On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 7:22:09 PM UTC+1, Thomas Kummer wrote: > > Should the Dekatron still glow? > > The INS1 is used as part of a relaxation oscillator to generate guide pulses to step the tube, so if that were the only issue, yes the tube should still glow.
However, the GS10D has different operating characteristics than the neon-based tubes that Mike designed the circuit for so at the very least the anode resistor will need reducing (because the GS10D operates at a higher current than those tubes). I've never built this circuit, but a priori I wouldn't assume it would work - the GS10D needs a minimum 440V anode to cathode voltage to strike - not sure this circuit delivers that? Cheers, Jon. -- 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/08c1e6d6-0895-47ea-95bd-dcd5dd342bc5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
