Hello, To confirm. The order for the first total order for 100 tubes will be at $75 per tube (target price), subsequent orders for a total of 100 tubes will be at $50 per tube (target price). At this time I have no information about individual pricing thereafter. Warranty is proposed at 5 years.
... but it all hinges on whether or not a B8971 pin and segment compatible working tube can be produced - time will tell. - Richard On Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 01:16:40 UTC Christian Riise Wagner wrote: > Just to be sure I understood this correctly, it's around $75 for the first > tube each member orders, and $50 for subsequent ones, so if I order 6 pcs, > it will be 75+5*50 = $325 + shipping, taxes etc.? Also, do the tubes come > with any warranty? > > lørdag den 4. januar 2025 kl. 06.26.14 UTC+1 skrev Jeff Walton: > >> I think that even Dalibor would tell you that he has not perfected the >> process. He’s gotten better but keeps discovering little things that make >> a big difference in the seals, coatings, glass physics and composition, >> contamination issues and gas mixtures. I personally think that there are >> things that were learned, “forgotten” and are being rediscovered about the >> process of making ultra-reliable tubes. Without mass production and large >> demand for the product, the steps for improvement are small and the >> reliability is directly proven over time. >> >> The 7971 tubes are among the most reliable that I have observed in my own >> collection of stuff. Remember that those robust tubes are already 50-60 >> years old, so the seals have proven that there are reliable combinations of >> metal and glass just waiting to be rediscovered and mastered. There are >> certainly multiple variations of the 7971 and it seems that all of the >> different constructions share a degree of reliability that none of the >> smaller Russian tubes ever duplicated. Time will tell how well the tubes >> from Dalibor and DuDu Sa will stack up in terms of long reliability. >> >> >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf >> Of *Terry Kennedy >> *Sent:* Friday, January 3, 2025 9:25 PM >> *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Re: B-87971 tubes >> >> >> >> I'd be concerned about the tube lifetime. B-7971's are among the most >> robust Nixie tubes I've ever seen, with some hitting 60,000+ hours, just in >> the clocks I built. And they were used pulls from stock ticker systems >> (there are no real "New Old Stock" 7971's, no matter what anybody says. >> >> >> >> Even Dalibor had a run of bad tubes (all replaced under warranty at no >> cost) after he had perfected his process. >> >> >> >> On Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 1:34:51 AM UTC-5 Richard Scales wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am in discussion with a tube manufacturer regarding the implementation >> of a B-8971 replacement tube. >> It seems that the idea is fully achievable though I would need to order >> 100 units of the first batch in order to make it happen. >> Naturally I am asking to see if anyone would be interested in committing >> to the purchase of a number of tubes to see if I can get an order for 100 >> units together. >> Please let me know if you might be interested, the target price for the >> first should be close to $75+whatever duties and taxes are applied. >> Thereafter the price could get much closer to $50+taxes etc. >> Just let me know. >> - Richard >> >> -- >> >> 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/bc1fdd08-8314-40cd-b01d-892156b659aan%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/bc1fdd08-8314-40cd-b01d-892156b659aan%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/cb626427-73e4-4e7b-b587-ce06ed512613n%40googlegroups.com.
