> On Feb 4, 2021, at 5:25 PM, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > > Be warned that magic-eye tubes, such as the 6E5, have a rather short > lifespan, so make sure you power them down when not in-use and keep the > brightness as low as tolerable. They are pretty easy to use; I suggest you > use a DAC under software-control to drive the grid.
This is exactly the kind of information that I need. Note that I'm not up to the task of designing anything at such a low level, especially warm cathode tech. I'm looking for things that are more of the "shake the box" kind (to use a model kit analogy). By the same token, I don't want to waste money on a piece of junk from Asia. There's tons of stuff on eBay but I'd like to hear from others who've taken the plunge. Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" https://www.astarcloseup.com/ “...the book said something astonishing, a very big thought. The stars, it said, were suns but very far away. The Sun was a star but close up.”—Carl Sagan, "The Backbone Of Night", 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/59BCEA56-0FCB-4F66-BC95-AFE21C86764F%40gmail.com.
