They're a longer version of the IV-18 Soviet VFD tube. They'll last many years if the IV-18 is anything to go by. I remember when these were <$1 each.... how times have a changed!
Nick On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM Thomas Wildgen <[email protected]> wrote: > I found this out on Ebay, [image: Classic IV-27 VFD Tube Clock Colof] > <https://www.ebay.com.hk/itm/205593382940?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11050.m43.l1123&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=99eac4da89394448b51aa94db64eff9d&bu=43036108421&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20250814071141&segname=11050> > it > looks like something that I can add to a tablelamp, but I know nothing > about them. > reliability? how long with it last? I found a site selling just the tube > for under $10. > Any help is welcome! > TIA, > Tom > > -- > 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/12e86916-881e-4f8a-afe1-db0f8b3243b4n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/12e86916-881e-4f8a-afe1-db0f8b3243b4n%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%2BRHJwKUKHC-kv1w-16tmfzuZ8pZfS%2BUAbYR7GKx3xB-nneg%40mail.gmail.com.
