Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-10-04 Thread Dekatron42
14:57:19 UTC+2, jörg wrote: > > Martin, you are right. > I've checked the getter flash and it is gone. Only a white shadow left. > So, sadly, the tube has sucked air and is cracked somewhere at the pins. > Unfortunately, I don't have a plasma ball. > > Dekatron42 schrieb am Son

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-10-03 Thread Dekatron42
Have you got a Plasma ball to hold it to? If air has entered in you might see a very faint blueish glow if you turn off the surrounding light. What does the getter flash look like, like a mirror or is it gone completely, or has it gone white? I have seen a few Nixies where the Anode wire has

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: nixie watch project

2020-10-03 Thread Dekatron42
Looks very nice! Will you include wireless charging? /Martin -- 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 view

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-10-03 Thread Dekatron42
A long time ago I found these photos on the Internet, can't find them now though, however I am not sure if they are fake or true Nimo's. /Martin [image: blue.jpg] [image: red.jpg] [image: symbols-green.jpg] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[neonixie-l] A Nixie clock for the historically inclined collector!

2020-09-27 Thread Dekatron42
Check out this auction: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Texas-Instruments-Nixie-Tube-Clock-TID-Dedication-1970-Deutschland-GMBH/114432471767?hash=item1aa4b4f2d7:g:ouEAAOSwg6JfcSRY /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To

[neonixie-l] Re: ZM1032 - Dual Anode

2020-09-23 Thread Dekatron42
Sorry, spelled Ronald Dekkers name wrong. /Martin On Wednesday, 23 September 2020 11:20:01 UTC+2, Dekatron42 wrote: > > Rondal Dekker has a clock at his webpage who is using them: > https://www.dos4ever.com/nixie1/nixie1.html > > /Martin > -- You received this m

[neonixie-l] Re: ZM1032 - Dual Anode

2020-09-23 Thread Dekatron42
Rondal Dekker has a clock at his webpage who is using them: https://www.dos4ever.com/nixie1/nixie1.html /Martin -- 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] Re: NEO-8000 display

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
You are welcome to put them in a package to me. /Martin On Sunday, 20 September 2020 23:41:49 UTC+2, Pramanicin wrote: > > Hi Folks, I have a NEO-8000 display with some issues (see attached) and > also a NEO-5000 that's dead. These are looking for an appreciative home. If > interested, then

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
sometimes use extra support rods to keep the digits/symbols flat. /Martin On Sunday, 20 September 2020 21:03:27 UTC+2, Bill Notfaded wrote: > > I don't see why you couldn't make a cathode like that split? > > Bill > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 12:01 PM Dekatron42 > wrote: > >&g

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
t or even double line font for the front > view big Nixie. Have we ever seen a double line numerical Nixie font > before? That's two lines separated by space in the font shape. > > Bill > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 3:31 AM Dekatron42 wrote: > >> I'd say that the Anode cag

Re: [neonixie-l] Not being able to respond directly to users any more!?

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
20, 2020, 10:45 Dekatron42 > > wrote: > >> Just now I tried to respond to the user posting in one of the threads but >> I was met with two error messages, one telling me to set up my browser >> (tried in IE, Edge & Firefox) to use "mailto-links" and the

Re: [neonixie-l] Not being able to respond directly to users any more!?

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
Sunday, 20 September 2020 at 15:54:46 UTC+2 Adrian Pardini wrote: > I don't know about the web version but I'm subscribed via mail and from > there I get both the group and user address as usual. > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 10:45 Dekatron42 wrote: > >> Just now I tried to res

[neonixie-l] Not being able to respond directly to users any more!?

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
Just now I tried to respond to the user posting in one of the threads but I was met with two error messages, one telling me to set up my browser (tried in IE, Edge & Firefox) to use "mailto-links" and the other error message telling me that answer directly to users has been turned off for this

[neonixie-l] Re: Photoshot from a defective IN-4 Tube

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
Looking at some of the photos it can be seen that the added metal has been ground away near the ends where the holes for the mounting posts are, look at figure 8 and some of the other detail photos where the ends can be seen with clear evidence that someone has ground of the ends as you can see

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-20 Thread Dekatron42
I'd say that the Anode cage is made from a sieve like woven structure in the "vintage" type and from etched metal in the MX-57X type. I do think that the unknown types can be an old Chinese design and not a modern design as they are missing the rod that is usually used at the top and bottom

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-18 Thread Dekatron42
It confirms what I have seen on Chinese sites, sometimes the seller even writes that the tube is not for sale only for showing and lists the price as 888 Yuan. @Qu L: Does the number 888 have any special meaning in any way in China or just randomly chosen? /Martin On Friday, 18 September

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-17 Thread Dekatron42
Yes, I'd like at least one each of the different versions of Nixies that Dalibor manufacture, but I wouldn't have any good spot to put a clock with six of his current RZ568M as such a clock is quite big. I, and a few people I have spoken to, would like to have a bedside clock in a nicely

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-16 Thread Dekatron42
Well, people aren't always rational, and for some Dalibors Nixies are not what they are looking for no matter how nice they are. Some are looking for the Nixies they used in clocks, that fit on their bedside table, and calculators when they grew up and some like to be able to write a message

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone recognize these nixie tubes?

2020-09-16 Thread Dekatron42
I've seen these and other old Chinese Nixies, and bought some other types myself, from Chinese sites for a tenth of what they are offered for by this seller, and even less. I do believe that this seller offered SZ-2 Chinese Nixies for a similar markup price a year or two ago, it was discussed

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie anode types

2020-09-09 Thread Dekatron42
The anode is the rear large surrounding metal plate and possibly also two of the special electrodes that you can see in between the digits, they look sonething lik -|-|-|- if you look at the auction photos here, 2nd and 7th from top if I see correctly:

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 7 Segment Nix

2020-08-28 Thread Dekatron42
A draw from the PS in series. > > Bill > > On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:10:42 AM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote: > >> I don't know much about dimming these but some of the earliest dimming >> solutions for Nixies that I've seen actually used diac/triac/thyristors >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-23 "alphabet"?

2020-08-28 Thread Dekatron42
drive them individually. >>>> >>>> Like what I did here: >>>> >>>> https://youtu.be/dCdzolBSNM8 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michail Wilson >>>> >>>> 206-920-

[neonixie-l] Re: Tube Data

2020-08-28 Thread Dekatron42
The ETL handbook, the large red binder in the center, can be downloaded from Frank Philipse: https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/022/suppinfo/ETL-ElectronicTubeHandbook-i3.pdf (or at least one version of it as Ericsson sent out newer datasheets to be included over the years, the pink ones). The

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 7 Segment Nix

2020-08-27 Thread Dekatron42
I don't know much about dimming these but some of the earliest dimming solutions for Nixies that I've seen actually used diac/triac/thyristors with unsmoothed half- or fullwave rectified mains voltage, and also some transistorized solutions. Maybe something similar could be used here, they

Re: [neonixie-l] IN-23 "alphabet"?

2020-08-27 Thread Dekatron42
tasheet isn't always the only > way. I've got a few of them. I still have that board with 3 A-201 and 5 > small tubes they're supposed to drive on it if I'm remembering correctly. > > Best Regards, > > Bill > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 11:19 PM Dekatron42 > wrote: > >&g

Re: [neonixie-l] IN-23 "alphabet"?

2020-08-27 Thread Dekatron42
C+2, Terry Bowman wrote: > > > On Aug 25, 2020, at 7:15 AM, Dekatron42 > wrote: > > Here's another datasheet with the Russian alphabet. > > > I forgot to ask: here did these datasheets come from? They're not in any > of the documents that I have. > > >

[neonixie-l] Re: what would you drive these ETL GR10G with?

2020-08-25 Thread Dekatron42
I just wish there was a simple and cheap way of refilling these GR10G with a gas mixture that would make them long-life Nixies. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

[neonixie-l] Re: what would you drive these ETL GR10G with?

2020-08-25 Thread Dekatron42
That's the correct values. However they seem to work a little bit better on 300V anode voltage with 18k anode resistor, possibly due to their aging. They also need some time to "wake up" when they have been stored for long, as with other gas filled tubes after long storage. /Martin -- You

[neonixie-l] Re: what would you drive these ETL GR10G with?

2020-08-25 Thread Dekatron42
These need a higher Anode voltage (minimum 220V in some datasheets and 250V in some) to work properly and also cathode resistors on cathodes "1" and "7" to get correct current as the digits are not size corrected to get equal current compared to the other cathodes - you will destroy the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 7 Segment Nix

2020-08-25 Thread Dekatron42
There are many different versions of these cards and therefore different ways the IN-28s are hooked up, just google "ИН-28" and look at the images. Some are meant to be driven from unsmoothed full wave rectified mains voltage, some from smoothed DC-voltage, some have a simplified circuit

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-23 "alphabet"?

2020-08-23 Thread Dekatron42
Here is an example of Cyrillic and Western characters. /Martin On Sunday, 23 August 2020 02:34:12 UTC+2, Terry Bowman wrote: > > I just snagged the last of 11 IN-23s for sale on eBay (a twelfth one was > auctioned off first): > > >

[neonixie-l] Re: 7 Segment Nix

2020-08-22 Thread Dekatron42
This display was discussed here on the forum a few weeks ago: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/neonixie-l/bVoCKhPv7Dg the tubes are IN-28 single dot nixies for large displays. These displays were supposedly used in the Russian metro and other places. It also turned up in the game Metro

[neonixie-l] Re: Who is interested in IN33?

2020-08-18 Thread Dekatron42
Hi, Can you get hold of the IN-30, the same type of bargraph display as the IN-33 but with just one row/line with dots? /Martin On Monday, 17 August 2020 20:00:37 UTC+2, Юрий Овчинников wrote: > > Hi guys. Who is interested in IN33? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[neonixie-l] Re: Heathkit GC-1195 circuit guru question...

2020-08-06 Thread Dekatron42
You can use 3 amp diodes in all positions. Heathkit saved a few cents by using 1 amp diodes for the logic portion and 3 amp diodes for the lamp portion of the design. This design is used with center tapped transformers and you often see it in linear power supply modules which use the LM723

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Does cathode poisoning matter?

2020-07-31 Thread Dekatron42
The Burroughs Brochure 616 mentions this test but does not contain the description of the cathode disintegration. /Martin On Friday, 31 July 2020 14:38:01 UTC+2, Paul Andrews wrote: > > My source for this was a magazine article that referenced a test made by > Burroughs that ran over several

[neonixie-l] Re: Mercury not all it’s cracked up to be?

2020-07-17 Thread Dekatron42
Where did you read about this by the way? /Martin On Friday, 17 July 2020 19:27:39 UTC+2, Paul Andrews wrote: > > I recently saw a post that suggested that the addition of a mercury dopant > to Nixie tubes does not confer the protection that we have all been led to > believe - apparently the

[neonixie-l] Re: Mercury not all it’s cracked up to be?

2020-07-17 Thread Dekatron42
There is some information in this article, presumably first hand information from a Burroughs engineer, on the extended life when mercury was added: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-nixie-tube-story-the-neon-display-tech-that-engineers-cant-quit (just search for

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie calculator display

2020-07-17 Thread Dekatron42
Have you asked Brent Hilpert who owns the site you linked too if he has the datasheets? He has been very helpsome when i have asked him about other equipment with dekatrons and the E1Ts. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.

[neonixie-l] Re: Simple A108 Spinner

2020-07-17 Thread Dekatron42
Nice! I like the simplicity of the design. /Martin -- 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 view this

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-07-14 Thread Dekatron42
I forgot to ask what PCB-software you are using. I've been using Designspark since it was released but have had my eyes on KiCad for a while but not taken the step to try it out yet. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-07-14 Thread Dekatron42
Nice name and very nice look. I mainly use Elecrow for my PCBs as they have been cheaper than OSH-Park this far but they don't have this nice PCB, might try OSH-Park just for this PCB! It looked like 2 or 2.5mm to me. /Martin On Tuesday, 14 July 2020 14:27:43 UTC+2, jörg wrote: > > It's 1,6mm

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-07-14 Thread Dekatron42
Looks nice! Ahh, the socket on the wrong side has happened to me on a few occasions too. What kind of PCB did you use, it looks thicker than standard and also a lot smoother on its black surface, especially since it doesn't have a colored surface? Where did you roder them from? /Martin --

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-07-02 Thread Dekatron42
I did look through the XM1000 datasheet the other day (the Telefunken copy of the NIMO that had to be scrapped due to the patent battle between IEE and Telefunken, which IEE won) and found one interesting thing about running these displays multiplexed (just as the NIMO datasheet says that you

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-30 Thread Dekatron42
and one that was shorted after some time. /Martin On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:25:32 UTC+2, Dekatron42 wrote: > > So you are using something like a 6.8 Ohm series resistor on each side of > the heater to get these figures? > > If you use a series resistor on each side, what effect d

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-30 Thread Dekatron42
So you are using something like a 6.8 Ohm series resistor on each side of the heater to get these figures? If you use a series resistor on each side, what effect does that result in on the DC-bias, none or something that you have to adjust for? Do you short these resistors after some time so

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-30 Thread Dekatron42
@jörg: if you fixed the ghosting you had on the digit, how did you do it? @gregebert: you mentioned some leaked from th "7" digit, what was the cause of this? I am trying to get the courage to experiment with my NIMOs /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-29 Thread Dekatron42
Oh, I had missed those, thanks for posting the links here! /Martin On Monday, 29 June 2020 16:08:06 UTC+2, gregebert wrote: > > On Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 11:37:22 PM UTC-7, Dekatron42 wrote: >> >> @gregebert, thanks for sharing your design! >> >> /Mar

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-29 Thread Dekatron42
@gregebert, thanks for sharing your design! /Martin -- 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 view this

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-28 Thread Dekatron42
@ jörg, thanks for letting me know that you used Moorrees design. /Martin -- 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

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-28 Thread Dekatron42
Here they ate, scroll down (don’t miss the other nice designs though): https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/miscellaneous-projects/ -- 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,

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2020-06-28 Thread Dekatron42
@jörg & @gregebert - what driver did you use for the grids? Did you go with the CD4028 like in Michael Moorrees or with some other driver, or even discrete transistors? /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe

[neonixie-l] Re: What is this HV gadget?

2020-06-24 Thread Dekatron42
I think it is called "high frequency neon tester", google it and you'll se some similar items. /Martin -- 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] Re: Ecaterina Nixie clock project

2020-06-16 Thread Dekatron42
You can also ask Dalibor Farny (https://www.daliborfarny.com/) how much he charges for one Nixie with the whole name. /Martin -- 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

[neonixie-l] Re: Ecaterina Nixie clock project

2020-06-16 Thread Dekatron42
The Burroughs Nixies with letters very rarely turn up on eBay, but the Polish LL-555, 556, 557 & 558 are somewhat more common so my suggestion is that you look for those on eBay. /Martin On Tuesday, 16 June 2020 07:54:58 UTC+2, Bogdan Paduraru wrote: > > Dear all > > I am Bogdan from Romania

[neonixie-l] Re: Beckman Berkeley decimal display datasheets?

2020-06-02 Thread Dekatron42
There is at least a manual for the 705A and 705AZ modules here: http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/ serach for Beckman and you'll find the 5500 EPUT meter where there is a schematic and explanation of the whole unit. These units are similar to the Hewlett Packard HP-4A series of modules, I'm not sure

Re: [neonixie-l] Another newly-manufactured nixie tube

2020-06-02 Thread Dekatron42
Looks like they have several hundred available if you look at the Taobao listing, they are also selling them in sets of four with one free colon tube or sets of six with two free colon tubes (translated the Chinese text with Google). /Martin -- You received this message because you are

[neonixie-l] Anyone with a ton of money? NL7094 and B7095 on eBay.....

2020-05-21 Thread Dekatron42
https://www.ebay.com/itm/nixie-tube-NL7094-giant-round-long-life-NEON-READOUT-valve-NATIONAL-BEZEL-RARE/254522682842?hash=item3b42bbedda:g:CrkAAOSwPpJeVOHO

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Series Resistors

2020-05-20 Thread Dekatron42
Not directly related to IN-18 but fundamental in explanation of Nixie driving you can read this article if you haven't done so already (one among many similar articles): http://www.decodesystems.com/re-how-nixies-work.html , the original magazine can be found here:

[neonixie-l] Re: Digit Fading / transition effects using HV566 Blanking

2020-05-03 Thread Dekatron42
There's another way of dimming/fading described in this thread with source code on Github - not mine, just remembered it. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/neonixie-l/fading$20table%7Csort:date/neonixie-l/bh7kymv2xQA/MogsmOnHAgAJ /Martin -- You received this message because you are

Re: Re: [neonixie-l] MPSA42 or MJE340?

2020-04-26 Thread Dekatron42
You can also turn the uTracer into a transistor curve tracer: https://www.dos4ever.com/uTracerNotebook/Notebook.html#tortester1 , I haven't done it but thought about it a few times. There's also the new uTracer V6, not a kit yet but it has a weblog:

[neonixie-l] Re: clock with Sperry SP-151

2020-04-25 Thread Dekatron42
Have you checked the voltages from the power supply? Have you checked that the voltages reach the IC, transistors and displays? Do you have a plasma ball that you can hold close to the displays to see if they glow orange? /Martin On Saturday, 25 April 2020 18:19:07 UTC+2, N9KTW wrote: > > Hi

Re: Re: [neonixie-l] MPSA42 or MJE340?

2020-04-23 Thread Dekatron42
The data differs though I just read that, missed it at the first look. /Martin On Friday, 24 April 2020 00:32:28 UTC+2, Dekatron42 wrote: > > Central Semiconductor Corp list them as having the same die size, check > their documents named "Device datasheet&

Re: Re: [neonixie-l] MPSA42 or MJE340?

2020-04-23 Thread Dekatron42
Central Semiconductor Corp list them as having the same die size, check their documents named "Device datasheet" here https://my.centralsemi.com/product/partpage2.php?part=CP310-MPSA42 and here https://my.centralsemi.com/product/partpage2.php?part=CP310-MJE340, now I don't know if other

[neonixie-l] Inside an E1T

2020-04-21 Thread Dekatron42
If you cut off a few of the pins (in some cases you need to cut off all) on the top you can remove the top mica sheet and look down into the tube. Sometimes they flattened the pins or welded small pieces of flat wire to them on the top so then you’ll have to cut off all to be able to lift the

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone interested?

2020-04-20 Thread Dekatron42
Hamamtsu also manufactures these: https://www.hamamatsu.com/eu/en/product/optical-sensors/uv_flame-sensor/flame-sensor_uv-tron/index.html /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested?

2020-04-19 Thread Dekatron42
They are vacuum tube flame detectors. /Martin On Sunday, 19 April 2020 23:27:02 UTC+2, Jens Boos wrote: > > Interesting, what are those, Nick? > > Cheers > Jens > > On 2020-04-19 2:36 p.m., Nicholas Stock wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 19

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested?

2020-04-19 Thread Dekatron42
Hey, turns out I am interested, if no one else have responded I'd like to have them. /Martin On Sunday, 19 April 2020 22:36:40 UTC+2, Pramanicin wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 19, 2020, at 13:18, Dekatron42 > > wrote: > >  > Nothing is free in l

[neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested?

2020-04-19 Thread Dekatron42
Nothing is free in life! ;) Couldn't resist. What is it that is free, I can't see any photo or such. /Martin On Sunday, 19 April 2020 21:43:19 UTC+2, Pramanicin wrote: > > Free, just pay shipping. > > Nick > > Sent from my iPhone > -- You received this message because you are

Re: [neonixie-l] Shipment delays from Ukraine

2020-04-13 Thread Dekatron42
Maybe you get them for free nowadays, these "Shipment delays" and you can't opt out of them as they aren't a separate item. /Martin On Monday, 13 April 2020 20:22:33 UTC+2, Terry Bowman wrote: > > > On Apr 12, 2020, at 7:47 PM, Nicholas Stock > wrote: > > Hi Terry, I've received a

[neonixie-l] Re: Shipment delays from Ukraine

2020-04-13 Thread Dekatron42
I don't think it has anything to do with the current virus pandemic, just that some Swedish postal workers have emigrated to other countries and have spread their working habits ;) we've had it like this for more than 10 years here /Martin On Monday, 13 April 2020 01:44:37 UTC+2,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Most overpriced nixie tube ???

2020-03-15 Thread Dekatron42
What would you say of someone bought it and then won the Powerball lottery and kept on winning it every week forever, and all other lotteries there are too?? ;) ;) ;) /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from

[neonixie-l] Swedish advertisment for Mullard Z302C.

2020-02-28 Thread Dekatron42
I know this group is about Nixies, but I also know that a lot of people here like Dekatrons. I just found this Swedish advertisment for the Mullard Z302C dekatron, the text in Swedish and English follows below. Have a look here if you want to see the extra transfer electrode this dekatron

[neonixie-l] Re: B5441A More Insanity

2020-02-24 Thread Dekatron42
Seems to be same tubes that have already been discussed here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/neonixie-l/4th6YuVCRnA , same seller at least and the same looking rust on the pins on the leftmost Nixie, just looks like new photos. /Martin On Monday, 24 February 2020 02:58:27 UTC+1, Jeff

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-13 Music Visualizer

2020-02-22 Thread Dekatron42
Nice! Your writeup has convinced me to try KiCad again! /Martin -- 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 view

[neonixie-l] Re: Someone else who is clearly smoking something very strong....

2020-02-08 Thread Dekatron42
Just use Google and look for NL5441A and check the photos, you'll see that the seller is offering the same tubes or at least the same photos are used for some (of his?) auctions on many sales sites all over the world, and a few of them in China. I just think that he wants to make some money,

Re: [neonixie-l] Someone else who is clearly smoking something very strong....

2020-02-06 Thread Dekatron42
And the rust on at lest one tube. /Martin On Thursday, 6 February 2020 06:21:40 UTC+1, Jeff Walton wrote: > > Well used, too! Check out the silvering. > > Jeff > > > Original message > From: Nicholas Stock > > Date: 2/5/20 10:47 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: 'Greg P' via

[neonixie-l] Re: Expensive NIMOs with mounting parts!

2020-02-03 Thread Dekatron42
ay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion=114095878162 > > On Monday, February 3, 2020 at 6:05:40 AM UTC-5, Dekatron42 wrote: >> >> Have a look here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/114095878162?ul_noapp=true >> >> /Martin >> > -- You received this message because you

[neonixie-l] Expensive NIMOs with mounting parts!

2020-02-03 Thread Dekatron42
Have a look here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/114095878162?ul_noapp=true /Martin -- 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] Re: Nixies? In there?

2020-02-03 Thread Dekatron42
Edge-Lit displays. /Martin On Monday, 3 February 2020 09:03:04 UTC+1, Nixcited delighted wrote: > > Are the two displays nixies or edge-lit dotty jobbies? > > John S > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this

[neonixie-l] 2pcs NOS Nixie symbols tube. Super rare Chinese SZ-6 'uA mA mV V KV' B13B

2020-01-27 Thread Dekatron42
Compared to prices for a few dollars each on Chinese websites this is quite a price hike! /Martin -- 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] Re: A bunch of nice photos of Dekatrons like Z562S, Z564S, Z565C, Z572S and more!

2020-01-23 Thread Dekatron42
Nice with all these new photos! A real goldmine! A lot of museums around the world are digitizing their collections nowadays so I sometimes go for a hunt with Google to see if something nice pops up. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[neonixie-l] A bunch of nice photos of Dekatrons like Z562S, Z564S, Z565C, Z572S and more!

2020-01-22 Thread Dekatron42
Found these while Googling. https://berlin.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt=57451 https://berlin.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt=57450 https://berlin.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt=57448 https://berlin.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt=57449

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Information about very odd ZM an Z Nixie Tubes and Dekatrons

2020-01-21 Thread Dekatron42
Thank you Dieter for explaining! I have a few contacts that I can ask about some details if I know more, but since most of the contacts are well over 80 years old and some well over 90 years old they have asked me to only ask about specific information rather than a bunch of information. So if

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Information about very odd ZM an Z Nixie Tubes and Dekatrons

2020-01-21 Thread Dekatron42
Ok, so what data/information do you have so far on them, care to share that? It might help to know what's available so I can try to ask contacts if they know anything in regards to what's available. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[neonixie-l] Re: Information about very odd ZM an Z Nixie Tubes and Dekatrons

2020-01-21 Thread Dekatron42
Are you sure these are actual products or are they just guesses because the numbers are missing in between other known Nixies? It would be good to know before I go hunting for information. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l"

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Beautiful dekatron image

2020-01-06 Thread Dekatron42
I made a 5*7 and a 6*8 prototype design like this some years back but decided not to go ahead and make more of it as it became so large and heavy even with the Dekatrons stacked side by side, I wouldn't have anywhere to hang it in my apartment. I used both A-101 and GS10C in separate designs

[neonixie-l] For those with deep pockets.... five GR10J/F with sockets on eBay....

2020-01-05 Thread Dekatron42
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GR10J-F-Giant-Vintage-Hivac-Nixie-Tube-lot-of-5-pieces/124032210079?hash=item1ce0e5549f:g:QgcAAOSwhBFeDzxl Not my auction and so on /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this

[neonixie-l] Re: pins on right of Homebrew clock at the auction.

2020-01-02 Thread Dekatron42
It’s probably a crystal. /Martin -- 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 view this discussion on the web,

[neonixie-l] Re: Sperry / Beckman SP-101 Panaplex display

2019-12-21 Thread Dekatron42
This isn't exactly what you are looking for but it is about the SP-3/7XX and SP-15X series, not just the few pages usually found under that name but the whole catalogue! http://www.waynekirkwood.com/images/pdf/Sperry_Information_Displays_Catalog_1973.pdf /Martin -- You received this message

[neonixie-l] Re: VFD anode contamination ?

2019-12-19 Thread Dekatron42
I have several of different brands and models which show exactly the same weak anode. I've successfully recovered displays for the HP34401a and other HP instruments in the same series by running the filaments just a little dark red hot - there is a lot of information on this, just Google it.

Re: [neonixie-l] Distance on pins for PCB-socket versus solder-lug socket?

2019-12-15 Thread Dekatron42
Thanks! That was a nice way of getting greater creepage distance. I'll see what can be done with the original solder lug sockets that I have for these. /Martin On Monday, 16 December 2019 00:32:11 UTC+1, nixiebunny wrote: > > Martin, > > Here is how I cut the tube socket pins to fit in PC

Re: [neonixie-l] Distance on pins for PCB-socket versus solder-lug socket?

2019-12-15 Thread Dekatron42
C > boards. I used a trick of trimming the solder ring longer on one side and > shorter on the other side, to convert these sockets to fit in a PC board. I > made a custom pattern with a slight angular offset to handle this. > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 11:39 AM Dekatron42 > wrote

[neonixie-l] Distance on pins for PCB-socket versus solder-lug socket?

2019-12-15 Thread Dekatron42
Hi all, I am trying to discern what distance is really necessary for a B27A & B26A sockets when they should be made with Nixie-pins on a PCB, the B27A pin socket is used for GSA10G and the B26A is used for Burroughs BX-1000 series of tubes. The original PCB mounting socket that I've seen have

Re: [neonixie-l] Russian Pandicon prototype

2019-12-08 Thread Dekatron42
gt; new > shop is finished soon, I will not do any updates at the old one. > Dieter > > > - Original Message - > From: Dekatron42 > To: neonixie-l > Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2019 4:07 PM > Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Russian Pandicon prototype > > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Russian Pandicon prototype

2019-12-08 Thread Dekatron42
Your "i...@nocrotec.com" address - checked your webshop just now and the "contact" and "email" shortcuts don't work in Firefox latest version nor in IE. /Martin On Sunday, 8 December 2019 14:03:45 UTC+1, Nocrotec wrote: > > Hi! > What address did you use? > Dieter > -- You received this

Re: [neonixie-l] Russian Pandicon prototype

2019-12-08 Thread Dekatron42
@Dieter, my emails, and also some friends emails, don't seem to reach you so maybe you should check your spam-filter too or provide a second email to reach you at? /Martin @Jens, looks like my e-mails do not reach you. Can you check your > spamfilter? > Have a good one > Dieter > -- You

[neonixie-l] Re: New Nixie Tube Driver

2019-12-05 Thread Dekatron42
Nice that you have a 22 output version planned! Any information on its footprint yet? /Martin -- 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] Re: New Nixie Tube Driver

2019-12-04 Thread Dekatron42
Nice! There's only one thing I wish you could add since you have unused outputs on the 595's - add transistors for those outputs too so a B5971 or a Nixie with decimal points can be used. The footprint would have to be changed of course but for those who want these extras maybe that wouldn't

[neonixie-l] Re: Interesting Tomorrows World clip from 1969

2019-11-20 Thread Dekatron42
At 9.28 or so there are some nice dekatron counters shown quickly, looks like Philips equipment on the top unit but the others are not clear enough and I can only see "LABGEAR" on the front of three of them. /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [neonixie-l] Heathkit Panaplex Clocks

2019-11-18 Thread Dekatron42
Did you replace all of the small green tantalum capacitors too? I've had a few that acted as shorts more or less and some that went up in smoke. Did you place all of the electrolytics with the right polarity? Swapping plus and minus sometimes will result in excessive current draw if they cook

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