I got this from Jan, in fact. I'll get a neon testing wand (or a plasma globe) and test if they are outgassed.
Jan mentioned they were poisoned, so I was operating on that assumption, but if they are indeed outgassed that will be quite unfortunate. On Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8:04:25 AM UTC-4, Nick wrote: > > A lot of ZM1350s are outgassed - they have a variable life. > > Out of the several 100 I have bought, probably 10% to 15% were completely > dead. > > Jan (the main supplier) and I exchanged emails on this some years ago and > he kindly replaced the dead ones that came from him - subsequently he > tested all tubes before shipping with an amazing factory tester that he > shows on his website. > > Your one may indeed be outgassed and completely dead. > > If you have a neon testing wand, that would show if there was a > possibility of recovery. > > Cheers > > Nick > > -- 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/a887d7d1-161e-4fae-810b-ea49b63a057e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
