I believe they hadn't come as far as to add Mercury to the gas mix at this stage in time.
/Martin On Friday, 12 August 2022 at 19:21:57 UTC+2 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > Those look really sweet. > > So did they stop using mercury because of the environmental psychosis, or > was there an actual legitimate reason? > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:44 AM Paul Andrews <pa...@nixies.us> wrote: > >> Interesting they are ETL. Mine are Hivac. It took me a long time to get a >> set of 6. I didn't run this clock with these tubes in it for long, because >> of the lack of Hg. >> [image: 6F36DF9E-1657-4BBF-891C-2BEF1F623E5B_1_105_c.jpeg] >> >> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 12:53:33 AM UTC-4 Kevin A. wrote: >> >>> I feel like PIRs are a must on most nix clocks. Why burn up tubes when >>> no one is around to enjoy the glow? Seems like a total waste. >>> >>> For older stuff that doesn't have PIR compatability built in, you can >>> always get an external PIR controlled switch: >>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KAB4CRG?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 9:36 PM Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Datasheet does give an expected lifetime of 10,000 hrs, which is pretty >>>> good. Put a PIR on a clock with them and it'll last a long time... >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 6:17 PM Audrey <tntm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> > No Hg >>>>> >>>>> That's quite unfortunate for such nice tubes >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 8:51 PM Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> No Hg in those puppies IIRC. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 3:43 PM Audrey <tntm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> To infinity and beyond... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 6:42 PM Dekatron42 <martin....@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A set of six GR10J on eBay: >>>>>>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm?itemId=134195749943&du=1 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Not my listing…. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d6411510-538f-41ef-8438-e7cb34c283b2n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d6411510-538f-41ef-8438-e7cb34c283b2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6CHTgP8gqzAaB6qHUxrZ7Deoeiu-fo9WnSEk5kEwo%3Dv%3DA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6CHTgP8gqzAaB6qHUxrZ7Deoeiu-fo9WnSEk5kEwo%3Dv%3DA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJ0ZjQ7crnwNAxpn_Wy13wh-LPBgUoA%2BVfkuzfOHD1X%2BA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJ0ZjQ7crnwNAxpn_Wy13wh-LPBgUoA%2BVfkuzfOHD1X%2BA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6CFfVdTPHPr367CD9NPfqWdEaR6t--k1pw6wsfL0Y61xA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6CFfVdTPHPr367CD9NPfqWdEaR6t--k1pw6wsfL0Y61xA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJFDK5Nyo2W5iSHwXSMGLe-ApWjEZNs6UjOb3ZNwj%3DzdQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJFDK5Nyo2W5iSHwXSMGLe-ApWjEZNs6UjOb3ZNwj%3DzdQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/74c5b27c-6c05-4145-a001-749ea513b724n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/74c5b27c-6c05-4145-a001-749ea513b724n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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