekatron shield - 2 Updates > ITS1-A on eBay - 4 Updates > Nixie Shield for Arduino - 3 Updates > HV5523/HV5623 - 1 Update > Good nixie project. 9 tubes on a PCB for $5.50 > gregebert <gregeb...@hotmail.com>: Nov 01 08:22PM -0700 > 8T01 they are not so good at direct drive and better at mux > I have lost them”failed” in direct drive and the pin out is different than > other drivers they are good because pin 16 is positive and pin 8 is ground > > Just saw this on Ebay > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nine-Nixie-Tube-Assembly/152769272229?hash=item2391c219a5:g:oqwAAOSwIVhZ-eB6 > > > It's a PC board with 9 Burroughs tubes and BCD-to-nixie driver chips. It > must be direct drive. With a little work, you can easily reverse-engineer > it and use it as-is for a clock or calculator project. I'm tapped-out for > projects, but I would love to see someone here make something with it and > post a photo when you're done. > Nicholas Stock <nickst...@gmail.com>: Nov 01 09:00PM -0700 > > Sshhh Greg...I had my eyes on that board, and not you've gone and told > everyone! ;-) > > Kidding. > > Would make a good project....a calculator would be cool....perhaps drive it > with a Rasp Pi? > > Cheers, > > (Pharma) Nick > > Back to top > More shenanigans with threeneuron’s dekatron shield > Paul Andrews <p...@nixies.us>: Nov 01 03:58PM -0700 > > I got inspired by this LED clock https://youtu.be/vhe12lz7qug, so I > implemented some animations for my dekatron one-tube-clock: > https://youtu.be/NQM1M31fNoU. > > Keeps me off the streets. > > By the time you read this I should have updated the code on GitHub: > https://github.com/judge2005/DekatronClock > Paul Andrews <p...@nixies.us>: Nov 01 04:23PM -0700 > > BTW. Not as flickery IRL > Back to top > ITS1-A on eBay > GastonP <ghpic...@gmail.com>: Nov 01 06:19AM -0700 > > Hi guys, > Not from me nor for my wallet, but I found this item that I thought > some of you might be interested in. > If they weren't so expensive (or I had more currency) I would certainly be > interested :) > The good thing is that it is not an auction and it seems the seller hit a > hidden stash of them. > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-PCS-RAREST-GREEN-NIXIE-TUBES-ITS-1A-ITS1A-ITS-1-THYRATRON-NOS-TESTED/112011997213 > > Cheers! > Gastón > Terry S <tschw10...@gmail.com>: Nov 01 06:43AM -0700 > > The description is great: "This tube is harder to find than an honest > Congressional candidate" > > On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:19:48 AM UTC-5, GastonP wrote: > Dylan Distasio <interz...@gmail.com>: Nov 01 10:12AM -0400 > > I love these tubes. The kit clock I built with them is one of my > favorites. > > Paul Andrews <p...@nixies.us>: Nov 01 03:44PM -0700 > > They do look great, but I am trying to resist. The last thing I need is to > try and figure out how to drive another display technology. > Back to top > Nixie Shield for Arduino > Marcin Saj <mar...@nixietester.com>: Nov 01 09:14AM -0700 > > I have a question about IN-1 nixie tube. > I'm looking for a solution what to use for IN-1 pin socket. This tube have > pins diameter ~2.25mm (890 mils) > > Any ideas? > > > > > > W dniu poniedziałek, 16 października 2017 23:58:06 UTC+2 użytkownik Marcin > Saj napisał: > gregebert <gregeb...@hotmail.com>: Nov 01 10:39AM -0700 > > I have used 0.093" Amphenol connector contacts for the IN-1 and also for > the A-101 Dekatron. From there, I have 3D-printed a socket to hold the > A-101 tube and the pins. A similar socket for the IN-1 could also be done. > > Now, the bad part is these socket pins will take a lot of force for > insertion and removal for an entire tube (all pins at the same time), so I > only recommend this for infrequent insertion/removal. Not a good solution > for a tester. > > When I test my nixies at home, I just pull the tube from the one-second > position of my garage clock and slightly insert the tube to be tested just > enough to make all cathodes cycle thru. Then it goes into storage. > > ------------------------------- > It's no secret I dont like IN-1's, so I never bothered to print a socket > for them. The only thing I have made with three IN-1's is a youtube video > of them going into a microwave oven. They produced a few seconds of the > most beautiful crimson glow I've ever seen in my life, followed by flames > and toxic smoke. > Tomasz Kowalczyk <ten.ko...@gmail.com>: Nov 01 01:08PM -0700 > > IN-1/LC-516 have pins not connected directly to the glass, so stress on the > pins shouldn't cause cracking of the tube itself. > ElectroNIXclock 4xLC-516 uses a specific type molex > connector: > https://www.tme.eu/gb/details/zzs525-tz/dc-power-connectors/joint-tech/c5080f-tbe/ > I've tried it and it works OK. > > W dniu środa, 1 listopada 2017 18:39:00 UTC+1 użytkownik gregebert napisał: > Back to top > HV5523/HV5623 > newxito <axta...@gmail.com>: Nov 01 07:08AM -0700 > > I’ve got the HV5623 chips, really small stuff. Currently I’m designing a > board, but I don’t have any experience with SMD components, so probably > this will never work. Anyway, the plan is to feed the board with 5V over a > micro-usb connector and to mount Yan’s new tiny PSU and a ESP32 on the > board. Time to learn how to write apps. I’ll be back in 6 month. :-) > Back to top > You have received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. -- 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 neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8F8E6621-DE61-4327-9C0D-4D52A96A8B43%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
