Assuming that the nixie tester uses 170V that is On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 7:09:39 PM UTC-4 Terry Bowman wrote:
> On Jul 6, 2022, at 6:57 PM, Max Di Noi <flata...@gmail.com> wrote: > > the correct resistor is calculated as 170V minus maintaining voltage > (check the datasheet of the nixie, usually 140v or so) / current. > > > A-ha. > > > So, for a nixie that needs 2mA you would use a resistor of: (170v - 140v) > / 0.002 = 15k ohm. > > > Perfect. > > > I hope that helps. > > > This doesn't just help, it REALLY helps! 8D > > > Why have I never heard this before? <head scratch> > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > https://www.astarcloseup.com > > "Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out > of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm > for science intact."—Carl Sagan, *Psychology Today*, 1996 > > -- 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 neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7f71a97c-394b-4026-84a9-216e73ccd8een%40googlegroups.com.
