Re: [neonixie-l] Z550M/ZM1050 clock project ?

2010-11-05 Thread Adam Jacobs
I've never played with pixies before, but at first glance, they look like 10 individual neons wired with a common cathode. This arrangement is reverse to how a Nixie is wired (10 cathodes, common anode) so you will need a little bit of inventiveness to convert existing Nixie solutions to a Pixie so

Re: [neonixie-l] Comutron? (OT) NU 6324 and 6170

2010-11-05 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 10-11-05 09:17 AM, marcin wrote: Does anybody know what kind of tube is it: http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-NIB-Comutron-National-Union-Type-USN-CNU-6324-Tube-/160494313933 I've never seen anything like this. Google can't help either. Cheers, Marcin The NU 6324 is Identical to the 6170 except fo

[neonixie-l] Z550M/ZM1050 clock project ?

2010-11-05 Thread dwaksu
Because i am became a happy owner of four valvo Z550M/ZM1050, i wish to ask if anyone went thru building a clock based on this nixies. I am very beginner at this area, to this moment i finish 4 clock kits ;). But i am not feeling convinient to project something on my own. So if enyone have some kin

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: power supplies, and your preferences

2010-11-05 Thread Adam Jacobs
It's worth pointing out that I never spend any time at all worrying about layout of this circuit, I just put the parts where they fit. This power supply is very layout forgiving, unlike the MAX1771. -Adam Per Jensen wrote: Sure. No problem. http://zapro.dk/public/Nixie_SMPS_V1_5/ // Per. O

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: power supplies, and your preferences

2010-11-05 Thread Per Jensen
Sure. No problem. http://zapro.dk/public/Nixie_SMPS_V1_5/ // Per. On 05/11/2010, at 16.11, Shane Ellis wrote: > I am dreadful at layouts. Can you send a pic, or give me an idea how > you laid yours out on a board? > I keep trying to route this myself, and it is not going well. > > Thanks > Sha

Re: [neonixie-l] OT, fuse resistors, surge suppressors

2010-11-05 Thread Adam Jacobs
A quick google search: http://www.edaboard.co.uk/where-to-get-fluke-spares-surge-protectors-t358180.html Looks like if they have a slot, then they are probably spark gaps. -Adam Adam Jacobs wrote: Hi Alex, Another way of saying "Fusible" is to say "Flame Proof". I have had poor luck finding

Re: [neonixie-l] OT, fuse resistors, surge suppressors

2010-11-05 Thread Adam Jacobs
Hi Alex, Another way of saying "Fusible" is to say "Flame Proof". I have had poor luck finding such resistors on mouser because they don't allow you to filter on that attribute, but Digikey will. I'm not sure about the "Surge Protectors", but a high voltage cap sounds feasible to me.. One of t

[neonixie-l] OT, fuse resistors, surge suppressors

2010-11-05 Thread Alex Rubli (net)
Hi Folks I blew up my DMM (fluke 77) by applying more than 1200 volts. A "fuse resistor" blew up, in the manual it says Res, MF, 1K, fusible (pn: FA8466) it looks like a 2 watts resistor. I have searched on mouser , but nothing that looks close. there are also a pair of "Surge Protectors"

[neonixie-l] Re: power supplies, and your preferences

2010-11-05 Thread threeneurons
> I am dreadful at layouts. Can you send a pic, or give me an idea how > you laid yours out on a board? > > ... HVPS.  Mike's "MC34063 mk1.5" > > http://irqxcq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKSgv5IGT4Jy1FgmYmEMohZtv4y4qJj... > > http://cid-f9db37b8211ce831.office.live.com/self.aspx/Snippets/Board.gif He

[neonixie-l] Re: Comutron? (OT)

2010-11-05 Thread threeneurons
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160494313933 http://www.tubecollector.org/6324.htm Its in the trochotron class of beam switching tubes: http://www.tubecollector.org/6700.htm http://www.tubecollector.org/vs10g.htm But instead of being used for counting, its used for commutati

[neonixie-l] Re: power supplies, and your preferences

2010-11-05 Thread Shane Ellis
I am dreadful at layouts. Can you send a pic, or give me an idea how you laid yours out on a board? I keep trying to route this myself, and it is not going well. Thanks Shane On Oct 27, 10:18 am, Per Jensen wrote: > On 27/10/2010, at 15.15, Shane Ellis wrote: > > > I agree with you.  Aesthetical

[neonixie-l] Comutron? (OT)

2010-11-05 Thread marcin
Does anybody know what kind of tube is it: http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-NIB-Comutron-National-Union-Type-USN-CNU-6324-Tube-/160494313933 I've never seen anything like this. Google can't help either. Cheers, Marcin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NE70V neon tubes

2010-11-05 Thread jb-electronics
Hi, so they actually ARE neon bulbs? What part lights up? The whole large electrode? That's amazing. Does Dieter know about these? They probably would've made a neat comma for his CD47 clocks. Jens Am 05.11.2010 04:25, schrieb Larry: The interesting thing about the eBay listing is that it