think I'll look into this,
radio france doesnt have any sob stories about shutting down.
On Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:05:17 UTC+1, dr pepper wrote:
A question for those of us in the UK.
I allready have a frequency standard that uses radio 4 on long wave to
synchronise to, however
Paint some of the white stuff on it from the inside of a fluorescent
tube, and you'll have a complicated white light bulb.
They made us wear safety glasses at my last place, they had a lot of
welding bays, and claimed that clear polycarb safety glasses spread
out the uv from a flash enough to
Looks like an OG3
On 15 May, 21:28, micha...@aol.com wrote:
And that is why I had to bid on it. :)
In a message dated 5/15/2013 12:54:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
threeneur...@yahoo.com writes:
Interesting to see if it goes anywhere:http://www.ebay.com/itm/140976925149
It's not my
Theres a station out in the country not far from here that has the
same pumps, they are made by gilbarco, and there are still some pumps
with nixies in in this country.
Magnetic flip 7 segments still sem to be the norm here, lcd's are
creeping in slowly.
On 15 May, 21:02, threeneurons
What spence says, and keep your wiring short esp to the nixies.
A 1000u cap right at the power input wouldnt be bad either.
If the issue occurs at a certain ht voltage then maybe your reaching
the breakdown voltage of the switching fet/transistor, I've had this
before.
Another thing is the
At the price they are and the fact they are 'untested' I'd stay well
clear, why are they for sale untested?
With a clock circuit bunged in all working the unit would probably be
quite valuable.
On 8 May, 20:17, kay486 luckyl...@gmail.com wrote:
Exactly, i can not imagine how sky high the price
A very interesting ebay item there.
You'd also need an air compressor and a power press to suit the
tooling.
I think the machine with the flame torches is for assembling the base
and tube sections of the nixies, maybe someone here knows more about
the prod side of things.
Not everything you
Sorry I'll correct one of my statements, I didnt mean to say empty
boxes, I meant sealed up boxes, so you cant actually see what your
getting.
On 8 May, 22:21, dr pepper seaking.helicopt...@gmail.com wrote:
A very interesting ebay item there.
You'd also need an air compressor and a power press
Looking at it you'd also need a air compressor and a power press for
the press tooling.
A visit to the seller would be a good idea to see what is included.
Setting up producing those tubes might be profitable, however
allthough not absolutely necessary you'd really need to speak to one
of the
in Russia powered them and tell you, but
feel free to try - I`ve never heard about broken ELI :)
Moreover, I saw ELI with broken glass that still were (partially)
functional.
Excuse me for my english,
Dmitry Dianov.
2013/5/3 dr pepper seaking.helicopt...@gmail.com
Yes I read the VTA
Does anyone have any experience of these displays?
As far as I can tell they are electroluminescent, and are driven from
ac.
I'd like to use one of these and was wondering what sort of voltages
and waveforms i'd need, they are similar in operation to a vfd but
without a heater.
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Yes I read the VTA article.
Cant find it now but there was something showed up after a quick
google showing the pinouts, is there just a backplane and segment
connections as per an lcd, or is there other volatges req.
And would I need to have any dc bias like on some vfd tubes to ensure
the
I was thinking of making one of those having found the tubes for sale.
I guess I wont be the first.
On 23 Apr, 16:22, Nicholas Stock nickst...@gmail.com wrote:
Not entirely nixie tube related obviously, but thought this was a pretty
cool implementation using IV-26 tubes..
I havent bothered with a deka pend since, noone I've showed it likes
it, 'whats that thing doing'.
Personally I like the glow from a dekatron just as much as a nixie.
Next in line for build is a vfd, I have several russian jobs waiting
to be used.
On 26 Feb, 21:13, threeneurons
I've played with og3's, I thought they were part argon, I might be
wrong though.
The only drawback for me was that they need 3 microcontroller pins, or
some circuitry to provide the 3 phases to drive them.
The brightness of the glow is also a bit less than a neon tube.
I had trouble getting the
I've not heard of sleeping sickness till now, but I think I've seen it
on a couple of tube I have, they dont work untill I crank up the
volatge to the point where all the others are way too bright.
Like you I kept them in case they can be sorted, I'll put them on my
hv supply and cook them in and
No its not an iron brew advert, its my clock built into a girder, I
got fed up of looking for a case and fell over an ally girder here at
work, so it became the case for my project.
I've been working on this for a while, it has 4 nixies a dekatron and
a neon bargraph, its controlled by a
The bond film I think is an edge lit rather than a nixie.
I have some old dr who films that show nixies, and I think theres a
couple of the original star trek with them too.
On 12 Nov, 10:32, Nick n...@desmith.net wrote:
Infiniti ad
I'd like to re-create the display on one of the dr who films where
they showed the dalek computer, it had what looked like dge lit
displays but had a weird dalek type numeral pattern, anyone have a
picture of these?, it'd make a cool project.
On 12 Nov, 17:33, dr pepper seaking.helicopt
At last someone with a lab smaller than mine, I recently moved house
and aquired half a room for my 'shop, only problem is I still dont
have time to use it.
On 20 Oct, 23:43, jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de wrote:
Hi,
here are the pictures of one of the colon tubes (as always, air
I've wondered about using little to92 triacs to run nixies from,you
can get them up to 800v fairly cheap, you'd need ac to power the tubes
of course.
On 18 Oct, 07:51, JohnK yend...@internode.on.net wrote:
They are cute !
Make more and do a Binary Clock. Use relays/valves if you don't want to
regards, Konstantinwww.kosbo.com
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To: neonixie-l
Subject: [neonixie-l] Iv18 only smaller
I've asked this on another forum a few days back, either
If you can make a nixie tube, which does look cool by the way, I'm
sure you can throw together a spotter from an old microwave tranny.
I have an old british federal spot welder controller, but it aint much
use as it didnt come with the little number plugs you use to set the
times.
On 16 Oct,
I've asked this on another forum a few days back, either no-one knows
or its a quiet forum.
I have a couple of 8 digit vfd tubes, with seperate grids, leads all
at one end, I got them thinking they were iv18's, but when they
arrived they are smaller, does anyone have any idea what they'll be,
I'm surprised they managed to keep running as long as they have.
It seems to be 'the way forward', instead of re-equiping a plant for
producing other items just to shut them down and walk away.
Thermionics are disappearing.
On 30 Sep, 21:33, Tidak Ada offl...@zeelandnet.nl wrote:
The CRT plant
That answers a few points.
So overdriving tubes isnt necessarily a no no.
I also didnt know poisoning occurs at too low a current, better put a
minimum brightness limit on any new designs then.
I have a dekatron circuit that uses 'pull mids', it works without
them, I was wondering why they were
UTC+1, dr pepper wrote:
So why is multiplexing a bad idea, and static displays make tubes last
longer?, does multiplexing accelerate cathode poisoning or something?
I have 3 or 4 prototypes I've put together and they all use
multiplxing, even the single tube ones use pwm as a brightness control
So why is multiplexing a bad idea, and static displays make tubes last
longer?, does multiplexing accelerate cathode poisoning or something?
I have 3 or 4 prototypes I've put together and they all use
multiplxing, even the single tube ones use pwm as a brightness control
(and so probably inherit
Hi again,
Good to see the 100k improves things, leakage either is or contributing to
the isse then, maybe the base of Q9 is capacitvely coupled to something, I
dont know why the 10k messed things up, 10k isnt a low enough resistance to
upset the pic, if you pull too much current from the pic
Welcome to the forum Johnny.
If your a newbie to electronics then your right to build a kit
firstoff.
I've built various clock gizmo's, some nixie, some led some mechanical
its an addictive interest.
On 11 Sep, 03:47, Terry Kennedy terry+googleb...@tmk.com wrote:
On Sep 10, 4:00 am, Johnny
My first clock circuit was a 7 segment led, and I built it using a
microprocessor, a 6502, I had little experience at the time and it
wasnt easy.
I suggest that you build a published design first then either modify
it or build your own version, I'd also reccomend you build one that
runs from low
I'd rather have an inverter than go and buy a box of pp3's at 5 quid
each.
On 11 Aug, 00:06, Jonathan Peakall jpeak...@madlabs.info wrote:
I did this several times as a kid and never did get them to set on fire,
even when sitting in a puddle of gasoline. :-p I have had a couple of cases
Not sure but I think its a device used in a cartoon type film or
series, some boffin builds a machine to tell the diffrence in time
between different worlds so that you can travel between then, the
divergence meter is used to set the travel machine.
I'm sure I got that completely wrong, seeing as
Revival of an old thread.
Its a while back but I promised a vid of my nixie/deaktron/neon
bargraph clock, just found it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVYEiCc19Bsfeature=youtu.be
On 13 July, 15:14, dr pepper seaking.helicopt...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes I could use something like a 4094 or similar
Seen a few references to a 'divergence meter', a gizmo with nixie
tubes, or what look like them.
Looks like something to do with a film on TV, so probably a little
gimmicky.
Can anyone elaborate on what one of these is?
Might be a money earner for those building clock kits.
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That looks like an really interesting clock! Do you have any pictures or
video?
On Friday, July 13, 2012 1:49:57 PM UTC+1, dr pepper wrote:
I have a nixie clock prototype that uses 4 in1 nixies, a in9 bargraph and
a og3 dekatron.
The clock works well however the dekatron
.
Getting married Wednsday so my shop is a dressmakers at the minute so
might be few days.
https://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l/browse_thread/thread/299b26872385bcbc/55cd1a992152b3e1?hl=en-GBlnk=gstq=dr+pepper#55cd1a992152b3e1
On 13 July, 14:12, dr pepper seaking.helicopt...@gmail.com wrote:
I
.
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:07:07 PM UTC-7, dr pepper wrote:
...unfortunately its naff, you cant read the display without squinting, it
swings just
too slow, unless one of you guys has any ideas I think this one can
be
shelved.
Pic:
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352
Firstly this project has a led 7 segment display, however I intended
to use a nixie on the end product.
I saw a youtube vid for 'the first nixie propeller clock', maybe one
of you guys built it, its an excellent project however I wanted
something quieter that could run continuous.
So I came up
Firstly this project has a led 7 segment display, however I intended
to use a nixie on the end product.
I saw a youtube vid for 'the first nixie propeller clock', maybe one
of you guys built it, its an excellent project however I wanted
something quieter that could run continuous.
So I came up
I have bought stuff from alexer1 and sovtube, and I have to say
thankfully both did exactly as promised and turned up the goods.
Alexer1 sent me another OG3 with another order after I had one show up
DOA.
On 19 Apr, 00:53, Spencer W upnxwoo...@yahoo.com wrote:
Don't say that. I just bought 100
...@yandex.ua
Any of you guys heard of it, I'm not saying anything bad about this
seller I dont know them.
On 24 Apr, 04:04, dr pepper seaking.helicopt...@gmail.com wrote:
I have bought stuff from alexer1 and sovtube, and I have to say
thankfully both did exactly as promised and turned up
The time before last when I did a search on ebay for nixies there were
serveral soviet ebay businesses selling various nixies, dekatrons,
numitrons and the like, all at reasonable prices and I've bought a
few, last nite when I did the same only a couple showed up, and they
were expensive, and
, and loads came up.
On 19 Apr, 17:51, Per Jensen elektronikbik...@gmail.com wrote:
On 19/04/2012, at 18.06, dr pepper wrote:
The time before last when I did a search on ebay for nixies there were
serveral soviet ebay businesses selling various nixies, dekatrons,
numitrons and the like, all
Having just looked around ebay to get the type number of the last load
of numitrons I bought I realised that theres hardly any.
Are these devices finally drying up, might be worth holding on to mine
for a bit then.
Sovtube was shipping them by the 1000's, either its just a quiet
period or these
Having just looked around ebay to get the type number of the last load
of numitrons I bought I realised that theres hardly any.
Are these devices finally drying up, might be worth holding on to mine
for a bit then.
Sovtube was shipping them by the 1000's, either its just a quiet
period or these
My post says numitrons, which is what I was looking for, I also meant
nixies and dekatrons as well.
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Dmms tend to use charge balance techniques for measurements and these
can be way off at ac esp at higher frequencies.
A cheap old analogue meter would probably give you a better approx
reading.
Another way I have used is just supply the thing from a bench power
supply and look at the current
You can protect against crashed programs from toasting tubes, at least
with the pic micro by using the watchdog timer, carashes can be
detected and dealt with.
For real expensive tubes you could add a capacitor resistor missing
pulse detector to power down the ht if the multiplex anode switches
They still put mercury in glass envelopes, there are several hundred
here where I work.
In the light fittings, 2 types high pressure and low pressure mercury.
and HID and metal halide.
Mercury is also present in reasonable quantity in fluorescent tubes,
of which there are millions all around us.
74 ttl as mentioned really needs a 5v regulated supply, the 7805 is
important.
Also a ceramic decoupling capacitor accross each chip supply pins is a
good idea, I've had similar issues with 74 devices, when the
transistors change state within the device there is a 'rush through',
sort of a
About the comments further up about what people 'should' be able to
do.
Its my opinion that at least here in the uk, there is a rot, esp for
younger people.
To be honest I dont think they could even change a diaper, everyone
thinks that everyone else 'ows' them something and gets all screwed up
Fascinating.
Reminded me of colosus, maybe thats where some of the ideas are from,
must cost a mint to make one of those, interesting looking at the vid
that the time counters at the bottom of the machine are counting in
binary, maybe bcd, the tubes higher up must be bcd to decimal
translater
I'd reccomend a numtron, they are the simplest kind of vintage
display, essentially just 7 or 8 bulbs in one glass tube.
A single digit version ought to be simple to build, do a google.
If your not writing the code a multiplexed display is simpler to
build.
You can still get 74141's on ebay, my
a right mess but its a prototype.
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/widgidibbie/Fan002-1.jpg
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/widgidibbie/Fan001-1.jpg
http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/widgidibbie/Fan003.jpg
On 24 Jan, 13:56, dr pepper seaking.helicopt...@gmail.com
In9's
signals.
On 25 Jan, 17:04, David Forbes dfor...@dakotacom.net wrote:
On 1/25/12 9:28 AM, H. Carl Ott wrote:
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM, David Forbesdfor...@dakotacom.net
wrote:
On 1/24/12 3:45 AM, dr pepper wrote:
Oh es, thanks for the link John.
The problem with building
So the number of cycles in a day has been abandoned, at least the info
was correct.
The sites are cool that show you the load, not many of those gigawatts
are powering nixies.
I'm surprised forensics can analyse recordings for mains hum at all
these days, everything for the last 10 years has a
In9's were in the bits box, simple as that really, judging by the
colour its argon, I got it at 10mA full scale, I spose the accuracy
isnt all that good, rusky stock.
The tube gets warm after a while it burns around a watt or so.
Good to see that the setup for the IN1's looks ok to you guys.
My
Thats interesting, I'm using 4 by IN1's, but not a a101 I have a OG3
single pulse dekatron.
I have a supply breadboarded, it puts 210 out for the nixies, I use a
12k anode resistor, befroe you shout my tubes are multiplexed by 5 (4
tubes and another slot for some neons).
My supply uses a 555 I
I'm interested in a OXCO if anyone knows a good design.
Also thought about receiving radio 4 on long wave 198 kc and dividing
down to 1hz, they use a rhubidium oscillator to make the carrier, dont
know why, I'm sure someone here does.
On 20 Jan, 18:42, Nicholas Stock nickst...@gmail.com wrote:
My source for this isnt necessarily accurate, however they say the
mains freq is accurate in the uk over a 24 hour period from 9 am till
9 am, they speed up and slow down the gensets during the 24 hours and
at night time they control the speed to get the right amount of cycles
for the last 24
Interesting.
Yes the grid frequency drops when the generating station is
overloaded, the gensets slow down and the output frequency depends on
ratational speed, theres an online gizmo for the uk that shows the
current frequency, it says at the lower end 'overloaded'.
This side of the pond you can
Take care of clocks using the mains as a timebase like the ones
posted, they are for 60hz, ok in the us, but wouldnt be any good here
in the uk.
If you go for a crystal timebase then make sure you get the right
crystal, they come in series and parallel flavours, parallel seems
more popular, some
Try connecting the anode of the led to +12v through a resistor, then
connect the cathode of the led to the emmiter of the pnp tranny, then
connect the collector to ground, a logic zero on the base of the
tranny through a 10k resistor should light up the led, you need also
to connect a diode like a
To get that to work properly you'd need to trannys, one pnp connected
to the led and an npn switching ground to the base of the pnp, a trick
I've used on nixie clocks to switch high temsion to common anodes.
On 19 Jan, 04:39, David Forbes dfor...@dakotacom.net wrote:
On 1/18/12 9:29 PM, Thomas
Hi guys I'm new to the group, I have built a couple of clocks before,
I'm working on a IN1 nixie clock with an OG4 dekatron and a IN9 neon
bargraph (seconds) at the moment, it uses a software module for the
pic micro to decode the msf time signal.
All the electronics (well nearly all) and software
I had to google thyratron as I never heard of them, not as display
devices.
Theres a couple of people built clocks with them, interesting devices
made by the october plant.
I'd like a couple of nimo's to add to my odd ball stuff.
On 18 Jan, 04:41, Joseph Bento jos...@kirtland.com wrote:
I came
Heres a nice little circuit I found, you allready have the 141's in
your display modules, so you just need to build the lower part of the
circuit and graft it on.
The circuit has seconds display, you obviously dont have the tubes for
that, you could just construct the circuit and leave out the
Sorry to hijack a little, I was reading this very interesting thread
and found something of interest to me.
I like the induction heater, the simple design with 2 mosfets, I've
been looking for a simple design like this for a while, my mrs makes
jewellery and has been mithering for a ridiculously
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