I carry one of those cheap "ARC" cigarette lighters to test any tubes I find at hamfests. And to burn random things (mostly my eyeballs from the raw UV). because I don't smoke.
Nixes are scarce at hamfests, but you do spot the occasional one hiding in some old piece of test gear or a scrap PCB assembly. carl -------------------------------------------------------- Henry Carl Ott N2RVQ [email protected] On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 1:42 PM Michail Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > I also use a small plasma globe. They are only $8 shipped on ebay. Some > even cheaper. > > > > I wish I could find nixies at swap meets. Never have seen them, but I > must just be at the wrong ones. I do have a spare globe in my car just in > case. > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Mark Moulding > *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2020 10:08 AM > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] What is this HV gadget? > > > > I bought one of these a copuple of years ago. It seems to me it was a > little cheaper than this, but not much (maybe $18 or so). I don't know > what the original application of these is - I'm certain it wasn't to help a > bunch of gray-beard Nixie collectors at swap meets - but it does work well > for that purpose. > > ~~ > Mark Moulding > > > > On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 8:05:38 AM UTC-7, celzey11 wrote: > > Supposedly they were designed for testing neon sign components, a quick > way to see if a tube failed or not in the field without powering the whole > thing up. > > -- > 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/54f3f464-a1e1-4a2e-a532-ac3dcba495ceo%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/54f3f464-a1e1-4a2e-a532-ac3dcba495ceo%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/SN6PR0102MB3440BE0C495266BC820963D282920%40SN6PR0102MB3440.prod.exchangelabs.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/SN6PR0102MB3440BE0C495266BC820963D282920%40SN6PR0102MB3440.prod.exchangelabs.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/CAP_hP_QwGGZzjLFqDdD0e3o2w%3DzdObiJLaTu%3D3o5W_ov3nR3aQ%40mail.gmail.com.
