IN-16 tubes are *the worst*... I gave up making clocks with them as the failure rate was so high (maybe I had a bad batch?).
Tis odd that it keeps coming back to life on a power cycle though.... sounds like it could be thermally related? On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I just built a 6-digit nixie clock using NOS IN-16 tubes. The clock was > working fine for about a day but then suddenly one of tubes went dark, > except for the right hand decimal which is used as a status indicator. > When the clock is power cycled, the errant tube comes back to life for > maybe 30-40 seconds and then fades out again. It’s in the seconds position > so I can see it sequence through each digit before it fades out. When I > swap it into another position on the clock, the problem follows the tube. > I’ve replaced it with another NOS tube and the clock is working fine again. > > Does anyone have any thoughts on why tube would come to life for a short > period of time when power cycled and then fade out? > > Thanks, > Randy > > -- > 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/42E92C91-6240-4200-BBA2-3B2EE2B29F83%40gmail.com > . > -- 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%2BRHJoQD%2B2nE%2B7Dsrr1xh4KWEGE-0GjtF4zAMac_%3DfR0jA-w%40mail.gmail.com.
