Re: [neonixie-l] Lixies/Tixie Clock

The files are provided to use a laser cutter if you wanted to make one yourself .Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE DroidOn Mar 21, 2017 4:55 PM, Paul Andrews wrote:Ouch!On Mar 21, 2017, at 5:50 PM, Dylan Distasio wrote:While I do agree that this looks cool, I

Re: [neonixie-l] Help with HV5622 drivers

Whoops! All the similar sounding part numbers got me mixed up! On Sunday, November 1, 2015 5:58 PM, Luka C <luka.culic.visk...@gmail.com> wrote: @Spencer Indeed that probably was the case with your clock because the HV5222 has OE that can either turn all the outputs LOW o

RE: [neonixie-l] Help with HV5622 drivers

I had the same issue with the HV522PJ (which I believe is the same chip but just shifts counter clockwise) with flickering when updating the display. I found I had to pull OE LOW when updating and HIGH when finished. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original

Re: [neonixie-l] PCBWay board house

Thats the primary PCB fab house I use and I love them. The one thing I really like about them is that it has a status tracker, you can see which step in the process the boards are in (Routing, silkscreening, etching, etc.) On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 9:27 AM, 'Terry S' via neonixie-l

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone using the Supertex HV5523?

For another option, I am just starting to work with the HV507, 64 channel 300V. You can get them for $4.40 a piece on aliexpress. From: Nigel Walker dogas...@googlemail.com To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 4:07 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone using the Supertex HV5523?

, 2014 7:25 AM Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone using the Supertex HV5523? Thanks for the suggestion. I can't seem to find them on Aliexpress but Digikey do them. - Original Message - From: 'Spencer' via neonixie-l To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:08 PM

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-3 Neon Bulbs

Thanks everyone! I will go ahead and try measuring the voltage Sent from my iPhone On Mar 3, 2014, at 5:14 AM, NoCampersFluffy michaelmi...@tpg.com.au wrote: Spencer. As per Jon's post - there is a little arrow at the bottom of the glass envelope that helps to determine the polarity

[neonixie-l] IN-3 Neon Bulbs

Hello All! I bought these for the nixie clocks, http://www.ebay.com/itm/251373901401, and they will work for a bit then start flickering all over in the tube, and lighting up in odd places and not where it should be lighting up! An example can be found at, http://imgur.com/O32rVBi . Only the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Simplified circuit for driving a Russian A-201 Polyatron!

It was working correctly, the back shield was lit up but now the light is only on the legs. I was applying the positive voltage to the left leg (the u shaped part inside) and ground to the back shield. Sorry , I have no idea the proper names on those parts ;) Sent from my iPhone On Mar

Re: [neonixie-l] Help with upgrading my soldering iron

I have the gq 5200 http://bit.ly/1dXhMr7 And I absolutely love mine. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Per Jensen elektronikbik...@gmail.com wrote: On 16/02/2014, at 19.12, blkadder wrote: Greetings All, I am hoping you can help me make a decision. I have been using

Re: [neonixie-l] Steampunk

But it's all hand selected! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:56 PM, Quixotic Nixotic nixci...@jsdesign.co.uk wrote: My feelings are best left unspoken, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1692415722/steampunk-nixie-clock John S -- You received this message because you

Re: [neonixie-l] Steampunk

All of my wooden clocks have ran for years with no issues. From: Quixotic Nixotic nixci...@jsdesign.co.uk To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Steampunk On 25 Jan 2014, at 06:10, Michel van der

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: WW 2 IFF transponder. Nixie Test equipment.

Because we love the cold! It's gonna be -20s tomorrow! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2014, at 9:00 PM, Terry S tschw10...@aol.com wrote: I have no sympathy for you. Here in the Minnesota tundra, our HIGH tomorrow is -7 F, Monday is going to be -12 F !!! With lows Sunday night

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone used Iteadstudio for PCBs?

I used them before, not bad boards. I switched to hackvana.com as he is cheaper. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Nick n...@desmith.net wrote: http://imall.iteadstudio.com/open-pcb/pcb-prototyping.html (note that their prices are for 10 boards) I was considering using

Re: [neonixie-l] resistance of filament warm vs cold

I used this as a reference for mine. If I remember right, it's around 1.15volts for the filament and 100mA. So with 5v power and 2 in series, 27ohm resistor though you want 2 watts. http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2013, at 5:06 AM, Gideon Wackers

Re: [neonixie-l] resistance of filament warm vs cold

Did you hook the 17.5v to the grid and segment you wanted to light up? It should be a faint glow Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2013, at 5:41 AM, Gideon Wackers gideon.wack...@student.uhasselt.be wrote: I just tried it carefully with a 1,5 volt battery, the filaments do not light up

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

Only on longer tubes will you truly notice gradient so you might see it if you do 4 or 6 in a series. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Gideon Wackers gideon.wack...@student.uhasselt.be wrote: Thank you for your reply, sadly the HV5812 is SMD and I am going to do this on

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

Mine run from 18v low brightness to 35v for full brightness for the last 3 years and have had no issues. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Gideon Wackers gideon.wack...@student.uhasselt.be wrote: Does anyone know whether it is a bad idea to go below the recommended

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IV-11 VFD

Just thought I would give an update on my adventures with the VFD tube. I actually found this schematic online,  http://www.mikrocontroller.net/attachment/41640/VFD_Schaltung_Auszug.pdf , and saw it used a LM9022.  Too bad it was discontinued from production a few years back but figured I

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IV-11 VFD

The package is SO8N. Yah, I saw that post and actually tried that website first, then I went through different vendors to see if anything was in stock. From: John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:39 PM

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IV-11 VFD

%9B%BE.jpg 在 2013年7月20日星期六UTC+8下午9时10分53秒，Spencer写道： Hello All! I have a question on this as it has stumped me or I am just slow. ;)  I have been using the IV-11 VFD tubes with a HV5812 shift register with the MCU multiplexing the display.  I have discovered the PT6311 which will handle all

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

working for this, I have a bunch of different tubes that I can use this one. I have been eyeing the IV-17 for some projects and would love to see it work with this. Either way, once I get everything figured out, I'll share with the group so someone else doesn't need to do the leg work. -spencer

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

the voltage. I'll give it a shot it and see what happens! From: Bill van Dijk bvd...@xplornet.com To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD Spencer,   Attached is the schematic for my IV17 clock

[neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Spencer -- 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 to this group

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie clock design process

What material are you using? Looks nice! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2013, at 9:18 PM, AndrakondrA (Daniil) andrakon...@gmail.com wrote: Modeling. Don't have printer at home, so from Solidworks directly to old school work! And I like it!

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Futurlec?

I use http://www.hackvana.com for my boards, even cheaper than seeedstudio! Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Scott Burris electrosc...@yahoo.com wrote: Even those prices seem expensive to me. Take a board 5cmx5cm, roughly 4 sq in. At oshpark that's $20 for 3 boards. At

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie driver problem when going over 170 VDC

Do you have decoupling capacitors on all ic's? Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2013, at 6:19 AM, nix daniels.ser...@gmail.com wrote: Hello I just build my own Nixie clock with input from Arduinix.com and a power supply from ledsale (Build a nixie power supply - LEDsales) Attached find the

Re: [neonixie-l] Question for all you electronic engineers out there.

A lot of people like http://www.pcbfx.com/main_site/pages/start_here/overview.html or grab a laser printer ( I like the HP's), a glossy magazine ( I use Sports Illustrated) and a laminator, and have at it. From: Nicholas Stock nickst...@gmail.com To:

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Design my own Nixie Clock?

I pick up all my parts from eBay. Takes two weeks for it to arrive but you can't beat the price. Yes, I know there can be quality/fakes but so far the record has been good. :) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2012, at 5:23 PM, Sean sean4s...@gmail.com wrote: So, right now I'm looking at

Re: [neonixie-l] Design my own Nixie Clock?

My first project was an arduino and nixie clock. It uses 74hc595 shift registers and the shiftout library Sent from my iPhone On Aug 14, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Adam Jacobs a...@jacobs.us wrote: Hi Sean, If it was me, I'd probably start with the designs that don't use a microcontroller. There

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie supplier for your projects

What about in-14s then also? :) Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2012, at 8:07 PM, Vitaly Nart vitaly.n...@gmail.com wrote: New tubes IN-14 ( 100 pcs) IN-8 ( 30 pcs) IN-9 ( 2000 pcs) IN-4 ( 100 pcs) IN-19V ( 50 pcs) IN-9( very rare argon filled 400 pcs) IN-17 ( 250 pcs) Price for

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Iv-11 vfd

On Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:53:45 PM UTC+10, Spencer wrote: So I have been playing around with IV-11 VFDs and looking for some input. For the filaments, I have tried using a MC34063 to generate the 1.25 volts needed for it and then tried using a 62 ohm 3 watt resistor with 4 tubes in series

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the pics! From: jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:36 AM Subject: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success Hi folks, today I have tried sealing a small

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Attention!! NEW Nixie tube cheater at Ebay!!!

Don't say that. I just bought 100 tubes and now I hope they will arrive. I was given a tracking number so will watch it currently. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Tony Adams sa...@amt-electronics.com wrote: Hi, Very good advice, I've had to do so in the past with a couple of

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: b7971 are getting really expensive :(

Yah no kidding it isn't cheap. As soon as I discover nixies and build my own, they start becoming scarce and expensive! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 29, 2012, at 5:26 AM, Cobra007 mic...@xiac.com wrote: I suppose everyone has seen this website already, but I post it here just in case you

Re: [neonixie-l] Important Lesson Learned Today...

/12 10:38 PM, Spencer wrote: So I have learned today that I should have multiplexed or ordered a driver for my 6 digit nixie clock instead of direct driving them all with MPSA42's... So many little holes and a hot iron in the face all day. -Spencer It is a lot of work. On the other hand

[neonixie-l] Important Lesson Learned Today...

So I have learned today that I should have multiplexed or ordered a driver for my 6 digit nixie clock instead of direct driving them all with MPSA42's... So many little holes and a hot iron in the face all day. -Spencer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [neonixie-l] Driving nixies

I think from the datasheet, http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/tpic6b595.pdf , it looks like the max is 50 volts. Good for vfd's. :) only my guess though Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2012, at 6:18 PM, William Lee interz...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all- I had a question on driving nixies using

[neonixie-l] IV-8 Problem

through 2 and I think 7 looks like the ground.  When I wire it up this way, I am getting no reaction.  Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you, Spencer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-8 Problem

can make good use of that grid when multiplexing. -Adam On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Spencer upnxwoo...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All! This would be my first posting and I have been following the group for awhile. I was able to get a couple of IV-8 VFD tubes and after reading various

Re: [neonixie-l] SMPS newbie questions concerning the Aug2011 revision of MK1.5

From what I am reading, 3 would give you .9A, so that should be enough for you Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Ryan McDonald mcdonald.r...@gmail.com wrote: Ok some questions about http://threeneurons.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/mc34063_mk15cm1.gif I plan to run the supply