[neonixie-l] Re: Can the IN-14 pull off its 5?

2019-02-19 Thread Terry Kennedy
On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 10:42:49 PM UTC-5, Thomas Kummer wrote: > > I’ve always been a bit annoyed by the fact that Russian Nixies, the most > abundant Nixies used an upside down 2 for the 5. As if getting the 6, and > the 9 weren’t good enough to cut production costs, they had to flip a

Re: [neonixie-l] Pinball score reel clock

2019-02-19 Thread Nicholas Stock
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing John! Nick Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2019, at 13:57, John Smout wrote: > > Advice for the prurient: if you choose to be offended by gratuitous innuendo, > then please find a safe place somewhere else that is within your comfort zone. > > I was telephoned

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: "The Fortress " an E1T clock coming soon...

2019-02-19 Thread 'Grahame' via neonixie-l
/As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,// //I've got a little list — I've got a little list// //Of society offenders who might well be underground,// //And who never would be missed — who never would be missed!// //There's the pestilential nuisances who write for autographs — //

[neonixie-l] Re: "The Fortress " an E1T clock coming soon...

2019-02-19 Thread 'westdave' via neonixie-l
I westdave, also have the E1T tubes they have been in the drawers a long time but there are 6 of them they are looking for a kit to come along On Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 2:48:53 PM UTC-8, Sgitheach wrote: > > Hi All > > Over the last year Nick Stock and I have been working on a clock

[neonixie-l] Re: "The Fortress " an E1T clock coming soon...

2019-02-19 Thread 'westdave' via neonixie-l
On Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 2:48:53 PM UTC-8, Sgitheach wrote: > > Hi All > > Over the last year Nick Stock and I have been working on a clock using six > E1T decade counting tubes. I have been working on the electronics and > firmware and Nick has been working on the overall

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Welcome & please introduce yourself!

2019-02-19 Thread Gary Gaspar
I see you Mr. Dave On Saturday, February 16, 2019, 11:39:01 PM PST, neonixie-l wrote: You have two registrations - one from 2018 on Gmail (all posts) and one from 2010 (Digest). Both are active... Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [neonixie-l] Pinball score reel clock

2019-02-19 Thread Mark Moulding
I built a clock using those pinball reels, but (for the reason the Mr. Smout mentioned, I didn't use the original electro-mechanical drivers (although I had them). Instead, I mounted each reel on a stepper motor, and drove each stepper with a little 8051-based controller - six of them in

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: "The Fortress " an E1T clock coming soon...

2019-02-19 Thread 'Grahame' via neonixie-l
Hi I agree with Morris. Once the clock is awake you aggressively try to shut it down again. I have a few badly warn E1Ts and one has a burn in the zero position. It must have sat glowing in the position for a very long time. Unlike an oscilloscope tube you have no brightness control as the