I measured 448V anode to cathode, and changed the anode resistor to 220K. I’m starting to worry that the tube may be bad. I tested it with a plasma ball and it lit up. However, the base is now loose on the tube, and I don’t have the plasma ball with me at the moment.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2019, at 15:01, Jon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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 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. -- 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/B0AC63BA-9B7B-423C-BF2F-07E95D8DEB50%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
