Martin, thank you for your detailed explanation! That's clear to me now.

Bartek.

czwartek, 28 października 2021 o 22:28:30 UTC+2 [email protected] 
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> Aw that is quite a charming setup Peter 
>
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:27 PM peter bunge <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Would anyone care to sell me an end view Numitron (DTF104B) to add to my 
>> vintage digital working display?
>> I would also like a DIP 7 segment incandescent display, or anything 
>> interesting not in the picture. Nothing too new.
>> The LED Bargraph and Magic Eye react to ambient sound.
>> [image: 20210803_093913.jpg]
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 1:41 PM Mark Moulding <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> *Er, you're not the only one with a stash of these.... :)*
>>>
>>> I'm glad to hear that - it means that there will be other projects 
>>> showing up with them.  One of the reasons I like Numitrons so much, besides 
>>> being incredibly easy to drive, is their longevity.  At rated voltage 
>>> (which I don't actually know for these tubes, but expect to be around 
>>> 4.5V), they have a rated life of 100,000 hours, and that goes up rapidly to 
>>> infinity at slightly lower voltages.  There's also no cathode poisoning or 
>>> other issues to worry about.  This all means that I'm comfortable building 
>>> something with the last of an unobtanium part, knowing that it won't need 
>>> replacement in my lifetime.
>>> ~~
>>> Mark Moulding
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 11:02:53 AM UTC-7 Pramanicin wrote:
>>>
>>>> Er, you're not the only one with a stash of these.... :)
>>>>
>>>> They are nice looking tubes...
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 10:50 AM Mark Moulding <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a pretty good sized collection of RCA DTF-104B Numitrons, which 
>>>>> I think are especially attractive - they're large digits, in a 
>>>>> flat-topped 
>>>>> end-view tube.  They're quite rare now, and in fact I think I have most 
>>>>> of 
>>>>> the remaining world stock of these things (around 150 or so).  Although 
>>>>> I've successfully used them in a couple of projects, I've never been able 
>>>>> to locate a data sheet for them - does anyone have any pointers for this 
>>>>> specific tube?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> ~~
>>>>> Mark Moulding
>>>>>
>>>>> [image: WoodClock (Small).JPG]
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 2:21:21 PM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I knew I'd seen the number, and found them just now: 
>>>>>> http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/dat_arch/Numitron_RCA_01.pdf 
>>>>>> at the bottom of the page, they are development numbers for the DR2200 
>>>>>> series.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /Martin
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 22:21:47 UTC+2 Dekatron42 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tubes designated DTF are development numbers used by Apollo/RCA - it 
>>>>>>> says so at the bottom of their datasheets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /Martin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 21:43:52 UTC+2 Bartek Ogryz wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>>> They appeared on eBay last days: DTF137, DTF138, DTF140 (or maybe 
>>>>>>>> DTF/37, DTF/38, DTF/40). What are theese? Anyone has some more 
>>>>>>>> knowledge 
>>>>>>>> about them?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bartek.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BTW: If someone is interested in numitrons, quite rare Apollo 
>>>>>>>> DA-2500 are hiding on eBay: item no 254866404573. Unfortunatelly, as 
>>>>>>>> the 
>>>>>>>> seller told me, all that have left, are without markings...
>>>>>>>>
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