Those VFDs look great. Might look great next to my 6 Nix clocks-
~ *[email protected] <[email protected]>* On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 9:30 AM Dieter Waechter <[email protected]> wrote: > HI! > Y1938 are great! > I will build some more BL-100 clocks in 2020: > http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/different/bl-100/bl-100.htm > If some of you are interested, let me know. > No hurry, I will start in the middle of 2020. > Happy new year! > Dieter > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* gregebert <[email protected]> > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, January 03, 2020 6:27 PM > *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Re: Blue Y1938 tubes > > Yeah, right call to scrap it. > > How long are your VFD tubes lasting ? > Do you keep the filaments always-on ? > Are the phosphors always-active, or do you shut-down during certain hours, > or use a PIR sensor ? > > I'm planning to make a night-clock which slowly turns-on the filament > supply after the PIR sensor detects motion and time-of-day is night-time, > then keeps the filaments on for the rest of the night, then shuts them off. > Segments (phosphors) will glow for a few minutes after each PIR > activation, then shut off. That will greatly increase their life. > These tubes have a rather low filament current, 35-40mA, and it's very > hard to see them glow even with clear glass (DT1704), so they dont run > nearly as hot as other filaments hence should last a long time. > > -- > 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/69a3e45c-cc72-41c9-a7ee-ac521a8d26e2%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/69a3e45c-cc72-41c9-a7ee-ac521a8d26e2%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/50EF7D0FDF44404694BCF1FA231B4C7E%40workstation > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/50EF7D0FDF44404694BCF1FA231B4C7E%40workstation?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/CAKYv7NRHhxvOrG5v2P_Pg6a_3OyegqUs%2BVWXmJf9fFDHhBuGFw%40mail.gmail.com.
