I did limited experimenting with these tubes. What I found is that a current-controlled supply is the only way to get repeatable behavior out of those tubes. If I just used a traditional variable-DC supply with a series resistor, I had erratic behavior such as glowing from the opposite end or from the middle.
For the amount of energy consumed, they produce substantially less light than NE-2 bulbs. I think I had to pump almost 20mA into mine to get 90% glow, which is twice the spec limit. -- 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 neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0e6ab50a-f576-4418-a018-9717d071866f%40googlegroups.com.
