[neonixie-l] IN-3 Neon Bulbs

2014-03-01 Thread Spencer
Hello All! I bought these for the nixie clocks, http://www.ebay.com/itm/251373901401, and they will work for a bit then start flickering all over in the tube, and lighting up in odd places and not where it should be lighting up! An example can be found at, http://imgur.com/O32rVBi . Only the

[neonixie-l] [Fwd: Anybody have a CRT for a 576 or know of a source?]

2014-03-01 Thread laingt
Posted this over at Tekscopes, thought I would ask on these groups as well. Tim Laing Original Message Subject: Anybody have a CRT for a 576 or know of a source? From:lai...@wcoil.com Date:Sat, March 1, 2014 11:04 am To:

[neonixie-l] I'm Rich ! DK-23

2014-03-01 Thread threeneurons
Just noticed this recently completed listing on eBay, for a single DK23 dekatron ! http://www.ebay.com/itm/380844706556 112 bucks ! I still have a couple in my stash. Finally, I own a tube that's worth something. Of course, Westdave has me beat. A few months ago he bought this, at the TRW

[neonixie-l] Re: Simplified circuit for driving a Russian A-201 Polyatron!

2014-03-01 Thread threeneurons
Nice work ! I gotta get my hands on one of those, one of these days ! On Friday, February 28, 2014 12:31:15 PM UTC-8, Dekatron42 wrote: Hi All, I have now put considerable time into searching for more information on the Russian A-201 Polyatron made by Plasma Labs. I found a few books with

[neonixie-l] Re: Simplified circuit for driving a Russian A-201 Polyatron!

2014-03-01 Thread Dekatron42
Thanks! You just have to sell two of your DK23's to buy one at the current going price on Ebay! ;) /Martin On Saturday, 1 March 2014 18:59:19 UTC+1, threeneurons wrote: Nice work ! I gotta get my hands on one of those, one of these days ! -- You received this message because you are

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-3 Neon Bulbs

2014-03-01 Thread Jon
Are you sure you've wired the IN3 the right way round? Unlike normal neon bulbs the internal construction is not symmetrical, and so they have specifically designated anode and cathode leads. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l

[neonixie-l] Re: Simplified circuit for driving a Russian A-201 Polyatron!

2014-03-01 Thread Jon
Just mad pricing on both of those types at the moment. Crazy! Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Simplified circuit for driving a Russian A-201 Polyatron!

2014-03-01 Thread Spencer W
It was working correctly, the back shield was lit up but now the light is only on the legs. I was applying the positive voltage to the left leg (the u shaped part inside) and ground to the back shield. Sorry , I have no idea the proper names on those parts ;) Sent from my iPhone On Mar

RE: [neonixie-l] IN-3 Neon Bulbs

2014-03-01 Thread Tidak Ada
I am just occupied to develop a ac driver to supply neon bulbs symmetrical. Those simple neon's with only two rods as electrode are awful on dc. eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Sent: zaterdag 1 maart 2014 14:18 To:

Re: [neonixie-l] IN-3 Neon Bulbs

2014-03-01 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
I bought 1,000 of these and conditioned a whole bunch of them for a ring counter clock. Many of them started to flicker and develop bad habits. I think they are just not very good neons. John S On 1 Mar 2014, at 13:17, Spencer wrote: Hello All! I bought these for the nixie clocks,