Have you been yo Dalibor’s site ? He may be the modern expert at Nixie design. He will certainly answer your questions.
[email protected] On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 07:58 HikariFaith <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a few niche questions related to the making of nixie tubes I can't > seem to find definitive answers to anywhere. I have a feeling someone here > would be able to help me figure them out. > > 1. I understand that the cathodes need a certain amount of separation to > prevent arcing, but has anyone tried alternative methods of cathode > production in an effort to make that space smaller? The two that > immediately come to mind are sputtering tungsten coatings on an insulating > material and the inverse of that, which is coating the back of the tungsten > wire with an insulating material. I had also been wondering if it would be > possible to prevent arcing some other way. > > 2. When working borosilicate during the tube construction, how hot do the > components inside get? I'm thinking both in terms of components directly > touching the heated glass and those not touching (including indirectly). > I'm asking to figure out what thermal tolerances I should look for in > materials used to make a nixie tube. > > 3. How thick are the walls of a borosilicate nixie tube? Ideally, I'd have > as specific an answer as possible. > > 4. Why haven't new manufacturers of nixies made any top-view nixies like > the IN-12? > > -- > 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/7490e87b-cba0-4025-86e1-870259cb511bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7490e87b-cba0-4025-86e1-870259cb511bn%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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAKYv7NRja2Lc%2Bf%3DkLHyV6MVsT%2B%2BZLQE15jzRDoU9T-r%2BX4wXwA%40mail.gmail.com.
