[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread martin martin
The Burroughs tubes I have contain the following symbols: Hz m u K there may be others but that's all I can see m On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 4:11:51 PM UTC-7, Terry Bowman wrote: > > I'm interested in Nixies with symbols instead of numerals. I already have > all of the Soviet ones. > > I've

Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread Jon D.
>From my spreadsheet: left side = A,D,K,M; right side = C,R,V,Ω -- 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

Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread Alex
Does anybody know what symbols these B-54364 tubes show, I cant find any info online for them at all? Dangerous game, offering free tubes on a collectors forum, like walking into an AA meeting with a crate of beer... :-) On Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:46:37 UTC, martin martin wrote: > > yes >

RE: [neonixie-l] 8971/7971 tube, strange failure mode

2019-03-24 Thread Jeff Walton
Your photo shows a tube that is being deprived of high voltage. Looks the same as when the high voltage powers down the 7971 tubes on a MOD-SIX. Since your tube shows this condition in any position, I would be looking to see if there is a segment that is bleeding/shorting to ground and

[neonixie-l] Re: Q: Active full-wave rectifiers

2019-03-24 Thread Paul Andrews
@Chuck: It is 6.3VRMS, so more like 8V after rectification, but yes I think in reality it is a bit fine with load. @nixiebunny: I haven't tried a Schottky bridge, just simulated one. @jfeng: I hadn't considered a voltage doubler. I tried this

[neonixie-l] Re: RFT date codes

2019-03-24 Thread Jon
Not definitively. However, at least some of the RFT dekatrons have codes that fit with a YWW date code (least significant digit of the year, two digits for the week of construction within that year). Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [neonixie-l] 8971/7971 tube, strange failure mode

2019-03-24 Thread Kevin A.
I'll have him try that next. Should be easy to do since the software provides a segment test routine. On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 2:55 PM Thomas Kummer wrote: > Does it do it when a particular cathode, or number is attempted to be lit? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 24, 2019, at 14:48, Kevin A.

[neonixie-l] Re: A-106 Dekatron question

2019-03-24 Thread Jon
Hi Thomas, A106 is indeed a single guide, unidirectional tube. Pin 5 is the guide electrode (usually called the transfer electrode on single guide tubes). Like the OG8, but a selector rather than counter format. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [neonixie-l] 8971/7971 tube, strange failure mode

2019-03-24 Thread Thomas Kummer
Does it do it when a particular cathode, or number is attempted to be lit? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2019, at 14:48, Kevin A. wrote: > > Yup, the same tube does the same thing when in a different position. > >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 2:34 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: >> If you move the

Re: [neonixie-l] 8971/7971 tube, strange failure mode

2019-03-24 Thread Kevin A.
Yup, the same tube does the same thing when in a different position. On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 2:34 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > If you move the tube to a different position does it do the same thing? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 24, 2019, at 10:44, Kevin A. wrote: > > Here is a picture of the

Re: [neonixie-l] 8971/7971 tube, strange failure mode

2019-03-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
If you move the tube to a different position does it do the same thing? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2019, at 10:44, Kevin A. wrote: > > Here is a picture of the tube when it experiences failure. > >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 1:43 PM Kevin A. wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> I've got a friend who

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Q: Active full-wave rectifiers

2019-03-24 Thread David Forbes
I'm surprised that you can't just use the Schottky diode bridge, a rather large filter capacitor and an LDO regulator chip. What components are you using, and what's the lowest voltage you see at the input to the regulator? On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 10:27 AM Dekatron42 wrote: > In the circuit with

[neonixie-l] 8971/7971 tube, strange failure mode

2019-03-24 Thread Kevin A.
Hi guys, I've got a friend who has an 8971 clock. When the clock is first powered on, the tubes work fine. 10 seconds into running, the last tube (in position 6) starts fizzling out. However, when you turn the clock off and on again, the one tube repeats the same failure mode after 10 seconds

[neonixie-l] Re: Q: Active full-wave rectifiers

2019-03-24 Thread Dekatron42
In the circuit with the FDMQ8205 that you refer to they are connected in a POE circuit (Power Over Ethernet) where they make use of DC-voltages for the power and AC-voltages via the transformers for the data-transmissions - so the FDMQ8205 actually only work as polarity protection in that

Re: [neonixie-l] Q: Active full-wave rectifiers

2019-03-24 Thread chuckrr
A typical 7805 regulator drops out at around 7.5 volts at the input. You'll need a little more overhead than 6.3 volts. That, in my humble observation, is trying to cut it too close. -Original Message- From: "Paul Andrews" Sent 3/24/2019 7:46:22 AM To: "neonixie-l" Subject:

Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread martin martin
yes that's the same ones I have a box of How many do you want? Free. just cover shipping. On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 8:43 AM Kevin A. wrote: > Here are some odd Burroughs symbol tubes I found on ebay; > https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F252453265409

Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread Kevin A.
Here are some odd Burroughs symbol tubes I found on ebay; https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F252453265409 On Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 6:50 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > > On Mar 23, 2019, at 6:17 PM, SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. < > jfrech...@gmail.com> wrote: > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread martin martin
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 7:07 AM martin martin wrote: > Hello from California > I have a box of about 190 Burroughs symbol tubes. > You are welcome to as many as you need. > > I’ll send the part no when I am back in the workshop > > Martin > > -- > You received this message because you are

[neonixie-l] Re: Q: Active full-wave rectifiers

2019-03-24 Thread 'jf...@my-deja.com' via neonixie-l
If I had to use the 6V transformer, I would make a voltage doubler. Then I would use the switching mode regulator in a USB car charger adapter to produce the regulated 5V. My Dollar Tree carries them. Sometimes, Fry's has these for under US$1. Or you can probably find one at your

[neonixie-l] Q: Active full-wave rectifiers

2019-03-24 Thread Paul Andrews
I want to create a 5V/1A regulated power supply from a 6.3V RMS input. I can get a regular diode bridge in a 4 pin DIP package, but it is marginal and my simulations and actual tests show that the forward voltage drop is too much under even a light load. My simulations show that a Schottky

[neonixie-l] Looking for symbol tubes

2019-03-24 Thread martin martin
Hello from California I have a box of about 190 Burroughs symbol tubes. You are welcome to as many as you need. I’ll send the part no when I am back in the workshop Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe