Why don’t I just make 10 a little louder and then make 10 the top number
and make that a little louder?

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 8:52 AM Paul Andrews <[email protected]> wrote:

> I’m going to say the obvious thing here: Surely it should show the volume
> as 0-11?
>
> On May 3, 2019, at 8:13 AM, Justin Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Thanks; good advice. I am an EE with 12 years of experience and have
> worked with HV before. Built my own tube amp with 420 VDC inside. Would
> love to hear your tips.
>
> What I'm actually building is a volume display for a tube amp. When you
> turn the volume pot, a couple of nixies will display 0-99. The amp in
> question already has a transformer that delivers 220VAC, so I will be
> dropping and rectifying that to get my 180V for the nixie anodes.
>
> On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 5:01:27 PM UTC-4, gregebert wrote:
>
>> I dont recommend line-operated designs unless you've done some previous
>> design work at  high-ish voltages. There are a lot of not-obvious things
>> that go wrong (line noise, transients, component failure, inadequate
>> isolation) with very bad consequences.
>>
>> If you have done a lot of past designs, I can share some tips on how to
>> make a line-operated design safer and more reliable. The last thing we want
>> is for someone's nixie clock to cause a fire, or worse.
>>
>> I've had a few "learning experiences" with line-operated circuits that
>> ended-up with sparks, smoke, and/or small explosions despite careful
>> forethought. There's always something you overlook, and sooner or later it
>> will get you.
>>
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