Thrilled to hear that you got the setup running proper! I'm sure this experience will prove useful for future projects.
Enjoy! On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 4:05 PM Richard Scales <[email protected]> wrote: > I have just spent a couple of hours with a colleague going through the > issues that I was experiencing with the HV Supply. There was the data > corruption and more recently - once I had added the last four out of 10 > tubes, the HV would start and then instantly go 'off' only to come back on > some 10 seconds (or more) later. > > The data corruption issue was exactly as foretold - ground returns. I > added a ground return for the data signal from the micros which had an > immediate effect, no corruption. I will almost certainly add another for > the 170V ground return for completeness. > > The other issue, after much scratching of heads, was resolved when some > rough calculations took place, causing me to check the 12V power adapter > that I had been using - 12V 1000ma - Doh! > > I moved to using a spare output on a much larger 12V supply that I am > using to drive multiple clocks and immediate success was obtained there too. > > So, now I have the proper supply, connected to a proper supply and it's > all lovely. > > Thank you Kevin and everyone else who provided pointers. I have learnt a > lot during this process, hopefully I will remember some of it when I get to > use the second of the two HV supplies! > > Top marks, excellent product, excellent support, thanks again. > > Richard > > > On Sunday, 18 August 2019 06:18:20 UTC+1, Kevin A. wrote: >> >> Just wanted to share a nixie related project I've been working on for a >> few weeks now. I've got the boards ordered for my latest revision. Looking >> for any feedback and to see if this interests anyone. >> >> >> https://neonkev.com/2019/08/18/project-20-watt-high-voltage-boost-converter/ >> >> Since I got into nixies, I've found that good high voltage power supplies >> are a major asset to any successful design. Instead of relying on Chinese >> eBay stuff or other unsustainable sources, I wanted to build my own using >> the latest in boost controllers and high power semiconductors in addition >> to using the highest quality, brand name components in the actual >> construction the supply. It's not a design built down to the lowest cost >> but one built for silent, reliable, and continuous low-ripple operation at >> rated power. >> >> This will be made open source once I've matured it to a reasonable >> degree. I hope that the latest revision will prove satisfactory. >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/944d3b02-83ed-4e03-93f0-08d6dfcb5799%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/944d3b02-83ed-4e03-93f0-08d6dfcb5799%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALcVLKKp_pifMVj0SyXkhRj0xg4ibDZ_0vVbzr0z3d7fq3TCaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
