It's also present in numeric tubes, halfway through the stack. It's an anode. Probably keeps the voltage drop more consistent between cathodes
On Thu, Jul 9, 2020, 12:29 PM Mac Doktor <[email protected]> wrote: > All of the +, -, sine etc. Nixies I've seen have what appears to be a > numeral 8 cathode behind the others. Why is this? Is it mechanical as > opposed to electrical? > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor” > > "Never install version point-zero of anything" > > -- > 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/9438A125-4111-45AC-AE34-F5DF197670C9%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9438A125-4111-45AC-AE34-F5DF197670C9%40gmail.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/CAPbqtveaa0F7aYdLb%3DH0DW_udsvSfaSMn_cck0HoYXGroe9-LQ%40mail.gmail.com.
