I suspected as much due to the way the digits looked. On a tv it is hard to notice, but on the big screen it kinda stuck out. Of course it still made the typical Hollywood clicking sounds, like geiger counters that don't have audio clicking away in movies...
On Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 9:19 PM Richard Scales <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you will find that these are 'edge lit' displays - perspex sheets > with the digits engraved, lit at the edge by incandescent bulbs which > causes the digit to 'light up'. > - Richard > > > > > On Sunday, 8 November 2020 23:58:57 UTC, Nick Andrews wrote: >> >> Just watched Goldfinger at theater. Long time since I was in a movie >> theater! In the bomb scene, the counter had what soar to be nixie tubes, >> with fainter, yellowish digits. Anybody know what they are? >> > -- > 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/376e5c6b-fa0a-4788-8cd8-7e8266fb4be0o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/376e5c6b-fa0a-4788-8cd8-7e8266fb4be0o%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/CAJD4P-hQRu5SQBZfxWHCsDbYB83pOek66e3Wv64F7-4oJYnA%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
