> i just said they go black in a week? am i missing something? run at a lower
> voltage? another resistor thats not in the specs? multiplexed?… i will go
> count them, want the black ones too?
I'm envisioning an art project where they're only active occasionally for brief
intervals. I'll
> If you have ever run across the tube very close to the B5092 but with the
> rounded(bullet) front end B6844A
> I made a 6 digit clock and it looked real good!
> For about one week, then it started to go black, in two weeks all tubes were
> black
> It came from no mercury in the tubes, results
Greetings all, my name is John and I recently got started in electronics
and Arduino as a hobby. I am a total newcomer but I stumbled across a Nixie
tube clock on Instructables and I think they are the coolest looking things
in the world. So I found this group and joined up because I want to
Hello Nixie friends,
In April there were a few IN-8-OC Nixie tubes for sale here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/362305760720?nordt=true_cvip=true
I was on vacation and when I came back all were gone. I am wondering:
does anybody have one for trade or sale? Thanks in advance!
Best wishes
Jens
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I have some that are dual-marked 5092/6844, and never noticed any failures.
Luckily, most of mine are genuine Burroughs 5092.
On a related note, I have a few 6091 (the next-size up from a 5092) and
those show darkening inside the glass, which I'm certain is sputtered-away
cathode material that
If you have ever run across the tube very close to the B5092 but with the
rounded(bullet) front end B6844A
I made a 6 digit clock and it looked real good!
For about one week, then it started to go black, in two weeks all tubes were
black
It came from no mercury in the tubes, results in a
Bunch of tubes just hit ebay. Not my auctions.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312381895369
https://www.ebay.com/itm/401659058394
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312381924006
https://www.ebay.com/itm/401659076206
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312381989092
Michail Wilson
206-920-6312
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