I hope I get this right, but from what I remember you get a few extra ions in the nixie from the background led's which helps the gas to ionize faster. Just like some trigger tubes contain an extra electrode that keeps ions present all the time in the gas for quicker turn on times, likethe GTE175M. You can try to use a resistor in the megohms range and connect it to one of the decimal points and to ground, high enough value will mean that some ions will be produced but the decimal point will not glow but this will result in quicker turn on times.
/Martin On Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:28:35 UTC+1, newxito wrote: > > I noticed some weird ignition delays with B-5870 nixies while entering > digits into the calculator. 1 is the most affected number. If the > background LEDs are on, the delays completely disappear!?! Don’t know > what’s going on. > > I know that the drivers are ok, no delay with IN-17 and IN-16 versions. > The anode resistors should be ok, 8.2k/170V. > -- 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/2986e359-ffd1-4daf-b94f-a699d05c7c83o%40googlegroups.com.
