They weren't meant to be driven as Nixies, but they can be even though I guess that the data on how long they will survive is incorrect in the datasheets under those conditions. Just 1000 hours for one digit continuously displayed and 20000h hours with digits changing every 100 hours for normal conditions.
There is another portion of that Elektor article which mentions that the Z550M/ZM1050 can be used in Ring-Counters (Ronald shows that on his webpage too) where they use 250V to make it work. The article also mentions that the voltage drop is some 85-115V across the neon element and with the resistors used it than circuit it seems correct. Why not use them in the circuit above, that is really easy. /Martin -- 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/ac5bab3e-bbdd-494f-a25b-d8727ed32af9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
