Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Dieter Waechter
Hi David, Yes, that would work, if the clock has no menu where it would be lit longer. Dieter - Original Message - From: "David Forbes" To: Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem On 3/8/13 3:44 PM, Dieter Waechter wrote:

Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread David Forbes
On 3/8/13 3:44 PM, Dieter Waechter wrote: HI! A friend has a NIB Z568M for sale. It is new and unused and in original box, but it has a problem. tube works perfectly, but when cathode 1 is lit for some seconds or minutes, it bends a bit (because of the heat) and slightly touches the 8. Then 1 and

[neonixie-l] Re: One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Greg P
I have a NIB Z5680M that the getter came loose (bad spot weld I guess) and is on the bottom of the tube. Everything works fine, so I guess that's good. I guess I should sell too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe fro

Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Frank Bemelman
We need a Nixie whisperer ;-) Frank From: Nicholas Stock Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 12:09 AM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem Wow. I have a Z568M that shows both 4 and 8 simultaneouslyI'll use it as the 0/1/2 of the 24hrs in a

Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Nicholas Stock
Wow. I have a Z568M that shows both 4 and 8 simultaneouslyI'll use it as the 0/1/2 of the 24hrs in a clock, but elsewhere it would be a little uselessperhaps I should sell it! ;-) Cheers, Nick On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Adam Jacobs wrote: > But it's a _cool_ tube, right? An ente

Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Adam Jacobs
But it's a _cool_ tube, right? An enterprising engineer should be able to figure out a use case where you never use the number "1" maybe, anyways. Possibly if you mux the "1", maybe it takes longer to get hot enough to bend into the 8? who knows. Anyways, point was: never underestimate col

Re: [neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Nicholas Stock
Why would you pay 225 EUR for a tube that doesn't work properly? On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Dieter Waechter wrote: > HI! > A friend has a NIB Z568M for sale. > It is new and unused and in original box, but it has a problem. > tube works perfectly, but when cathode 1 is lit for some seconds

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Dieter Waechter
;-) Will send them if anyone is interested to buy and I make those pictures. Dieter - Original Message - From: kay486 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:50 PM Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: One Z568M NIB for sale with problem I would be interested in

[neonixie-l] Re: One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread kay486
I would be interested in just the pictures :D On Friday, 8 March 2013 22:44:10 UTC, Nocrotec wrote: > > HI! > A friend has a NIB Z568M for sale. > It is new and unused and in original box, but it has a problem. > tube works perfectly, but when cathode 1 is lit for some seconds or > minutes, >

[neonixie-l] One Z568M NIB for sale with problem

2013-03-08 Thread Dieter Waechter
HI! A friend has a NIB Z568M for sale. It is new and unused and in original box, but it has a problem. tube works perfectly, but when cathode 1 is lit for some seconds or minutes, it bends a bit (because of the heat) and slightly touches the 8. Then 1 and 8 are lit together. I don't need it, so

[neonixie-l] Re: NL7094 is a myth!

2013-03-08 Thread threeneurons
That's one reason, I haven't chucked it. But, I look at it as, bringing back Walt Disney's frozen corpse, from the dead. Not getting my hopes up too high. On Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:18:12 PM UTC-8, kay486 wrote: > > Well, i think that somebody here should have the means to refill it pretty