Nice! I dont think I've ever seen 'L' in nixies before. I will start looking for LL-555 tubes, and it looks like it also has 'R' and 'T', which are somewhat rare.
On Monday, March 23, 2026 at 2:57:25 PM UTC-7 Tomasz Kowalczyk wrote: > I was suggesting it as a source for proper L. Yes, it fits the standard 13 > pin socket. > Unfortunately other tubes from this series are less available, and none of > them contain the Q symbol. I am still seeking any LL-555 and LL-556 for my > Dolam tube collection > > > [image: Przechwytywanie.JPG] > > > niedziela, 22 marca 2026 o 16:27:42 UTC+1 gregebert napisał(a): > >> I was able to buy two ZM1001 tubes, which have X,Y,Z so that covers me >> for the LL-558. >> BTW, the LL-558 looks like it would fit in the same 13-pin socket as >> other common nixies like the b5092. >> >> On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 1:57:32 PM UTC-7 Tomasz Kowalczyk wrote: >> >>> Would an LL-558 fit? They are reasonably available. >>> >>> sobota, 21 marca 2026 o 20:57:47 UTC+1 gregebert napisał(a): >>> >>>> IN-15 tubes came in very handy for a current project, which I wont name >>>> here, because it has some other wise hard-to-find letters. Instead of the >>>> usual numerals, which are mostly only usable for clock, this has pluggable >>>> tubes that display letters. I now have everything except Q. Arguably, 'L' >>>> is sloppy because my only option is to use a '1' for 'I' and 'L', but >>>> being >>>> able to have 25 of 26 letters allows a lot of words. >>>> >>>> [image: tfump.jpg] >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:52:07 AM UTC-7 newxito wrote: >>>> >>>>> I find the IN15 nixies very useful and have already used them in two >>>>> projects that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to build. But of >>>>> course, >>>>> not at this price... >>>>> >>>>> Mac Doktor schrieb am Samstag, 21. März 2026 um 18:11:40 UTC+1: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 21, 2026, at 8:35 AM, Peter Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes he was being sarcastic...$20 for $2 in15… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You got it. You can get IN-12s for less. Perhaps the first of April >>>>>> came early. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 21, 2026, at 8:23 AM, Robert G. Schaffrath < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I found it amusing to swap an IN-15 A or B into a Chinese single >>>>>> digit IN-12 clock and watch it cycle through the symbols as it counts >>>>>> seconds. That is about the only thing I could find them useful for. >>>>>> Granted >>>>>> with an IN-15A you can spell words made up of the letters M, P, k, m, n >>>>>> and >>>>>> "u" (mu) and with the IN-15B the letters A, F, H, P, V and W (reminds me >>>>>> of >>>>>> the end of Wheel of Fortune when you chose a bunch of letters and have >>>>>> no >>>>>> idea what the phrase is for the grand prize). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I like the way you think. 8D >>>>>> >>>>>> Now watch some idiot buy it. It’s a good thing the seller is in the >>>>>> US otherwise you’d have to add the tariff. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >>>>>> "The Mac Doctor" >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.astarcloseup.com >>>>>> >>>>>> “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't >>>>>> go away.”–Philip K. Dick, "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon" >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/dba76bd2-4c05-4e7d-95fc-fad111b642dcn%40googlegroups.com.
