Mike, Terry, Thanks for the suggestions. I have a number of INS-1 neon tubes. They are rather large, but usable. I was hoping to find a smaller bulb with a lens end.
I have seen thyratrons before, but have not found explanations on how to drive them. If you have any pointers that would be appreciated. - Bill On Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 4:33:40 PM UTC-4 Terry Bowman wrote: > > 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 or > https://www.ebay.com/p/707429259 > See also > 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/a97302cf-e2cc-4153-8168-466fc7b9767fn%40googlegroups.com.
