Yeah, cranked it up to 500V (the limit on my HV supply). But I didn't try UV light. I've wanted to get a UV light, but I'm worried about damaging my eyes or skin because the effect is so mesmerizing.
On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:48:39 PM UTC-7 Adrian Pardini wrote: > I assume you already tried increasing the anode voltage. Also, does it > show any kind of fluorescence under black/uv light? > > Regards > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 5:41 PM gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I found out the hard way that magic eye tubes dont last long. > > > > Back in the 70's I salvaged a 6E5 along with it's unusual socket which > has a built-in resistor and saved for a later date when I found a datasheet > and could hook it up for a future project. There it sat in a junkbox for > about 40 years, until I rediscovered it and was eager to finally light it > up. Filament is fine, yet no glow on the tube face. Such a disappointment. > > > > I was planning to use it in the center of my alternate big clock which > has green neon bulbs, like it's neon cousin pictured in my google icon that > has traditional orange NE-2s for hands and an A101 dekatron spinning in the > middle. > > > > Someday when the project backlog clears-up I'll take the 6E5 apart and > make one of these. > > > > On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:24:45 PM UTC-7 M1 wrote: > >> > >> I thought this was a good idea for those than can’t get eyes. > >> > >> > >> > >> > https://hackaday.com/2022/08/29/magic-eye-tubes-go-solid-state-with-this-plug-in-replacement/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Michail > >> > >> > > > > -- > > 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/bb422732-761b-43f2-bd68-ef9873498fc4n%40googlegroups.com > . > > > > -- > Adrián Pardini > -- 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/a37c6b8b-7c6b-44f7-bc02-1f3e7b5737ccn%40googlegroups.com.
