I'll bite: The datasheet says the HV is controlled by MOSFETs: "It combines a 20-bit CMOS shift register, data latches and control circuitry with high-voltage MOSFET outputs".
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 11:58:46 AM UTC-5, gregebert wrote: > > Interesting. The HV5812 is a CMOS device rated for 80V, so it will be > vulnerable to overstress if the nixie tubes leak (no bleeder resistors are > present). > > Has anyone ever had driver failure ? If not, then I guess the blanking > time is sufficient enough for charge to decay to a safe level, or the > HV5812 is more tolerant of high-voltages than the datasheet indicates (or a > combination thereof). > -- 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/700d8f5d-8e72-49de-8ae1-e5606454386b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
