Yes.... unfortunate timing on my part. On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 4:05:09 PM UTC-6, newxito wrote: > > Explicit "random" word generator :-) > > Am Freitag, 5. Januar 2018 22:50:04 UTC+1 schrieb Terry S: >> >> I have an early Pete Hand FLW clock, to which I added the PIR sensor. >> It's actually positioned outside the acrylic case, along side the feet. >> Very inconspicuous. Since it's essentially black in color, you will not >> notice it until you look for it. I don't even think it's visible in this >> picture: >> >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/32165280@N02/6327922052/in/album-72157628062875880/ >> >> I'd have preferred to have placed it inside the case, below the PCB, but >> it did not function thru the plastic. Drilling a hole would have made it >> very conspicuous. >> >> It does seem to activate the clock from about 20 feet away. >> >> Terry >> >> >> On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 3:33:27 PM UTC-6, gregebert wrote: >>> >>> I cant take credit for depoisoning; lots of collective experience from >>> this group and we all chip-in what we learn. >>> I've had minimal success running at high current to depoison a dirty >>> tube. But, why not try it ? You have nothing to lose. >>> >>> >>> - Some tubes just wear-out or leak. I have several Burroughs 5031's >>> that simply wont improve. >>> - Some tubes just dont seem to die. I have yet to see a 5092 die in >>> any of my clocks (6 years * 4 clocks * 6 tubes = 0 failures) >>> - Some tubes will wear-out if you display a single character 24/7 [A >>> very bad thing to do; but that clock looks so cool...] I've lost 2 >>> Burroughs 6091's, and partially rejuvenated a third tube. >>> - Some tubes fail in a different manner. I've had bad experiences >>> with cathodes of IN-1's shorting internally with metal whiskers. Others >>> have not. >>> - When all else fails, there always the microwave oven: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUMy0P560k >>> >>> >>> The PIR sensors have an ugly hemispherical dome, roughly 5/8" diameter. >>> Looks like the eyeball of gigantic house-fly. But they will protect your >>> expensive tubes. >>> >>
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