A9A shows as NEON on Mouser and Allied with a nominal lifetime of 25,000 hours, so that cannot be argon.
On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 10:53 AM 'John Rehwinkel' via neonixie-l < neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Where can you get the NE-2 style lamps? I can't even google them! > > > They're tough to find. There was an AR-9 (K4A in the new numbering > system), but I don't know of any vendors (Chicago Miniature (now VCC) used > to make them as part #333). It shows a 50 hour life vs 25k for neon filled > lamps. > > The one I showed is actually a NHK GD412-200V "spark gap" tube I bought > from a surplus outfit that is now out of stock. NHK no longer seems to > make them. > > Using search terms like "glass gas discharge tube", I found that Okaya > appears to make a similar one: > > > https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/OKAYA-RA-800M-C6-800V-20_60721220723.html > > I've tried contacting them, to no avail. > > Other vendors I've found for the Okaya C6 type: > > https://www.elektronik.ropla.eu/en/magazyn/magazyn/?ic=OKA0133 > > http://sales.dzsc.com/16589.html > > https://suzushoweb.shop-pro.jp/?pid=100846304 > > https://www.aperza.com/product/page/2337/ > > amazon Japan claims to have them in stock (ASIN B07BM1LHXR) for ￥880 for > 10 plus shipping, but they're famous for claiming to have merchandise they > can't actually obtain, and will only ship to Japan. > > Okaya's surge protection devices page: > > https://okaya.com/products/surge-products/pcb-mounted-spd/ > > Looks like the glass ones are their RA-C6, RA-MX-V7-Y, and RA-V7 lines. > > - John > > -- > 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/EEF6DC5C-88E2-46C3-BE67-214B6EEE4E60%40mac.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/EEF6DC5C-88E2-46C3-BE67-214B6EEE4E60%40mac.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 neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAC%3DcyqcpQw20n7gvKcyWyF_ugdius-ow8F5FJ-0P0XNHwmK1uA%40mail.gmail.com.
