Re: [neonixie-l] Re: trigger tube equivilents

2014-02-25 Thread Instrument Resources of America
On CLOSE examination, I note that all of the insulating sleeves are discolored, and the discoloration becomes darker the closer you get to the base of the tube. I would guess that the discoloration is from being exposed to long hours of heat from the tube. One insulating sleeve is also

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: trigger tube equivilents

2014-02-25 Thread Dekatron42
There were 50 sold s few weeks ago on Ebay UK : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-capacitors-x-50-small-ER32-A-ELESTA-new-swiss-15-fuse-amp-/261386179279?nma=truesi=tnNIKXvFcb6%252FkXHteD2N2XwObYM%253Dorig_cvip=truert=nc_trksid=p2047675.l2557 perhaps someone can contact that seller and see if

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: trigger tube equivilents

2014-02-25 Thread Instrument Resources of America
From the photos you can see that they did NOT come with any insulating sleeves on the wire leads. The leads are also quite straight. They appear to be tinned, with no large ugly blobs of solder on the ends of the leads. They are in a factory original carton. Just about what I would expect

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: trigger tube equivilents

2014-02-25 Thread bobharper...@gmail.com
hi thanks for the info. Will keep my eye on it. Bob Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: Dekatron42 martin.forsb...@gmail.com To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: trigger tube equivilents Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 07:03 There are 9 ER32's for sale on eBay right

[neonixie-l] IN-18 Tubes - Best place to get from?

2014-02-25 Thread Paul Parry
Hi all, As someone quite new to Nixies, where would you recommend the best place to get some IN-18 tubes from? Direct from somewhere in Ukraine or off eBay? Cheers, Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Tubes - Best place to get from?

2014-02-25 Thread Jon
Buy on eBay from a seller with decent feedback, pay via Paypal, and don't hesitate to leverage the various buyer protection policies to keep your investment safe. Many of the sellers there are from Russia/Ukraine anyway, so the tubes are generally coming from the same place. You might pay a

[neonixie-l] Plotclock draws the time

2014-02-25 Thread Michel
Hi Guys, This has nothing to do with nixies but as most of us are clock lovers/builders I thought it would be worth sharing this video anyways. It's a device that draws the current time using a marker, then wipes it out and draws the new current time. Quite interesting to watch!

Re: [neonixie-l] Plotclock draws the time

2014-02-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing Michel. Nick On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Michel mic...@xiac.com wrote: Hi Guys, This has nothing to do with nixies but as most of us are clock lovers/builders I thought it would be worth sharing this video anyways. It's a device that draws the current

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Tubes - Best place to get from?

2014-02-25 Thread Jeff Thomas
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:16:45 AM UTC-7, Paul Parry wrote: Hi all, As someone quite new to Nixies, where would you recommend the best place to get some IN-18 tubes from? Direct from somewhere in Ukraine or off eBay? Cheers, Paul -- You received this message because you

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Tubes - Best place to get from?

2014-02-25 Thread Dan Hollis
Ukraine might not be the best place to be ordering IN-18 from right now... -Dan On Tue, 25 Feb 2014, Jeff Thomas wrote: On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:16:45 AM UTC-7, Paul Parry wrote: Hi all, As someone quite new to Nixies, where would you recommend the best place to get some IN-18