Heh. Live and learn! On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 7:36:22 AM UTC-4 Jon wrote:
> Ah, that's the *other* ETL! Electronic Tubes Ltd of High Wycombe as > opposed to Ericsson Telephones Ltd of Beeston. It's the Ericsson ETL which > makes the nixies, dekatrons etc. > > Thanks Martin! > > Jon. > > > On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 12:25:52 PM UTC+1 Dekatron42 wrote: > >> It does look like Paul got his information from here: >> https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=9901 >> >> /Martin >> >> On Wednesday, 31 May 2023 at 11:06:10 UTC+2 Jon wrote: >> >>> Paul, would you mind sharing the basis for your comment about the >>> post-1957 Mullard/ETL connection? I've done a lot of work on ETL history >>> (visited what's left of their archives, talked to employees etc) and this >>> is news to me. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jon. >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 8:21:34 PM UTC+1 Paul Andrews wrote: >>> >>>> After 1957 ETL was owned by Mullard. The date codes for Mullard >>>> (Philips) tubes are described here >>>> <http://www.audiotubes.com/mullcode.htm>. It looks most likely that >>>> the first digit is the year number, the second letter is the month. The >>>> one >>>> I have is labelled 0B, which I would read as February 1960. Its a bit of a >>>> mess though. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 1:15:02 PM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: >>>> >>>>> > but there is a set of 6 matched GR114/CD47s (will sell only as a >>>>> set) >>>>> > loads of NIMOs >>>>> >>>>> Well, that's going to be the auction of the century. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10:06:59 AM UTC-7 Nick wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for asking, but I really don't know yet. There's a HUGE number >>>>>> of tubes to go through (many 1000s). A few of the exotica have been sold >>>>>> to >>>>>> other collectors, but there is a set of 6 matched GR114/CD47s (will sell >>>>>> only as a set) amongst the stuff in the store, plus many other rare >>>>>> tubes. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll start doing auctions in a few months and will provide early >>>>>> warning here. Some of the stuff is extremely rare, including F9020, >>>>>> NEO-5000M, NEO-8000, loads of NIMOs, Pandicons, Pixies, Panaplex, >>>>>> Alphanumeric tubes etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at 17:55:20 UTC+1 Robert wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What would the cost be per tube, used or NIB? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> Rob >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 30 May 2023, at 17:40, 'Nick' via neonixie-l < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So here's the thing: I'm rationalising my rather large nixie >>>>>>> collection over the next few months.... I don't need lots of every >>>>>>> nixie. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm starting with a stash of ETL GR10Gs in varying condition - one >>>>>>> has a broken 7 internally, 3 others are "dark" to the point of ... just >>>>>>> useable... another 10 are in "used but good to OK condition" and the >>>>>>> rest >>>>>>> are NIB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They're a strange, early, tube, needing a Va of 250VDC and an Ra of >>>>>>> only 10K for most digits, but 18K2 for the "1" and 14K7 for the "7", >>>>>>> i.e. >>>>>>> the 1 & 7 also have cathode resistors... They have no Hg doping, so the >>>>>>> life of the tube under controlled circumstances is only 5,000 hours... >>>>>>> Early stuff. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But they are a BEAUTIFUL tube... I mean, REALLY BEAUTIFUL (IMHO)... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The date codes on them are just two characters, e.g. "OJ" or "RC" >>>>>>> etc. Range of ETL logos too... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone have a decode table for these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nick >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/39c22549-5fab-417d-8518-7888e39cb62en%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/39c22549-5fab-417d-8518-7888e39cb62en%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1084fd24-4cad-43b5-8421-0835cac276b2n%40googlegroups.com.
