"Abandon all hope ye who enter here".......it's too late to turn back; nixie tubes are not only addictive, but they are known to cause other addictions.
On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 6:57:47 AM UTC-7 Keith Moore wrote: > Welcome! This place is my fave read of the day each day! :-) > > On Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 5:21:59 PM UTC-4 Terry Bowman wrote: > >> On Aug 4, 2021, at 2:39 PM, Richard Nicewonger <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> My particular interest is not necessarily clocks (although I do have a >> nixie version) but more toward calculators and test equipment using these >> type of displays. I am always a sucker for more of these that may require >> some work to be operational. Sometimes I shoot myself in the foot because >> of the difficulty in finding replacement parts for 50+ year old equipment, >> especially displays! >> >> >> You're in good company. The cost of replacement tubes is rising at an >> increasingly non-linear rate. Service manuals range from free pdfs to >> over-priced eBay listings to non-existent. >> >> As for other parts, there are those lighted push-buttons on my >> Systron-Donner Time Code Generator/Reader. My apologies for complaining >> about this at least three times before but the d*mn thing is working >> perfectly and all it needs is a fix for those broken caps! >> >> >> I hope to get some insight from knowledgeable folks here. So, looking >> forward to having some interesting and useful conversations. >> >> >> You came to the right place. I shot myself in the foot by not joining up >> a year earlier. >> >> >> 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/cfef22e6-3f18-4eb7-88c3-081c03576cc6n%40googlegroups.com.
