[neonixie-l] Careful what you use to power your nixies...

2014-05-22 Thread Nick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27515446 Nick -- 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 post to this group, send an

RE: [neonixie-l] Careful what you use to power your nixies...

2014-05-22 Thread Tidak Ada
Weren't it only chargers and other consumer products! There are also fake transistors, IC's and electrolytes that will explode. There was for short a discussion on an Dutch electronics forum about these fake components. Give me some time, I'll dig up some photo's eric _ From:

Re: [neonixie-l] Careful what you use to power your nixies...

2014-05-22 Thread Nick
On Thursday, 22 May 2014 14:11:15 UTC+1, Tidak Ada wrote: Weren't it only chargers and other consumer products! There are also fake transistors, IC's and electrolytes that will explode. There was for short a discussion on an Dutch electronics forum about these fake components. Give me

RE: [neonixie-l] Careful what you use to power your nixies...

2014-05-22 Thread Tidak Ada
Yeh, If you look at the site of James Cross Vacuum Tubes Inc. There is a page called 'Hall of Shame', showing the same with tubes [ http://www.vacuumtubesinc.com/VacuumTubesHallofShame.aspx ] _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nick Sent:

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube clock ghosting issues

2014-05-22 Thread Mark Moulding
On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:33:17 AM UTC-7, nixiebunny wrote: I wonder if the Arduino background program is causing the problem? It does something to keep ocntrol of hte machine. Does anyone know what that is? I don't. Actually, there is no background process running on the Arduino; the

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube clock ghosting issues

2014-05-22 Thread gregeb...@hotmail.com
I looked at your driver schematics, and checked the transistor datasheet. The only possible culprit I see from a leakage perspective is the anode-driver; the NPN device has a 0.1uA Icbo (spec-max), and it could cause the PNP device to conduct several uA of current for an anode which is 'off'.

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube clock ghosting issues

2014-05-22 Thread David Forbes
On 5/22/14 9:20 AM, Mark Moulding wrote: On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:33:17 AM UTC-7, nixiebunny wrote: I wonder if the Arduino background program is causing the problem? It does something to keep ocntrol of hte machine. Does anyone know what that is? I don't. Actually, there is no

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube clock ghosting issues

2014-05-22 Thread David Forbes
On 5/21/14 8:25 AM, gregeb...@hotmail.com wrote: Leakage current ? I've seen past designs that use drivers with a breakdown-voltage-rating lower than the high-voltage supply. I always use drivers rated at or above the anode supply voltage, even though there are reasonable arguments for relying

[neonixie-l] Very through troubleshooting article for Neon Dot Matrix pinball displays

2014-05-22 Thread coggs
Very through troubleshooting article for Neon Dot Matrix pinball displays http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/?p=1802 -- 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