[neonixie-l] Re: Trying to stabilize ins-1 lamps

2011-06-16 Thread Nick
On Jun 17, 5:02 am, MichaelB wrote: > HI Nick, These little bulbs are real stinkers and quite different from > the very reliable and stable NE2. They have a habit of looking > perfectly fine and then, all of a sudden, the illuminated center will > shift off axis and the brightness will change si

[neonixie-l] Re: Trying to stabilize ins-1 lamps

2011-06-16 Thread MichaelB
HI Nick, These little bulbs are real stinkers and quite different from the very reliable and stable NE2. They have a habit of looking perfectly fine and then, all of a sudden, the illuminated center will shift off axis and the brightness will change significantly (wobble). They can be a real pain!

[neonixie-l] Re: Trying to stabilize ins-1 lamps

2011-06-16 Thread Nick
On Jun 17, 3:03 am, John Berube wrote: > Has anyone ever figured out a way to get the ins-1 bulbs to work > properly over time. no matter what I do the bulbs seem to wobble after > some time. I know there has been sine discussion about this problem > before but has anyone found a solution? What d

[neonixie-l] Re: Trying to stabilize ins-1 lamps

2011-06-16 Thread MichaelB
Yep, I have 4 clocks now running with no wobble. One of them that has been running for almost 2 years with nary a twitch! FIrst I recommend you do some stability testing to weed out the unruly ones first because some of these things are just plan finicky and no matter what you do, you can't tame th

[neonixie-l] Trying to stabilize ins-1 lamps

2011-06-16 Thread John Berube
Has anyone ever figured out a way to get the ins-1 bulbs to work properly over time. no matter what I do the bulbs seem to wobble after some time. I know there has been sine discussion about this problem before but has anyone found a solution? Thanks, John Berube -- You received this message be