I have made a couple thousand Nixie watches using two B5870 tubes in each. They are quite reliable tubes. They do occasionally short out if bumped too hard. I once found a calculator that had these tubes in a thrift store. Its rightmost tube was worn out, probably from being left running continuously for 20 years.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 5:20 AM newxito <[email protected]> wrote: > I was asked to build another 14-digit nixie calculator, so I ordered some > B-5870 and designed the board for them. Today I have got the boards and the > nixies. The tubes are absolutely beautiful and now I’m no longer sure if I > should use them for a calculator. I wanted to buy more but they seem to be > sold out. > So, the dilemma is: calculator or two tiny clocks... > I have no experience with B-5870. Are these reliable nixies? > > -- > 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/53ba8145-5e18-48b7-895d-ae5b74824dd5o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/53ba8145-5e18-48b7-895d-ae5b74824dd5o%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/CAPbqtvd33onu-zOa_XMqJRStB6KsuaJQGA05rNxWHFEfTp9_rA%40mail.gmail.com.
