[neonixie-l] Nixie tubes for sale - lots of small tubes

2024-04-01 Thread David Forbes
Dear Nixieons: I have nearly run out of steam making Nixie watches after twenty years. My excess Nixie tube inventory is available. These NOS tubes are for sale from Tucson AZ, USA: 400  5870ST (Burroughs) in boxes 500  ZM1336K (Siemens) in trays 450~ NL4998 (National) in white military boxes

[neonixie-l] Re: Anyone want to collaborate on electroluminescent display projects ?

2024-04-01 Thread Richard Scales
I have a board which drives the displays just fine, opt triacs which I drive from a PIC using the B-7971 Smart Socket code (slightly modified) and i have had great success using the 'blue' EL power supply from Adafruit (I think that's where they came from - I bought a bag of them). For the sake

[neonixie-l] Re: Anyone want to collaborate on electroluminescent display projects ?

2024-04-01 Thread gregebert
Right now it looks like there will be 3 different PCB's: One for the HV power supply, one for a single I-95, and another for 2-4 IEL-0-IV (I havn't sized the board yet, but it needs to be less than 4" per side). I use a modular design approach, and everything is connected with a 10-pin ribbon-c

Re: [neonixie-l] A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread Dekatron42
I don't think it has any Hg in the gas, it looks very much like only Neon. The welded wires are poorly welded and come loose easily, just like number 3 not working on the one sold on eBay now, I have a few failed SZ-2 with the same problem. /Martin On Monday 1 April 2024 at 19:39:13 UTC+2 Nich

Re: [neonixie-l] A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hg doped?NickSent from my iPhoneOn Apr 1, 2024, at 10:31, Peter Hall wrote:Yes-there lovely,7please,lol.From🚨Peter Hall😁 insidiousnixies🦘Utube On 1 Apr 2024 11:49 pm, liam bartosiewicz wrote:One of these was sold the other day on eBay for a bit over $100, someone got a pretty good deal if you as

Re: [neonixie-l] A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread Peter Hall
Yes-there lovely,7please,lol.From🚨Peter Hall😁 insidiousnixies🦘Utube On 1 Apr 2024 11:49 pm, liam bartosiewicz wrote:One of these was sold the other day on eBay for a bit over $100, someone got a pretty good deal if you ask me.On Apr 1, 2024, at 12:31 AM, xuhui zeng wrote:This SZ-2 is a top-view

Re: [neonixie-l] A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread Dekatron42
Some six years ago I bought a bunch for USD$4 when they were sold in China, a Chinese seller offered them in boxes of 25 per box then so they weren’t that rare, then another eBay seller offered them for USD $49 for six pieces, oerhaps the same seller who sold then ti me. Sesrch the forum and yo

Re: [neonixie-l] A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread liam bartosiewicz
One of these was sold the other day on eBay for a bit over $100, someone got a pretty good deal if you ask me.On Apr 1, 2024, at 12:31 AM, xuhui zeng wrote:This SZ-2 is a top-view display nixie tube produced by the East China Electron Tube Factory in China, with a diameter of 50mm+ and very large

[neonixie-l] Re: Anyone want to collaborate on electroluminescent display projects ?

2024-04-01 Thread Keith Moore
I am interested but not much help with the design. I'd love to use my displays though. On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 1:43:24 PM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: > I'm finally at the point I have time to work on a design for my Soviet-era > electroluminescent displays. I have 2 types, the smaller IEL-0-

[neonixie-l] Re: A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread alex nolan
Beautiful tube! Would absolutely be interested in trading other rare tubes for one, if someone has an extra few lying around ;) On Monday, April 1, 2024 at 9:40:42 AM UTC-4 blkadder wrote: > Are these still being produced? > > On Monday, April 1, 2024 at 3:31:14 AM UTC-4 xuhui zeng wrote: > >> >

[neonixie-l] Re: A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread blkadder
Are these still being produced? On Monday, April 1, 2024 at 3:31:14 AM UTC-4 xuhui zeng wrote: > > This SZ-2 is a top-view display nixie tube produced by the East China > Electron Tube Factory in China, with a diameter of 50mm+ and very large > characters. > [image: 4061711956036_.pic.jpg][imag

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone want to collaborate on electroluminescent display projects ?

2024-04-01 Thread Peter Hall
I also have some off these. Even the Tank ones-with metal backings.Just gotta find them🤔.I'd love too contribute some $$$,towards boards/parts,if thats any help.. Patrick.M.has Vidio and Voltage goat,as well..Keep it up.From🚨Peter Hall😁 insidiousnixies🦘Utube On 1 Apr 2024 12:46 pm, gregebert wrote