Re: [neonixie-l] It lives again. Pic No. 1

2021-07-19 Thread gregebert
I came across a different version that used a 7-segment electroluminescent display. It was sold for surplus because the display was too dim to read; those E-L panels were very cool looking, but they didn't last long. Another oddity on a different model was the case. This device was intended

Re: [neonixie-l] It lives again. Pic No. 1

2021-07-19 Thread Mac Doktor
> On Jul 19, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Dekatron42 wrote: > > Those are Neon bulbs (NE2A) driven by vacuum tubes (5963). Boy would I love to have that beauty. I used to have an HP with incandescent bulbs in the counter modules. They were easy to read from across the room and simple to replace. It

Re: [neonixie-l] Casio 1970s VFD

2021-07-19 Thread Audrey
Yeah On Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 7:17 PM Cqr wrote: > Wow! They added an extra little segment just to make the fours nicer! > > > > On 19 Jul 2021, at 04:22, martin martin wrote: > > Good eve all. > One of my clients gave me this. Dated about 1975. > I had to open it up. All the keyboard switches

Re: [neonixie-l] Casio 1970s VFD

2021-07-19 Thread Cqr
Wow! They added an extra little segment just to make the fours nicer! > On 19 Jul 2021, at 04:22, martin martin wrote: > > Good eve all. > One of my clients gave me this. Dated about 1975. > I had to open it up. All the keyboard switches are tiny magnets and reed > switches. > Look at

Re: [neonixie-l] It lives again. Pic No. 1

2021-07-19 Thread Dekatron42
Those are Neon bulbs (NE2A) driven by vacuum tubes (5963). /Martin On Monday, 19 July 2021 at 20:43:33 UTC+2 Bartek Ogryz wrote: > I wonder, what kind of display is that? I've never seen one like this. > > poniedziałek, 19 lipca 2021 o 17:40:28 UTC+2 artg...@googlemail.com > napisał(a): > >>

Re: [neonixie-l] It lives again. Pic No. 1

2021-07-19 Thread Bartek Ogryz
I wonder, what kind of display is that? I've never seen one like this. poniedziałek, 19 lipca 2021 o 17:40:28 UTC+2 artgod...@googlemail.com napisał(a): > You don't like it laced with waxed cotton ? > > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 12:15 PM Joe Croft wrote: > >> How I love point to point wiring!

Re: [neonixie-l] It lives again. Pic No. 1

2021-07-19 Thread Adrian Godwin
You don't like it laced with waxed cotton ? On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 12:15 PM Joe Croft wrote: > How I love point to point wiring! PCBs can never replace the beauty of > equipment like that! > > -joe > > On Sun, 2021-07-18 at 18:14 -0700, Instrument Resources of America wrote: > > For those of

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: CRISTAL + CAPACITOR = TIME DELAY HELP

2021-07-19 Thread ZY
If you're going with SMD components, you can also try using a SMD crystal to simplify the build process some more. I used this one for example (although currently out of stock, but there are probably similar ones)

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: CRISTAL + CAPACITOR = TIME DELAY HELP

2021-07-19 Thread MrThe50sanchez
Hello! It looks like I was in a Mistake with the datasheet of the crystal, thinking that the 6.0 to 12.5 pf capacitors would be perfect for the time running perfect, But with this configuration, I have like 2 mins of delay in 24H. I really appreciate the help, Just took a quick look and you are

Re: [neonixie-l] It lives again. Pic No. 1

2021-07-19 Thread Joe Croft
How I love point to point wiring! PCBs can never replace the beauty of equipment like that! -joe On Sun, 2021-07-18 at 18:14 -0700, Instrument Resources of America wrote: > For those of you who asked. Pic No 1 of the 'hand wired underside of the > Beckman 7360 EPUT meter'. For the younger folks