I'd buy one if I thought I could get the tubes but some of these tubes have problems out there I've seen... it's great you found a lot of good ones. I know some have had some success reviving them. I almost bought a bunch of the last ones from PV Electronics but decided against it. I've still got you on the B-8091's though!
Bill On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 3:21:38 PM UTC-7, Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > > Thanks Martin! Yes I have two remaining. Not kits though, since I had the > whole board professionally assembled (each board has 120+ discrete > transistors!). I’m willing to sell the set-up at cost since everything I’ve > paid into it I consider sunk. > > Everything finished to include the etched anodized aluminum, black > acrylic, and standoffs would probably run around 300-350$ with shipping > (tubes not included of course!). You don’t need eight to make the display > work, it’ll take whatever you have, and you can set a soft limit in the > code > > If anyone’s interested, just let me know > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 5:13 PM martin martin <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> excellent work! >> Kits avail? >> >> >> >> ~ >> *[email protected] <javascript:>* >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 2:39 PM Mahdi Al Husseini <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Kevin! They did end up being quite long - but all in all, quite >>> inexpensive to produce. >>> >>> I did! I have two designs - a more traditional boost converter, and a >>> switching supply. Both exist on boards of the same size, so they can be >>> swapped in/out as needed. A while ago I realized that instead of building >>> my power supplies on to the main board, I can produce smaller HVPS boards >>> and mount them on. Has saved me a lot of $ and time. >>> >>> Mahdi >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 2:59 PM Kevin A. <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> Awesome work Mahdi. Those are some huge boards to mount up all the >>>> tubes in one row. Must be nice to just sit there and admire the glow. Did >>>> you do your own high voltage power supply? >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 7:13 PM Mahdi Al Husseini <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you both! Yes, it's quite unfortunate indeed - I have been >>>>> searching for a while. Pete at PVElectronics used to have a large stash, >>>>> but that's all gone now >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:33 PM 'Ian Vine' via neonixie-l < >>>>> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Nice work dude >>>>>> >>>>>> IanV >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 18:10:38 GMT, Nicholas Stock < >>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Very very nice Mahdi! Shame these tubes are so hard to find.... :( >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 10:31 AM Mahdi Al Husseini < >>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Correction* The POST form is fed into a PHP script that then logs the >>>>>> data into a SQL database* >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:29 PM Mahdi Al Husseini <[email protected] >>>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Just thought to share the finished product - an eight-digit ZM1350 >>>>>> panaplex display with IR RX capability. Quite a simple set-up >>>>>> circuit-wise, >>>>>> direct drive, very similar to that of the smart sockets seen in the >>>>>> past, >>>>>> but on a single board. Etched black anodized aluminum outside with a >>>>>> black >>>>>> acrylic buffer separating the aluminum from the circuit board. Works >>>>>> great. >>>>>> A couple of my ZM1350s have fading segments, but that is to be expected >>>>>> I >>>>>> suppose. >>>>>> >>>>>> What proved more difficult (for me anyhow) was setting up the >>>>>> back-end to work seamlessly between the ESP32 and SSL protocols. It took >>>>>> some snooping around, but i've managed to make near immediate >>>>>> submissions >>>>>> to the ZM1350 display from my website at >>>>>> https://www.mahdial-husseini.com/ZM1350. Essentially, the POST form >>>>>> from my website logs the data in a SQL database. That database is >>>>>> queried >>>>>> (and appropriately parsed) at regular intervals by the ESP32 with the >>>>>> proper certificates, and compares timestamps. A working knowledge of >>>>>> html, >>>>>> CSS, JS, XML, C, PHP, and SQL all came in handy here! >>>>>> >>>>>> A few folks purchased ESP8266 based B7971 7 tube displays from me in >>>>>> the past; I am working to set-up a similar system for you all to submit >>>>>> text to your displays online with your own unique SQL databases. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope you like, thanks! 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