Same story, no Hg in those either and the IN1 has the bakelite type base (fugly to some). I had a clock with IN4's in and got fed up changing the tubes..looked like internal shorts (whisker development), but I didn't analyze them very closely....I have one of Juergen's IN2 clocks on my desk and I have to replace one of the tubes every 4 or 5 months it would seem..... However, I haven't had to replace an IN17 (same digit size as far as I can see)..
useful table here with datasheet lifetimes... https://gra-afch.com/how-it-works/how-to-choose-the-right-nixie-tube/ On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 1:54 PM Nick Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > $2.06ea delivered, if they get here. Hopefully some good ones. Allegedly > NOS, but you know how that goes. How about the IN-1 and IN-4? Don't have > any of those. Yet. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 3:50 PM Nicholas Stock <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yep, it's gone nuts. >> >> Beware the IN2, no Hg, so lifetime can be short and their QC left a >> little to be desired..... >> >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 1:47 PM Nick Andrews <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> SO it's getting beyond ridiculous now. Over $6ea for IN-17 now? >>> Really? Quadrupled in price since I got a hundred of them just a few >>> months ago. IN-12 are psychotic too. Just bought hundred IN-2 and >>> waiting on them. Guess I'm SOL on getting some big tubes unless I want to >>> trade a pistol or something. >>> >>> -- >>> 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-jz5CLqaz%3DzKznt2-d9ot_hi9_NW%2BK932%3DadsQ-RSs9eQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-jz5CLqaz%3DzKznt2-d9ot_hi9_NW%2BK932%3DadsQ-RSs9eQ%40mail.gmail.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/CAOX%2BRHJRoSEiPruFO70PRKO95v2kRZnDu0WYsVS0%2B_58SM3Mew%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJRoSEiPruFO70PRKO95v2kRZnDu0WYsVS0%2B_58SM3Mew%40mail.gmail.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-hY3tQ3r58%3DQKYNFLER-88-Cp7uhs6jX0hm7u-SmiXMaw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-hY3tQ3r58%3DQKYNFLER-88-Cp7uhs6jX0hm7u-SmiXMaw%40mail.gmail.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/CAOX%2BRHJdP6OGBBXzxkc1XzsNvKj%2ByD0c%3DeoZy78Tk-xY8YTDaA%40mail.gmail.com.
