That’s a beautiful thing. On Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 6:23:30 PM UTC-5 Terry Bowman wrote:
> On Dec 24, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Pieter-Tjerk de Boer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That clock used regular NE-2 style neon lamps for the logic; unfortunately > it became unreliable, as the lamps' properties changed with time. > > > I have several power strips with flickering pilot lamps in the rocker > switches and a couple that are completely dead. I've always assumed that > the cathodes in NE-2s aren't the greatest. > > > I hope the new clock will turn out to be more reliable... > > > I'd love to know how these Soviet era neon indicator lamps (including the > thyratrons) hold up over time and how well the thyratrons would work using > a low-voltage trigger. Can they safely be driven from a 5V chip or would > opto-couplers be necessary? > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > Q: Should car stereo speakers be pointed to the rear for more thrust or up > for more traction? > > A. On long trips, the 20- to 30% improvement in gas mileage you might get > with speakers pointing to the rear is certainly worthwhile. On the other > hand, if you drive on snow or ice, the extra traction of speakers pointing > upward gives you added control. > > Don Lancaster > > -- 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/1622a4bf-7960-447d-8f46-df551e185c94n%40googlegroups.com.
