My vote for worst-nixie is the IN-1...but they do redeem themselves for a few seconds when you plop them into a microwave oven:
IN-1 Nixies in Microwave Oven <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUMy0P560k> On Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 9:01:06 PM UTC-8 Nicholas Stock wrote: > IN2 are the worst. I hope you have spares Richard as the failure rate is > pretty high... no Hg. > > Nick > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 15, 2024, at 19:53, Richard Scales <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a few clocks using them including my own 6 tube variant, they look > just fine. > > > I've just made an IN-2 version of the same clock, they are not quite so > clear IMHO. > - Richard > > > On Sunday, 15 December 2024 at 22:23:21 UTC newxito wrote: > >> Some time ago, I built a series of calculators with different nixie >> types. The version with the IN-17 tubes is definitively my favorite. I'm >> not a big fan of LED backlighting, but it looks great with the IN-17s. The >> calculator has been running 24/7 on my desk since April 2023 (mainly in >> clock mode with PIR) and none of the 14 tubes have failed so far. >> >> Leroy Jones schrieb am Sonntag, 15. Dezember 2024 um 19:29:54 UTC+1: >> >>> These are very tiny top view wire ended nixies. >>> Lit one up for the first time last night. Very pleased to see that this >>> tube has a real 2 and a real 5! >>> >>> Looks bright and clear. Runs at around 1.2 mA at 170 volts using 30k >>> anode resistor. >>> >>> I'd like to hear everyone's opinion and experience with the IN-17 tube. >>> >>> Any ideas or comments? Thanks. -Chuck >>> >>> -- > 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/14da97fa-8072-481d-8260-96563802615dn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/14da97fa-8072-481d-8260-96563802615dn%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/b9a6ef0c-04d7-45fc-9e66-3bd5cf0953fcn%40googlegroups.com.
