Indeed.Terry, this is an excellent page. https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/nixie-power-supply/ -------- Original message --------From: Paul Andrews <[email protected]> Date: 07/07/2022 14:53 (GMT+00:00) To: neonixie-l <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Calculating Anode Resistor Values Assuming that the nixie tester uses 170V that isOn 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 <[email protected]> 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! 8DWhy 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
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