[neonixie-l] Re: Current reality check

2012-05-27 Thread threeneurons
Your resistor okay ? Red-Yellow-Yellow ? Old carbon comp that you've had for 30 years ? Old meter, and "dp" in that location failed ? 200V thru a 240K resistor, all by itself, can't be more than 830uA. Somethings broken. Either meter or resistor. > > -- You received this message because you ar

[neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Imbanon
ww epic! thanks! On May 27, 10:45 pm, "Dieter Waechter" wrote: > I love that picture attached so much! > > > > > > > >   - Original Message - >   From: kay486 >   To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com >   Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:23 PM >   Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread kay486
Nah its ok, besides, you already have my email, we talked about the 10TU26 remember? Im gonna tell you first if ill want to give it away. Anyway, id much rather like to see you update the page with all the tubes you have, because im sure you have many more that artent listed there. I mean, like

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dieter Waechter
;-) Do you want the highres picture? I will send it to your address if you like. Dieter - Original Message - From: kay486 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated Im not saying the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread kay486
Im not saying the pictures are bad, its just that the glass has really unique reflections, i think its because of the angle the photos are shot at. The one gray reflection on the top of the tubes looks just too precise, also those circles at the bottom of the tube look just bit too perfect, hop

Re: [neonixie-l] ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dieter Waechter
Well, I'm not sure about the process. When I talked to Mr. Greif, (probably) the last German Nixie maker guru, we talked about that topic. I'm sorry, I don't remember so well Jens maybe also knows more? Dieter - Original Message - From: Dalibor Farný To: neonixie-l@googlegrou

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dieter Waechter
No CGI. It's a real picture. But I'm sure a good photographer would do it better than me. Dieter - Original Message - From: kay486 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:23 PM Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated Whoah, those

Re: [neonixie-l] ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dalibor Farný
Thanks for reply, I hope Ron will answer.. So the pill is closed on both ends before inserting in vacuum? I cant imagine the process of sealing the pill full of mercury or evaporating from closed pill.. But thanks for that info, Dalibor 2012/5/27 Dieter Waechter > ** > Hi! > If I remeber well,

[neonixie-l] Re: ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread kay486
Whoah, those tubes have really unique reflections, this image even looks like it is cgi! http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/nixie-clocks/v600/pic/V600-RT-bd-s-b.jpg On Sunday, May 27, 2012 8:57:59 PM UTC+1, Nocrotec wrote: > > Hi! > I have updated the ZM1042 (Valvo) page. > Check out the n

Re: [neonixie-l] ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dieter Waechter
Hi! If I remeber well, the mercury was soaked up by a light vacuum into the giver pill. Then sealed on both ends Then the heater wire was wrapped around it. Spot welded onto the tube construction. Then it was heated up to vaporize the mercury. But Ron Soyland might know more about it. Hope he is l

Re: [neonixie-l] ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dalibor Farný
Nice, thanks.. Is there anyone who knows how the mercury dispenser (glass tube with heating wire around it) works? How many mercury there was, how it was fixed to glass tube.. thanks.. Dalibor 2012/5/27 Dieter Waechter > Hi! > I have updated the ZM1042 (Valvo) page. > Check out the new pictures

[neonixie-l] ZM1042 (Valvo) Nixie tube updated

2012-05-27 Thread Dieter Waechter
Hi! I have updated the ZM1042 (Valvo) page. Check out the new pictures http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/nixie-news.htm Have a nice one Dieter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonix

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: OT - Raspberry Pi released

2012-05-27 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
On 27 May 2012, at 10:00, Nick wrote: > Got two on Saturday - one from RS, one from Farnell... Excellent Nick. I loaded Raspbmc last week, the port of XBMC, and it makes a creditable little media centre, playing audio and video files and streaming in web content. http://www.raspbmc.com/ The

Re: [neonixie-l] Current reality check

2012-05-27 Thread David Forbes
On 5/27/12 9:58 AM, Jonathan Peakall wrote: Yup. Otherwise the bulb would glow real bright and probably for a short time. The glow with 240k *seems* reasonable. Your current meter is connected in *series* with the resistor and neon tube, correct? -- David Forbes, Tucson AZ Well, it's

Re: [neonixie-l] Current reality check

2012-05-27 Thread Jonathan Peakall
Yup. Otherwise the bulb would glow real bright and probably for a short time. The glow with 240k *seems* reasonable. Your current meter is connected in *series* with the resistor and neon tube, correct? -- David Forbes, Tucson AZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [neonixie-l] Current reality check

2012-05-27 Thread David Forbes
On 5/27/12 9:13 AM, Jonathan Peakall wrote: Hi All, I am making some colons for my latest clock with an NE-96. The suggested current for this is .5 mA. So, using a calculator, with an input of 200V, I should need around 240K for the anode resistor. Measuring the voltage across the resistor I see

[neonixie-l] Current reality check

2012-05-27 Thread Jonathan Peakall
Hi All, I am making some colons for my latest clock with an NE-96. The suggested current for this is .5 mA. So, using a calculator, with an input of 200V, I should need around 240K for the anode resistor. Measuring the voltage across the resistor I see a voltage of around 120V. So, 240,000/120

[neonixie-l] Re: newbie dummy

2012-05-27 Thread kay486
in top right corner of a post should be *post reply* button, you have to click inside the post first so it becomes active. On Sunday, May 27, 2012 3:30:42 PM UTC+1, glasslinger wrote: > > Hey, I'm new at this! I must be totally dumb because I can't see how to > respond to posts. Usually there is

[neonixie-l] Re: newbie dummy

2012-05-27 Thread kay486
in top right corner of a post should be *post reply* button, you have to click inside the post first so it becomes active. On Sunday, May 27, 2012 3:30:42 PM UTC+1, glasslinger wrote: > > Hey, I'm new at this! I must be totally dumb because I can't see how to > respond to posts. Usually there is

[neonixie-l] newbie dummy

2012-05-27 Thread ron
Hey, I'm new at this! I must be totally dumb because I can't see how to respond to posts. Usually there is a "respond" link but none are present on the posts. Can someone show me where to get a quick tutorial on how the group works. (the google help for the groups is worthless!) glasslinger -

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: OT - Raspberry Pi released

2012-05-27 Thread coggs
VIA just announced a $49 Linux SBC which will come loaded with the Android Distro.. http://apc.io/about/ I bet VIA will be able ramp up production w/o glitches.. I like that they made it a standard form factor.. On Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:00:03 AM UTC-4, Nick wrote: > > > On Friday, 9 March 2012

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: OT - Raspberry Pi released

2012-05-27 Thread Nick
On Friday, 9 March 2012 17:30:11 UTC, Nick wrote: > > On Friday, March 9, 2012 5:13:07 PM UTC, Quixotic Nixotic wrote: >> >> They X-rayed a sample Nick, >> >> The Pi blog says regarding the delay: 'This is because of a hardware >> parts substitution that was made in the factory by accident: speci