For these usage figures - is that 6 months of continuous operation or 6 months of being on for a fixed number of hours a day or 6 months with the clock being activated by a PIR/Motion sensor? - Richard
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024 at 04:51:08 UTC Peter Hall wrote: > I luv me in17s.... especially the socket type. > > From🚨Peter Hall😁 insidiousnixies🦘Utube > > On 16 Dec 2024 11:04 pm, Nicholas Stock <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a similar amount, but not quite *that* many. I find they last > about 4 to 5 months then fail (probably through a short between cathodes). > I got fed up changing them in one of Mr Nixie's clocks so it just sits > there blank...It's a shame because they're quite 'cute' little tubes, but > the IN17's last for years... I've only ever had one fail to date. > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 5:25 AM Richard Scales <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Nick, I have 1000+ so should be good! > I was thinking of giving 12 away with a kit! > - Richard > > On Monday, 16 December 2024 at 05:56:19 UTC Jeff Walton wrote: > > Richard Scales has a nice IN-17 kit... Have this running for more than a > year. > > https://nixology.uk/contact/#page-content > > > > > > Jeff > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Richard Scales <[email protected]> > Date: 12/15/24 9:53 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: neonixie-l <[email protected]> > Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Russian IN-17 Nixies > > 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/f886e100-20e5-44c8-ab67-b26aa7953848n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f886e100-20e5-44c8-ab67-b26aa7953848n%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/CAOX%2BRHKtT6HHX2cmN94Ec6RY%2Bz7LEtzJurMfRnbPXeMUP08OOw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHKtT6HHX2cmN94Ec6RY%2Bz7LEtzJurMfRnbPXeMUP08OOw%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/5e19ecf2-35d1-43a8-bf84-63b2eddd295en%40googlegroups.com.
