[neonixie-l] Re: Trigger clock revisited

2014-04-12 Thread petehand
Last word on the trigger clock, from me anyway: Upping the anode resistors to 43k didn't work as expected. I finally settled on the optimum value at 30k. I swapped the 50 minute tube with its associated nixie driver tube. The ring counted just fine but the '5' never went out - the tube was WAY

Re: [neonixie-l] Your message in neonixie-l was denied

2014-04-12 Thread Nathan Diniz
Bet that it's that stupid heart bleed thingamajig going around the web. I suggest everyone change their password, with the exception of me. I've already changed it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group

[neonixie-l] Re: Trigger clock revisited

2014-04-12 Thread threeneurons
Nice to hear that ! Guess that's why the emphasized the aging process in old neons used for logic. Guess that applies to triggers, too. Kinda makes sense. Great Job ! I love seeing these things ! On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:44:41 AM UTC-7, petehand wrote: Last word on the trigger clock,

Re: [neonixie-l] Think I should Sue ?

2014-04-12 Thread threeneurons
I know. Its just that it popped out, when I went to eBay, yesterday. They want over $400, for a pair of relatively small speakers, that can't possibly have sound to match that price ! I attend the annual CES show in Las Vegas regularly. I use to visit the high end/audiophile rooms. A lot of

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

2014-04-12 Thread bob harper
hi all, thanks for suggestions for this fault.. relay and capacitor triedit was indeed cured by a capacitor [0.47uf 630v] without the need for a relay. now i have another question! i am trying to find why GR43 number 15 on the schematic strikes as soon as power is applied and stays lit,

Re: [neonixie-l] Think I should Sue ?

2014-04-12 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
On 12 Apr 2014, at 20:01, threeneurons wrote: I know. Its just that it popped out, when I went to eBay, yesterday. They want over $400, for a pair of relatively small speakers, that can't possibly have sound to match that price ! As a designer of more years than I care to admit, I see

[neonixie-l] 555 power supply

2014-04-12 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
I often use a classic 555 nixie power supply as I find they always work for me and are very tolerant of any PCB layout abuse I submit them to in my infinite ignorance. My question is: Is there a simple way of switching a 555-generated timer off from a 5v logic gate, as I would like it to go to

[neonixie-l] DS3231 plus memory

2014-04-12 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
I just wanted to say how pleased I am with some little I2C modules that seem to be sold everywhere by the Chinese. They work really well. They have a DS3231 clock, with socketed battery backup including the rechargeable battery, an AT24C32 memory with 4096 bytes of memory, all necessary

Re: [neonixie-l] 555 power supply

2014-04-12 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
On 12 Apr 2014, at 23:03, Michel van der Meij wrote: Hi John, I use the attached circuit in my ZX81 nixie clock and works great. On J7 pin 1 is the 12V input (mine is 9V btw). Pin 2 can be pulled down to gnd with an open collector circuit which will then power up the 555 circuit. The