I wouldn't worry about it. The tube generates enough heat in normal operation to prevent condensation on the pins.
On Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 6:51:35 PM UTC-6, ZY wrote: > > Hello. I live near the coast and my air humidity is pretty high, usually > it's around or above 50% on warmer days and maybe even higher if it rains. > While I store my nixies in containers with a few silica packets, the nixies > that are built into clocks are exposed to the humidity. > > I'm wondering if such humidity has any noticeable impact on nixie lifespan > in terms of rusting at the glass-metal interface? > > Would it be a good idea to apply a bit of conformal coat over the > glass-metal interface, or would the risk of the conformal coat chemically > attacking the area over time be more than what humidity can do? The coating > I usually use for PCBs is MG Chemicals silicone modified conformal coating. > -- 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/4b4246b6-5874-4d40-8f32-3e2e47bcd3dd%40googlegroups.com.
