My issue seems to be a bit different as it’s on segments 5 and 6, not on a corner, on the left hand side when looking at the tube
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Thanks Rob > On 16 Jun 2024, at 08:13, Jeff Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some narrative and photos for fixing mechanical shorts in the 7971. I've > seen this primarily in the corners where segments at right angles have > touched or overlapped. > > https://groups.google.com/g/neonixie-l/c/w4YmXnY9dgE/m/8o-AsZZyBQAJ > > > Jeff Walton > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Robert > Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2024 10:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] B7971 with 2 segments lighting together > > Thanks, that would be useful > > > Rob > >> On 15 Jun 2024, at 16:24, Michail Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Not common, but if you look closely, you will see where the wire of the >> segment is overlapping the other. >> You can smack it around to try to dislodge it, but at the risk of damage or >> breaking. >> >> Over time, I've had 10 units with similar issues. I've been able to restore >> 8, but on 2 of them (1 I recently bought on ebay), I've separated them, but >> in doing so, one of the two segments would no longer light up as if the >> contact was bad from the start or disconnected during my smack around test. >> >> Take a close up picture of the segments where they come close to each other. >> I have a couple I could upload before and after if interested. >> >> Michail Wilson >> 206-920-6312 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Robert >> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2024 7:37 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [neonixie-l] B7971 with 2 segments lighting together >> >> Hi >> >> I have a B7971 where when the bottom left vertical segment lights the top >> left also lights >> >> Is this a common issue? >> >> Thanks >> Rob >> > > > -- > 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/000601dabfbc%24b6c9b440%24245d1cc0%24%40gmail.com. -- 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/7AED6C4B-F6AF-466F-A2E4-F6363F7C17A5%40gmail.com.
