Thanks, i will keep fingers crossed. I never realised keeping a tube unused would be bad for it... but i can see first hand this has happened
On Monday, May 14, 2018 at 9:09:27 PM UTC+1, Jeff Walton wrote: > > A tube that has sat dormant for a long period can exhibit these issues. > The cathodes can pick up surface contamination which will likely clear up > if you run them for a day or two. It's not exactly the same as operating > cathode poisoning but shows similarly. This is very typical when you get > an old nixie. Regular operating keeps the cathode "cleaned". > > Jeff > > -------- Original message -------- > From: christopher helps <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: 5/14/18 2:37 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: neonixie-l <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Subject: [neonixie-l] z568m tubes starting to fail > > Hello, > I have had a six digit nixie clock running on and off for a number of > years but today switching it on after being boxed up for a year it is > showing signs that some tubes are fading!!? > Is this something that can be repaired-by anti poisoning?..is this the > first sign that they are on their way out. > It seems odd that it was fine before boxing them up then suddenly three of > them have some digits with dark areas...any advice would be very grateful > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/899f19a2-5c34-47ab-a61d-826742f30194%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/899f19a2-5c34-47ab-a61d-826742f30194%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/1dc7571f-34e5-430a-af7c-50a950961dab%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
