I should add that using a higher voltage also reduces the time it takes for a tube to light up,, which is probably why the datasheet recommends it.
> On Jan 22, 2019, at 6:34 AM, Paul Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is your pulse width and period? The brightness will be greatly affected > by the on time of the pulse as it takes a while for the tube to turn on, > meaning it isn’t on for the whole of the pulse on-time. > > You can decrease how long it takes the tube to light up by holding the unlit > cathodes at between 70V and 100V. > > Like Bill said, you need to use an oscilloscope to see what is actually > happening to anode and cathode voltages. A multimeter is just going to give > you averages. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/2idq-HQuKMs/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/877447b2-0ae8-4a0d-82e6-de75d0d299ea%40googlegroups.com. > 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/3A457756-DC1B-4DD7-AA66-39238516C6B0%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
