Thanks, Max, that's pretty compact. I haven't thought about battery yet, as I don't know how efficient the converters are. I'm looking for max 12 hours runtime, might be able to get away with less.
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM Max Di Noi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Adrian, > > What battery are you planning to use? Do you know battery voltage and > power? So to check that inrush current is not too high for the battery, or > it'll get damaged in time. I have done plenty of tests for my nixie watch > and nixie clock power supply. > > I have this power supply which works extremely well and with a battery > too. I use it to power 6x Dalibor tubes plus the two Dalibor colons nixies. > Link below. > > You are welcome to return it if it doesn't work. It will work for your > requirements. I'm in the UK. > > Check out High Voltage DC Power Supply Module Suit Nixie Tubes 3.7-15V > Input 100-230V Out on eBay! > > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276607450691?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Tfi9UcJ0Sd2&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=Tfi9UcJ0Sd2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Adrian Godwin <[email protected]> > Date: 20/11/2024 21:57 (GMT+00:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] IN-13 power supply > > Thanks, that's useful data. I've seen the Russian datasheets but not > really thought about them yet. > I saw there were a bunch of options though those specs will narrow it down > a bit. But there any that are known to be good (or bad) ? > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 7:13 PM Mac Doktor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Nov 19, 2024, at 8:38 AM, [email protected] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm looking for a compact, efficient, battery-powered supply for it. I >> can see several possibles on ebay (it can be just the supply, doesn't need >> to include modulator) but don't know how they compare. >> >> I'm assuming that the supplies made for el-wire are too low voltage and >> possibly too low current, and I want a nixie supply at 140VDC or more. Is >> that right ? >> >> >> The rated voltage is 140V but I've seen higher. Have you seen this? >> >> >> https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/nixie-power-supply/ >> >> >> Note the current. The IN-13 can be driven with an MPSA42 but an IN-9 will >> need something like an MJE340. >> >> As for the HV power supply, there are plenty on eBay but making it >> battery operated may require an extra gadget. They're dime a dozen these >> days. >> >> This is off the top of my head. My apologies if you've already gotten >> this far. >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> "Would you like to see the relevant data?"—343 Guilty Spark, *Halo 2* >> >> -- >> 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, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/BFE59275-9FA2-4D2F-AD89-AFEBD0D77547%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/BFE59275-9FA2-4D2F-AD89-AFEBD0D77547%40gmail.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, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrspGxBkp2PMc2tdXtHFCy%2B%2B-km0nq5hAV_9rMu9DbFECw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrspGxBkp2PMc2tdXtHFCy%2B%2B-km0nq5hAV_9rMu9DbFECw%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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/673e5f52.050a0220.200b74.beb3%40mx.google.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/673e5f52.050a0220.200b74.beb3%40mx.google.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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrvzkAXvuLLpw799mkF1bMYjF08BScDUeOPR5isw00x0-A%40mail.gmail.com.
