I dont remember seeing any posts about fake nixies. More likely, tubes sold as NOS are actually used. I've even bought a few that were completely dead because they were sold untested/as-is at a good price. I knew the risk, and usually it's OK. Having a few spares is always good practice.
But, the fact is that nixies dont last forever so the best thing to do is make sure they operate at the right current, and have a PIR sensor so the tubes are only operating when someone else is there to see them. On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 7:38:34 AM UTC-8 overdoingism Lab. wrote: > I can't remember. > It probably worked for a few years, > After the failure, it was put into the warehouse. > > Now I'm arranging the warehouse, Thinking about to fix it. > > BTW, does CCCP IN-14 exist fakes? > > The markings on my IN-14 fall off very easily. > It falls off when touches water. > > gregebert 在 2023年1月12日 星期四清晨6:07:00 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道： > >> It's always sad when a nixie tube dies. How long was it running ? >> >> The only Soviet-era nixies I'm using are IN-18, and they are >> exceptionally good tubes. Consider those for a future project. I have not >> had any fail yet; my 14-tube clock has been running since 2015. >> >> On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:02:06 AM UTC-8 overdoingism Lab. wrote: >> >>> Sad... so I need to replace it. >>> >>> But luckily, I used the original plastic sleeves to make the sockets. >>> (use DIP IC socket pin) >>> >>> I just need to replace the tube. ;-) >>> >>> Thanks for everyone's explanation. >>> >>> overdoingism Lab. 在 2023年1月10日 星期二晚上7:10:23 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道： >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have a failure nixie tube on my clock, >>>> But its failure seems a bit peculiar... >>>> >>>> It's CCCP IN-14, no over current or voltage. >>>> [image: nt01.jpg] >>>> You can see, even the anode grid have some discoloration. >>>> It's not normal in cathode poisoning, right? >>>> >>>> And it's working video: >>>> https://youtu.be/vGzF316FRBw >>>> Color is leaning toward purple. >>>> >>>> Who can tell me, what happened to it , and is there any way to save it? >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>> -- 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/28a50038-caac-462c-b67f-a2e8feae0274n%40googlegroups.com.
