> On Sep 3, 2020, at 6:50 AM, Mike Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've used the Russian INS-1 for a colon separator. > https://tubehobby.com/show_det.php?det=9 > <https://tubehobby.com/show_det.php?det=9> or > https://www.ebay.com/p/707429259 <https://www.ebay.com/p/707429259> > See also > https://hackaday.io/project/1940-modular-nixie-display/log/29161-ins-1 > <https://hackaday.io/project/1940-modular-nixie-display/log/29161-ins-1>
There are a number of Soviet indicator lamps with a form factor similar to the INS-1. The big difference is that they're all thyratrons. The IN-6 is the most common. I haven't studied the datasheets closely but you may be able to trigger them with something like 5V. Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" https://www.astarcloseup.com/ “The book said something astonishing, a very big thought. It said that the stars were suns, only very far away. The Sun was a star, but close up.”—Carl Sagan, Cosmos, 1980 -- 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/ECF2EAC6-411B-46DC-BE40-2E5F494611DE%40gmail.com.
