I've thought about this too. I suspect a q-switched laser might be able to blow off the coating without damaging glass, but I have not tested this theory. - - - - Weblog: http://adammunich.com With great power comes great responsibility.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 12:18 PM alex nolan <[email protected]> wrote: > I just received some high-value (at least to me) nixie tubes that have > mild silver patches on the glass. It's not really obscuring the numerals, > but there is a bit of partial blocking. > > Is there any way to mitigate or remove the silver patches? If not, are > there any best practices I can follow to prevent them from growing as I use > these tubes (or even while they are being stored)? > > Thanks! > > -- > 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/b040111e-9d5b-4e99-971f-ee37de625723%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b040111e-9d5b-4e99-971f-ee37de625723%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/CAF2ed1McY0_jsdJB9FYRrGHZQfsZeHaYB%3DPmgVS8Qd%3Dq0Tm5DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
