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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