Hi John, They did not light. The kit is running 170v across a 220k resistor. Interestingly, they did not light when held next to a plasma ball.
- Bill On Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 9:35:06 AM UTC-4, jrehwin wrote: > > > I happen to have a few of the NHK GD412-200V spark gap tubes. > > > Nice! > > I accidentally thought they were neon bulbs and installed them on the > Wemos Nixie Clock kit from Ian at Nixieclock.biz <http://nixieclock.biz/> (a > great kit btw.) > > > Oops, did they light? > > What voltage is needed to cause them to glow? Since these are 200v spark > gaps, I am assuming a voltage over 200, but and curious what you used. Did > you ever use them for a project? > > > I don't recall the voltage I used, it was using my Heathkit supply which > can offer up to 400V. I also don't recall what series resistor I used. > I'll have to lash it up again. > > I only have a couple of them, so I'm waiting for just the right project. > > Cheers, > John > > -- 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/55224c4d-c7e0-47cb-90d3-faffc99075ebo%40googlegroups.com.
