Re: [neonixie-l] RARE VINTAGE CLOCK, WATCH, JEWELERS TIMING, CALIBRATION MACHINE WITH NIXIE TUBES

2022-04-12 Thread David Forbes
I findit amusing that a precision watch timing instrument has a 4 digit display. On Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 7:55 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > No idea what this is, but pretty interesting! > > > Look at this on eBay > RARE VINTAGE CLOCK, WATCH, JEWELERS TIMING, CALIBRATION MACHINE WITH NIXIE > TUBES >

Re: [neonixie-l] RARE VINTAGE CLOCK, WATCH, JEWELERS TIMING, CALIBRATION MACHINE WITH NIXIE TUBES

2022-04-12 Thread martin martin
very cool! ~ *mcvei...@gmail.com * On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 7:55 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > No idea what this is, but pretty interesting! > > > Look at this on eBay > RARE VINTAGE CLOCK, WATCH, JEWELERS TIMING, CALIBRATION MACHINE WITH NIXIE > TUBES >

[neonixie-l] RARE VINTAGE CLOCK, WATCH, JEWELERS TIMING, CALIBRATION MACHINE WITH NIXIE TUBES

2022-04-12 Thread Nicholas Stock
No idea what this is, but pretty interesting! Look at this on eBay RARE VINTAGE CLOCK, WATCH, JEWELERS TIMING, CALIBRATION MACHINE WITH NIXIE TUBES Nick Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from

[neonixie-l] Re: Neons for all!

2022-04-12 Thread Neil QQ
Memotronics is a good source for the hi-brite C2A and A3C bare lamps. They come with 2" (50 mm) leads. (US company) Has anyone had success in reviving NOS (emphasis on the O) neon lamps? I acquired LT2-32-2T lamps (1" bulb

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Admin help

2022-04-12 Thread Jonathan Peakall
Thanks Nick and Graham. I will look into my end and see if I can find out what is up. Thanks again! On 4/12/2022 9:27 AM, 'Nick' via neonixie-l wrote: Hi Jonathan We're looking at this but first impressions are that your membership looks just file - I don't know if Google just shows you the

[neonixie-l] Re: OT: Secret Life of Components

2022-04-12 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I met Tim a few times years ago - In another life I used to make solid-state Tesla coils and electromagnetic can crushers/disk platter launchers using massive low-ESR capacitor banks - the UK TC group had (and still have) an annual bash up at the Cambridge Museum of Technology

[neonixie-l] Re: Neons for all!

2022-04-12 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
Richard, please post pictures. Very interested to see your solution. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 8:45:56 AM UTC-4 Richard Scales wrote: > I got so disappointed at how extended neon leads on colons looked - I > ended up making a tiny PCB which sits inside the glass tube with a metal > base

[neonixie-l] Re: Admin help

2022-04-12 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Hi Jonathan We're looking at this but first impressions are that your membership looks just file - I don't know if Google just shows you the list of groups you've used recently rather than the whole lot, but it's not obvious. Are you sure that it's not a caching issue and something that a hard

[neonixie-l] Admin help

2022-04-12 Thread Jonathan Peakall
Howdy All, Been a list member for quite a while, so my account was somehow migrated. When I go to google groups I don't see the neonixie-l group listed but I do get the emails. I would like to change my email settings but I cannot. Is there an admin that can help me? Thanks! -- You

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Neons for all!

2022-04-12 Thread Adrian Godwin
I've got a VFD clock to build sometime. It's a multidigit tube with wires at both ends. I thought I'd extend and strengthen the wires to support the glass by soldering them into fine brass tubing as used by modelmakers. It'll probably turn out a mess because of all the different radii but might be

[neonixie-l] Re: Neons for all!

2022-04-12 Thread Richard Scales
I got so disappointed at how extended neon leads on colons looked - I ended up making a tiny PCB which sits inside the glass tube with a metal base to match Dalibors tubes. I used to spend ages with enamel copper wire and such like - not any more! - Richard On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at

[neonixie-l] Re: Neons for all!

2022-04-12 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
Nice that they still sell the NE-2's with the 60mm leads. Really wish someone would offer those with even longer leads so you don't have to extend the wire when making clocks with larger tubes. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 12:31:43 AM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: > Nice that they sell