Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Hi Tony,
I see what you are saying now that I am at a PC. Is there another shipping 
provider that would work better internationally? I am happy to ship with 
whoever. My plan was to use a Flat Rate box for domestic shipping.

Jeff

On Monday, May 14, 2018 at 10:29:57 PM UTC-7, Tony Adams wrote:
>
> That's interesting - so you have them listed as US only and didn't 
> know that ebay are offering them to the UK (and other countries) via 
> their GSP?. 
>
> I see '$32.64 International Priority Shipping to United Kingdom  via 
> the Global Shipping Program'. 
>
> They have a reputation for destroying anything that looks like it 
> 'contains Mercury' usually vintage vacuum tubes. In this case though 
> they'd be correct as you can see the small Mercury 'pill' in a wire 
> spiral at the tube base. 
>
> Tony. 
>
>
> On Mon, 14 May 2018 22:16:09 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: 
>
> >I don’t follow your statement? Are you suggesting another shipping method 
> and opening up to international bidders? I have locked down to domestic 
> shipping only. 
>

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Tony]

That's interesting - so you have them listed as US only and didn't
know that ebay are offering them to the UK (and other countries) via
their GSP?.

I see '$32.64 International Priority Shipping to United Kingdom  via
the Global Shipping Program'.

They have a reputation for destroying anything that looks like it
'contains Mercury' usually vintage vacuum tubes. In this case though
they'd be correct as you can see the small Mercury 'pill' in a wire
spiral at the tube base.

Tony. 


On Mon, 14 May 2018 22:16:09 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>I don’t follow your statement? Are you suggesting another shipping method and 
>opening up to international bidders? I have locked down to domestic shipping 
>only.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

I don’t follow your statement? Are you suggesting another shipping method and 
opening up to international bidders? I have locked down to domestic shipping 
only.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Tony]

I notice you're sending them via the global tube disposal program so
anyone outside the US will never see them.

Does ebay give you an option to not use it or is it forced on you when
you list them with international postage?.
Tony.

On Mon, 14 May 2018 20:10:51 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>I definitely want an honest listing. Please provide feedback if you think the 
>listing isn’t clear. I definitely want to be clear on what is being sold.
>
>Jeff

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Thanks Jeff!

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Walton]

It's an honest listing, that was my point.  
Too many eBay listings conveniently say that there was no way to test and no 
returns... 
We've all seen postings about pin seal failures on IN-18 nixies.  Wonder if the 
material properties for the glass to metal seal are not well matched... 
Jeff
 Original message From: Jeff Aylesworth 
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<neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes 
I definitely want an honest listing. Please provide feedback if you think the 
listing isn’t clear. I definitely want to be clear on what is being sold.

Jeff

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

I definitely want an honest listing. Please provide feedback if you think the 
listing isn’t clear. I definitely want to be clear on what is being sold.

Jeff

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Walton]

At least the listing is honest.  3 of 26 with glow is not a good testament to 
IN-18 pin to glass seal integrity.  
Jeff
 Original message From: Jeff Aylesworth 
<jeffayleswo...@gmail.com> Date: 5/14/18  9:57 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: neonixie-l 
<neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes 
Posted on eBay!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142795276216

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Posted on eBay!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142795276216

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Buying a box of untested tubes for $1000+ seems like a terrible bet to me! 
Thankfully I am out only $400 and might be able to recoup a few bucks on 
the one good tube and the tester I built.

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 3:53:44 PM UTC-7, Alic wrote:
>
> So paying a $1000 for an unopened box of IN-18 isn’t such a good idea 
> after all... 
>
> https://m.ebay.com/itm/IN-18-Nixie-Tubes-Lot-of-25-New-Old-Stock-IN18-NOS-UNOPENED/162991044099?hash=item25f305f603:g:pWgAAOSw3gJZKGvG
>  
>
> Suddenly the price of tested IN-18s doesn’t seem that high anymore given 
> how much loss there is.

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Alic]

So paying a $1000 for an unopened box of IN-18 isn’t such a good idea after 
all...
https://m.ebay.com/itm/IN-18-Nixie-Tubes-Lot-of-25-New-Old-Stock-IN18-NOS-UNOPENED/162991044099?hash=item25f305f603:g:pWgAAOSw3gJZKGvG

Suddenly the price of tested IN-18s doesn’t seem that high anymore given how 
much loss there is.

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

I really don't know.

 I am a bit disappointed it didn't work out. I did enjoy building the 
tester kit so no loss there.

I am in the hole about $400 for the case of tubes so that's a bit of a hit, 
but not nearly as bad as it could have been.

On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:56:12 AM UTC-7, Terry S wrote:
>
> The real question is how did he accumulate a whole case of bad IN-18's? 
> They are notoriously reliable tubes in my experience.
>
> On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:52:15 AM UTC-5, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>
>> FOUND a plasma globe!!!
>>
>> Unfortunately only 3 tubes in the whole case showed any activity like 
>> this video we took:
>> https://youtu.be/wrd98JrAmB4
>>
>> The other tubes didn't do anything at all.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>>>
>>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I 
>>> assembled the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can 
>>> only get one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were 
>>> good has been nothing short of amazing.
>>>
>>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
>>> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
>>> of them seem work (save for 1).
>>>
>>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Terry S]

The real question is how did he accumulate a whole case of bad IN-18's? 
They are notoriously reliable tubes in my experience.

On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:52:15 AM UTC-5, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>
> FOUND a plasma globe!!!
>
> Unfortunately only 3 tubes in the whole case showed any activity like this 
> video we took:
> https://youtu.be/wrd98JrAmB4
>
> The other tubes didn't do anything at all.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>>
>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
>> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
>> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
>> been nothing short of amazing.
>>
>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
>> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
>> of them seem work (save for 1).
>>
>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>>
>

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Had you seen his home the hoarding part would be clear. :)

On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 9:55:09 AM UTC-7, Pramanicin wrote:
>
> That’s a shamenot sure why someone would hoard a whole box of duds 
> though.
>
> You could harvest the numbers out of them (careful, there may be trace 
> mercury in the tubes...) and use them like other have for numbers on a 
> clock face etc.shame to just bin them.I have a crap load of dead 
> Nixie’s that I’ve accumulated over the years and I plan on doing something 
> ‘artistic’ with them at some point
>
> Cheers,
>
> (Pharma) Nick
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 4, 2018, at 09:52, Jeff Aylesworth  > wrote:
>
> FOUND a plasma globe!!!
>
> Unfortunately only 3 tubes in the whole case showed any activity like this 
> video we took:
> https://youtu.be/wrd98JrAmB4
>
> The other tubes didn't do anything at all.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>>
>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
>> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
>> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
>> been nothing short of amazing.
>>
>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
>> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
>> of them seem work (save for 1).
>>
>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>>
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Well if you saw the original owners home the hoarding part would be clear :)

I do want to mention again that Marcin Saj was super helpful 

On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 9:55:09 AM UTC-7, Pramanicin wrote:
>
> That’s a shamenot sure why someone would hoard a whole box of duds 
> though.
>
> You could harvest the numbers out of them (careful, there may be trace 
> mercury in the tubes...) and use them like other have for numbers on a 
> clock face etc.shame to just bin them.I have a crap load of dead 
> Nixie’s that I’ve accumulated over the years and I plan on doing something 
> ‘artistic’ with them at some point
>
> Cheers,
>
> (Pharma) Nick
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 4, 2018, at 09:52, Jeff Aylesworth  > wrote:
>
> FOUND a plasma globe!!!
>
> Unfortunately only 3 tubes in the whole case showed any activity like this 
> video we took:
> https://youtu.be/wrd98JrAmB4
>
> The other tubes didn't do anything at all.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>>
>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
>> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
>> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
>> been nothing short of amazing.
>>
>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
>> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
>> of them seem work (save for 1).
>>
>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>>
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Nicholas Stock]

That’s a shamenot sure why someone would hoard a whole box of duds 
though.

You could harvest the numbers out of them (careful, there may be trace mercury 
in the tubes...) and use them like other have for numbers on a clock face 
etc.shame to just bin them.I have a crap load of dead Nixie’s that I’ve 
accumulated over the years and I plan on doing something ‘artistic’ with them 
at some point

Cheers,

(Pharma) Nick

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 4, 2018, at 09:52, Jeff Aylesworth  wrote:
> 
> FOUND a plasma globe!!!
> 
> Unfortunately only 3 tubes in the whole case showed any activity like this 
> video we took:
> https://youtu.be/wrd98JrAmB4
> 
> The other tubes didn't do anything at all.
> 
> Jeff
> 
>> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>> 
>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
>> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
>> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
>> been nothing short of amazing.
>> 
>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside and 
>> in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none of 
>> them seem work (save for 1).
>> 
>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
> 
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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

FOUND a plasma globe!!!

Unfortunately only 3 tubes in the whole case showed any activity like this 
video we took:
https://youtu.be/wrd98JrAmB4

The other tubes didn't do anything at all.

Jeff

On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>
> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
> been nothing short of amazing.
>
> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
> of them seem work (save for 1).
>
> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>
> Thanks!
> Jeff
>

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Paul Andrews]

In the interests of science, I went and did it with a tired old B6844A - 
for 2 secs, several times because I wanted to get a good shot. It arguable 
works better after this extreme de-poisoning treatment. YMMV:

https://youtu.be/3aagtcZnrzU

On Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 1:16:27 PM UTC-4, gregebert wrote:
>
> Been there, done that. I found it to be quite lethal for IN-1's, but at 
> the same time, hilarious and definitely toxic.
>
> The link below is 3 nixies at the same time in a microwave oven.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUMy0P560k
>
>
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[gregebert]

Been there, done that. I found it to be quite lethal for IN-1's, but at the 
same time, hilarious and definitely toxic.

The link below is 3 nixies at the same time in a microwave oven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUMy0P560k


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Instrument Resources of America]

    I'm back to report on my microwave oven experiment. Last night when 
it became dark out, I put a neon 'lamp' (NE-32) in my microwave oven and 
set it for one second. No results. So I upped the time to two seconds 
and it did light up nice and bright. I removed it from the microwave and 
examined it with a magnifying glass for any obvious, visual damage. None 
found. Repeated the same process twice more with the same results. I let 
the neon lamp rest  for about a minute between each test. This works for 
neon lamps, (alsomercury vapor rectifier tubes as previously mentioned) 
and did not harm the lamp or my oven. If anyone out there is going to 
try this on a Nixie, I'd suggest not going over one or two seconds and 
use a Nixie that you could afford to lose, just in case.


    Regarding the use of static electricity from a hair comb, as noted 
below. If you have another known source of static electricity in your 
home, such as but not limited to a blanket, carpeting, etc. you could 
also use that as well.   Ira.



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Just use a common plastic hair comb. Use it to charge with static 
electricity and discharge to the glass bulb or the pins. Do it in a 
dark place. The neon will give off little flashes of orange light if 
it's there.

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

['marta_kson' via neonixie-l]

Just use a common plastic hair comb. Use it to charge with static 
electricity and discharge to the glass bulb or the pins. Do it in a dark 
place. The neon will give off little flashes of orange light if it's there. 

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Dan Hollis]

Corrosion isn't necessarily a problem. Though it indicates they may have 
been stored outside where extreme thermal cycling over time might have 
caused the pins to lose seal.


I have had a few tubes die due to stress on the pins from repeated 
insertions.


-Dan

On Mon, 2 Apr 2018, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:


I don' know the history on them at all, I rescued them from a garage sale
in my neighborhood. The pins do seem to have a little corrosion in some
cases and in some cases they are not true and perfectly straight. I am
going to try and track down a plasma globe to see if I can see any signs of
life and go from there.

Thanks for the replies!

Jeff

On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:


Hi,
Thanks for adding me to the group.

I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled
the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get
one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has
been nothing short of amazing.

The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside
and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none
of them seem work (save for 1).

I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or
device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.

Thanks!
Jeff



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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[gregebert]

How much voltage does the nixie tester generate ? I'm hoping it's closer to 
170V, and you just have a batch of tubes that need a few more volts to 
ionize.

That said, I have an IN-18 on my desk here at work, which is dead. There 
are no visible signs of damage, and none of the cathodes glow, even at 300+ 
volts. It also does not respond to my plasma globe. I concluded that it 
somehow de-gassed around the pins because the nib is intact. There is no 
visible date-code; no OTK stamp. Just the CCCP and NH-18 markings.

The surface corrosion on the pins isn't necessarily a problem; most of the 
IN-18's I have were manufactured in 1989, and have very soft pins (easily 
bent) with surface corrosion, which I did not attempt to remove. I have 
worried that over time the corrosion would creep under the glass-seal, and 
cause micro-cracks leading to gas leaks. So far, that has not happened.

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

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On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 11:04:16 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
> The lowest hanging fruit seems to be the plasma ball proximity test.
> Jeff
Along the same lines, you could use your toy Tesla coil or van de Graaf 
generator...

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

Hi Terry, 
The guy did have a LOT of neon sign manufacturing materials and other 
equipment. He was definitely either some sort of professional or deep into 
electrical/electronic hobbies. I suppose they could have been castoffs for 
sure but the date codes and other markings match across the lot.

The lowest hanging fruit seems to be the plasma ball proximity test.

 Jeff

On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 10:58:09 AM UTC-7, Terry S wrote:
>
> Are they all the same date codes? Perhaps they are the fallout of a 
> sorting effort.
>
> IN-18's at a garage sale? And a whole case! What are the odds? 
>
> As others mentioned, there are numerous ways to test such tubes. A while 
> back I bought a cheap handheld device for testing neon sign tubes. Works 
> good for nixies too, although it does seem to have destroyed the decimal 
> points on a couple of IN-14's. After that I never touch the pins directly 
> any more, just the glass.
>
> Terry
>
>
> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 12:17:16 PM UTC-5, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>
>> I don' know the history on them at all, I rescued them from a garage sale 
>> in my neighborhood. The pins do seem to have a little corrosion in some 
>> cases and in some cases they are not true and perfectly straight. I am 
>> going to try and track down a plasma globe to see if I can see any signs of 
>> life and go from there.
>>
>> Thanks for the replies!
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>>>
>>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I 
>>> assembled the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can 
>>> only get one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were 
>>> good has been nothing short of amazing.
>>>
>>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
>>> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
>>> of them seem work (save for 1).
>>>
>>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Terry S]

Are they all the same date codes? Perhaps they are the fallout of a sorting 
effort.

IN-18's at a garage sale? And a whole case! What are the odds? 

As others mentioned, there are numerous ways to test such tubes. A while 
back I bought a cheap handheld device for testing neon sign tubes. Works 
good for nixies too, although it does seem to have destroyed the decimal 
points on a couple of IN-14's. After that I never touch the pins directly 
any more, just the glass.

Terry


On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 12:17:16 PM UTC-5, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>
> I don' know the history on them at all, I rescued them from a garage sale 
> in my neighborhood. The pins do seem to have a little corrosion in some 
> cases and in some cases they are not true and perfectly straight. I am 
> going to try and track down a plasma globe to see if I can see any signs of 
> life and go from there.
>
> Thanks for the replies!
>
> Jeff
>
> On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>>
>> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
>> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
>> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
>> been nothing short of amazing.
>>
>> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
>> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
>> of them seem work (save for 1).
>>
>> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
>> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>>
>

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Jeff Aylesworth]

I don' know the history on them at all, I rescued them from a garage sale 
in my neighborhood. The pins do seem to have a little corrosion in some 
cases and in some cases they are not true and perfectly straight. I am 
going to try and track down a plasma globe to see if I can see any signs of 
life and go from there.

Thanks for the replies!

Jeff

On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:41:58 AM UTC-7, Jeff Aylesworth wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Thanks for adding me to the group.
>
> I picked up a case of IN18 tubes at a garage sale in my area. I assembled 
> the Nixie Tester Kit as sold by Marcin Saj to test them, but can only get 
> one of 26 to work. His support in trying to see if my tubes were good has 
> been nothing short of amazing.
>
> The tubes all appear to be new and unused and are pristine on the inside 
> and in the original carton. Which I why I struggle with the fact that none 
> of them seem work (save for 1).
>
> I am looking for someone in the Seattle area that has an IN18 clock or 
> device and more electrical experience than to see if the tubes are any good.
>
> Thanks!
> Jeff
>

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[neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

['jf...@my-deja.com' via neonixie-l]

You don't need a "Nixie tester".  All you need is current-limited high 
voltage.  In the US, a 100K resistor in series with 120-150 Vac (use an 
isolation transformer; do not connect directly to the mains!) should light 
one or two digits at a time.

Are you sure they are new?  Can yo see any longitudinal scratches on the 
pins?  This would be evidence of insertion into sockets.

To my eyes, it looks like the pins are not true.  That could be evidence of 
stress that could have broken the glass-to-metal seal and allowed the neon 
t leak out.  The conventional wisdom is that sockets should have floating 
pins that do not stress the pins (socket pins not rigidly soldered to the 
pc board).

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