Richard, please post pictures. Very interested to see your solution. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 8:45:56 AM UTC-4 Richard Scales wrote:
> I got so disappointed at how extended neon leads on colons looked - I > ended up making a tiny PCB which sits inside the glass tube with a metal > base to match Dalibors tubes. > I used to spend ages with enamel copper wire and such like - not any more! > - Richard > > On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 13:39:42 UTC+1 Greg P wrote: > >> Nice that they still sell the NE-2's with the 60mm leads. Really wish >> someone would offer those with even longer leads so you don't have to >> extend the wire when making clocks with larger tubes. >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 12:31:43 AM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: >> >>> Nice that they sell single-units. Years ago I had to buy them in a box >>> of 1000, so I bought green ones and sold some to folks on neonixie. I've >>> also seen blue ones. >>> They dont seem to have as long of a lifetime as traditional neon bulbs; >>> the phosphor coating "wears out" after a few years so be sure to keep >>> spares around. >>> >>> On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 8:17:43 PM UTC-7 martin martin wrote: >>> >>>> For anyone needing nice colons for their pretty clock, allspectrum.com >>>> has a new website! >>>> >>>> Neon Lamps - All Spectrum Electronics >>>> <http://www.allspectrum.com/store/neon-lamps-c-29.html?osCsid=c0c10a13252251c37ef4eb99b02d073a> >>>> >>>> Enjoy! >>>> >>> -- 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/b454c05d-1108-4bf3-bf98-16c943c70d5en%40googlegroups.com.
