Greg, Overvoltage is not a problem if at least one cathode is turned on when the anode is turned on.
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 9:58 AM gregebert <gregeb...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Interesting. The HV5812 is a CMOS device rated for 80V, so it will be > vulnerable to overstress if the nixie tubes leak (no bleeder resistors are > present). > > Has anyone ever had driver failure ? If not, then I guess the blanking > time is sufficient enough for charge to decay to a safe level, or the > HV5812 is more tolerant of high-voltages than the datasheet indicates (or a > combination thereof). > > > -- 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/CAPbqtvdhz4oN_UFChomA89t%3Dbpn2bfg%2BrQpfCuc2vbigwkaX_w%40mail.gmail.com.