[neonixie-l] Looking for group banner home page photos...

I laughed so hard I bumped my neon the table. Fortunately I wasn't hurt, I had thick pants on as summer days argon. These puns were a noble gas but most people would want to barium. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for group banner home page photos...

On reflection these were so bad I should take them to the krypton the hill for proper disposal. I laughed so hard I bumped my neon the table. Fortunately I wasn't hurt, I had thick pants on as summer days argon. These puns were a noble gas but most people would want to barium.

[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for group banner home page photos...

My wife reported me to the pun police and they made a radon the house and confiscated my pun dictionary. On reflection these were so bad I should take them to the krypton the hill for proper disposal. I laughed so hard I bumped my neon the table. Fortunately I wasn't hurt, I had thick pants

[neonixie-l] Dekatron themed clothing!

Hi I have recently found a web site that sells all kinds of clothing and mugs etc with lots of interesting artwork. Users can upload their own images and vintage (non copyright) adverts etc. So you can get a shirt made with your image on it but also offer them for sale to others. They print on

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron themed clothing!

...Got Neon? How about a rubber undershirt and a nice neon lamp ring counter! Wear it in the winter when you are not sweating! This site has a lot of neat items And discounts out the wazoo.Tim Laing I can just see it now... ...Got Nixie? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2014,

[neonixie-l] Jeff Thomas is no more

I am very sorry to hear of Jeff's passing, my heart goes out to his family and especially his children. I was 25 when my father passed away in 1987, I miss him still. It would be so much harder at even an earlier age Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[neonixie-l] Univac cards with B-5971 Nixies BIN on E-bay and 1919 Kenrad tube

There are sets of 4 computer cards with socketed B-5971 multisegment nixies on E-bay with a BIN of $79 and $11 shipping in US. I have purchased some early tubes from this buyer and had good experiences. Auction 291115183163 There are 6 sets of 4 cards/nixies left. I don't think these are very

[neonixie-l] [Fwd: Anybody have a CRT for a 576 or know of a source?]

Posted this over at Tekscopes, thought I would ask on these groups as well. Tim Laing Original Message Subject: Anybody have a CRT for a 576 or know of a source? From:lai...@wcoil.com Date:Sat, March 1, 2014 11:04 am To:

[neonixie-l] dekatron computing [and other stuff]

Kind of rotten to not even get an E-mail. I would say this outfit isn't run very well, or just doesn't care. Commonly I see places that have fund raisers or appeals for other help put bricks with people's and company's names in the walkway or patio that was built etc. Or why not a brass plaque

[neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

Check out auction 350987319019. It appears to be partial analog computers made by Hickok that simulate Ford vehicles. Most likely solid state but check out the card readers. They look like cardmatic tube tester card readers. So maybe you could simulate the suspension on a Pinto and test a 6L6

[neonixie-l] Re: 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

I should have added these are on E-bay. Check out auction 350987319019. It appears to be partial analog computers made by Hickok that simulate Ford vehicles. Most likely solid state but check out the card readers. They look like cardmatic tube tester card readers. So maybe you could

[neonixie-l] Re: 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

Nick, I don't think there are any external sensors. These units are analog simulators. They probably had a big set of patch panels that allowed wiring the various analog elements to simulate a cars suspension system etc. using the various log, sine and cosine etc circuits. You would simulate a

[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

Nick, I don't think there are any external sensors. These units are analog simulators. They probably had a big set of patch panels that allowed wiring the various analog elements to simulate a cars suspension system etc. using the various log, sine and cosine etc circuits. You would simulate a

[neonixie-l] Green glow in gas

I have several different plasma globes of different designs. Two of them have clear glass and do have a white and distinctly green glow. One I bought at Walmart on clearance, it is not a ball but more of a low dome. The other is a Radio Shack Realistic Lightning Fury. These are not common on

[neonixie-l] total nixie weirdness ,i approve

If I had those I would join a doomsday cult and have the nicest countdown clock for the end! Tim Laing Or I would buy a pinball machine to put them in. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

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

Hi when I said my area may drop below freezing I meant inside the shop! I am in Lima Ohio (North West Ohio) We have snow now temp 32 climbing to 34 during the day (quite warm compared to the last few days) Just enough to make everything wet and slushy under the several inches of snow predicted

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

Hi, I don't have any pictures. I will try to do some digging tomorrow and take some pictures to post. Though a little off topic. Maybe I will throw in some shots of some nixie test equipment to get more on topic. Tim L I have a surplus WW 2 IFF transponder box that I picked up a couple of

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

Well I went looking and it wasn't where I thought it was??? Then on top of that the phone battery died. I will keep looking around. Tim L. Hi, I don't have any pictures. I will try to do some digging tomorrow and take some pictures to post. Though a little off topic. Maybe I will throw in

[neonixie-l] WW 2 IFF transponder.

I have a surplus WW 2 IFF transponder box that I picked up a couple of years ago at one of the hamfests for under $10. In unused condition, very nice with acorn tubes and a doorknob tube for the transmitter. I think it operates on 433MHz. I had an another one of these I picked up when I was in

[neonixie-l] Winner!?!!! Re: [TCA] Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As

Hello, I am a bit slow here. Well no votes came in on the submissions from the group. I read all the submissions to my local judge (Maria, my wife). We both really liked the seasons tree. For the season that it is, it is very adaptable for occasions other than Christmas(Hey it could count down

[neonixie-l] Nore shameless pluggery for NL5440As

I have a couple of 6 NL5440A sets listed on E-bay. Listing 281224495624 for one of them. I will be listing some other displays as well in the near future. I will be listing 6 Pinlight DIP-651Rs shortly. These are incandescent 7 segment displays in a small DIP package. -- You received this

[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As

To the group. This was sent to me by Jorge directly. I like this project for several reasons, creative, father daughter project etc. Tim Laing Dear sir or madam: That is a very kind offer from you. I showed this to my daughter and she thought that she could find an old aged piece of

[neonixie-l] Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As

I am listing a set of 6 tested NOS NL5440A (Smooth top design)nixies on E-bay auction number 281219252887. Auction ends in about 16 hours. I will be listing more of these tubes soon. This is my shameless plug. I have been a member of this group for a long time and have learned a lot and have

[neonixie-l] More pictures of the Christmas lights, as requested

Here are some more pictures. I got 13 lamps of various types, the string only takes 8 lamps. So a bit of a mishmash. I need to repair several of the sockets before I can try to light the set. I think the wiring is older than the lamps? The lamps are all marked Japan 15 volt. Some of the bulbs

[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Antique Lamp...Neons...Tubes Tubes for the christmas tree.

I have seen single bubble light, night lights here and there. Tim L How about a string of 201As and Blue glass Arcturus 201As hung on the tree and lit up (Brass based tipped, even better) I almost forgot the super airline Gold glass GX201As

[neonixie-l] Antique Lamp...Neons...Tubes

I found an interesting web site www.bulbcollector.com (Probably known to a lot of you all ready.) that has a lot of interesting information on various types of antique lamps and some tube related info as well. On the bulbs they cover incandescent, neon, argon etc. What caught my eye was the

[neonixie-l] Mouser Electronics for electronic parts

Mouser is a great source for new electronic parts. Their selection is about as good as Newark or Allied but they are much more small buyer friendly. They have a real cheap shipping option ($4.95?) and if I remember right no minimum order. It is easy to set up an account. They ship fast and they

[neonixie-l] Re: Mouser Electronics for electronic parts

Thanks for the correction on the minimum order, I didn't remember. I always try to combine things I may need to get an order that makes it worth paying the shipping for. Like you said a $10 minimum is pretty easy to meet! The project lists are real nice for future reference. They list

[neonixie-l] Re: Mouser Electronics for electronic parts

I did some more checking and Mouser has no minimum order, that according to their help topics page. The shipping options come up when you check out. For the small parts I was ordering I used the lowest cost option as I am in no hurry. The parts arrived quickly, they ship out very quickly! I

[neonixie-l] Thoughts on nixie lifespan and halogens...

Couldn't you just use a piece of canned tuna fish in each nixie? Tuna has mercury in it and I eat the stuff! Just joking of course. Tim Laing But I must add GREAT job on the nixies! Well not really great how about outstanding job! From: Nick

[neonixie-l] Awesome Fabrication on Nixie

Well we have had the Haydu Brothers, Burroughs, National Union, Wang Labs, etc. Now we have to add Farny Labs to the list of Nixie producers. Great work Dalibor!! It would be neat to see some nixie tubes with Art Deco or Art Modern Numbers or some such decorative font!

[neonixie-l] Re: Z564S dekatrons

What kind of price range are we looking at on these tubes? Where are you located so we can get an idea on shipping. Thanks Tim. Well, let me know what would be good price for all of you. On Sunday, 21 July 2013 13:18:30 UTC+1, TLaing wrote: Hello, if a group buy is done for the Z564S

[neonixie-l] Re: Z564S dekatrons

Oh that gets complicated. I did a group buy for over 1000 Nixie tubes for the Neonixie group some years ago. Boy that was a lot of work. I shipped tubes all over North America, Canada and Europe. It might be easier for you to see how many tubes are wanted in the US and Europe. Then maybe ship

[neonixie-l] WARNING: Shameless plug NL5440As and NL841s

WARNING: This is a plug from the shameless commerce division. I have been listing some nixies on E-bay on and off for quite some time. These are NL5440As and NL841s. Check out auction 281094521523. To see the other auctions just check my other items. Standard disclaimer, yes it is my

[neonixie-l] neonixie digests, are all messages there?

I get the neonixie messages in digest form. I would swear that I am not getting all the messages and or digests. I keep seeing posts that seem to refer to other recent messages that I have not seen. At least on the old yahoo groups the digests were sequentially numbered. Anybody else notice this

[neonixie-l] You Tube: Making a Round type C valve by Ron Soyland

I was looking at a video on a nixie display board and in the related videos this came up. Making a Round type C valve by Ron Soyland. The video is about an hour long! His Youtube channel name is glasslinger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpagev=GAMRHcbE3g0 I copied the link

[neonixie-l] 5-ht please contact me

5-ht please contact me. Tim Laing Sorry to use Nixie bandwidth but this is nixie related. -- 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] ppapon please contact me

Sorry to use bandwidth. Trying to contact ppapon laingt at wcoil dot com -- 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

[neonixie-l] DutchGrey please contact me.

Sorry to use bandwidth here but I am trying to contact DutchGrey about some nixie tubes. Tim Laing laingt at wcoil dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[neonixie-l] Bruce Nauman Neon and Art

Well I have a BFA dual majors in Ceramics and Printmaking. I can't ever remember any of my friends having discussions about circles striving to be squares etc. For the most part we were normal people and not pretentious at all, of course we were in Ada Ohio, far away from the big city art scenes.

[neonixie-l] Advertizing [Fwd: [NEONIXIE-L] Digest Number 1053]

Hello, here is a digest from shortly after I joined Neonixie, in early 2004. So I have been here just a little while. I also coordinated the over 1000 tube Richardson group buy. I chip something into the group every now and then. I also post once and a while when I list something on E-bay that

[neonixie-l] Oops Need Spell Check Advertising [Fwd: [NEONIXIE-L] Digest Number 1053]

Been up too long, Write Avertising on the board 25 times mister Laing. Hello, here is a digest from shortly after I joined Neonixie, in early 2004. So I have been here just a little while. I also coordinated the over 1000 tube Richardson group buy. I chip something into the group every

[neonixie-l] Jon Pandicon

Jon I was on googlegroups and saw you had a Pandicon. I tried to contact you off list but I don't know if the message went through. You can contact me off list at laingt at wcoil dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group

[neonixie-l] ceramic washers.

It should not be hard at all to make small ceramic washers. I would use a slip casting method. I would start with a plaster of paris sheet poured into a rectangular wood box. The top edges of the wood sides of the box allow you to scrape the poured plaster of paris sheet to have a flat top

[neonixie-l] Selling Some Nixies on E-bay

I thought I would let people know that I am listing some Nixies on E-bay NL841s and NL5440As Look at auction 281056256986. Then look at my other listings. I will probably sell some more than the ones I have listed now. Tim Laing -- You

[neonixie-l] dekatron geiger counter on E-bay England

2 Dekatron geiger counter/rate meter on E-bay England site Auction 300846357475. A bit expensive but neat to see. Not my auction etc. Tim L. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group.

[neonixie-l] Counting Tubes book, brought up on Neonixie

Hello, A few days ago somebody found a book called Counting Tubes, Theory and Applications on E-bay. Published 1949. Somebody else said it was a instant print abstact of articles. Well I went out and purchased a copy off of Amazon. I got a real honest to god original book. It was withdrawn

[neonixie-l] Merry Christmas and happy holidays

I will be away from the computer for a while so I just wanted to say May all your tubes glow warmly by and under the tree. And I hope old St Nick will enjoy his bright new Nixie! Let all the cathodes glow with the holiday cheer! Not A Poet, Don't You

[neonixie-l] Re: Cat Door Purchased: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

Hi, I just wanted to give an update. I purchased the magnetic cat door as the cat does not have a digital chip yet, he is still all analog! Although he does have 20 digits. I have to say this quietly as Skink is sitting in my lap, he will be visiting the vet on January 9th and will come home a

[neonixie-l] Cat Door Purchased: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

Hello, well the cat problem has escalated. I opened the door this morning and there was a unfamiliar tom on the stairs who had our cat backed up by the window so he couldn't get to his accustomed cat bed. I caused some consternation on the part of the 2 cats, finally after some growling the tom

[neonixie-l] Re: Cat Door Purchased: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

I just wanted to say thanks for the help with the cat door. I have decided if I ever get a orange marmalade cat I will name it Nixie in honor of the group! I hope everybody here has a happy holiday season. Tim Laing -- You received this message

[neonixie-l] Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

There are a lot of smart people on this group so I thought I would ask for some help. We have a stray cat that we have adopted. He is an indoor outdoor type of cat. My personal experience is if they started outdoors they are very unhappy if you try to keep them in all the time. Well the problem

[neonixie-l] RE: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

That is just about what I am thinking of. I just worry that the loud speaker announcing please return to the store and the flashing lights might scare the cat! Just kidding of course. Wire loop and a small cap for the cat. Then the sweeping oscillator for the door. Now I need to find the circuit

[neonixie-l] Passive Resonance Re: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

Here is a link for a (old)patent on a vehicle in lane detector using passive coils in the roadway. No circuit details but it sounds like what Dan was talking about. 12 inch single turn coils in the road with a 100nF cap in series. etc. The hard part of this project is figuring out what the

[neonixie-l] There are still Dekatron deals out there

I had some luck tonight I picked up 5 new in the box ERICSSON GC10B off of E-bay for the opening bid of $9.99 with $7.99 shipping. So there are still deals out there to be found. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To

[neonixie-l] Business Trip to Paris Area

I am leaving in a few hours for a trip to the Paris area for a business trip for equipment acceptance tests. I am one of the maintenance mechanicss for this new equipment. I wanted to know if there are any good places or areas to check out if I get a chance. Antique electronics, Tubes, antiques

[neonixie-l] Dates Re: Business Trip to Paris Area Tim Laing

I should have said we will be there from May 2nd Leaving on May 6th. I am leaving in a few hours for a trip to the Paris area for a business trip for equipment acceptance tests. I am one of the maintenance mechanicss for this new equipment. I wanted to know if there are any good places or

[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Dates Re: Business Trip to Paris Area Tim Laing

Thanks for the information so far. Our group will not have a car so I am pretty much limited to the metro system and walking. Tim I should have said we will be there from May 2nd Leaving on May 6th. I am leaving in a few hours for a trip to the Paris area for a business trip for equipment

[neonixie-l] Oops on my post to Nick

Sorry my last post to Nick DeSmith went to the group. It was meant to go just to him. No big secrets or anything. I will just claim I was tired. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l

[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: Sold thanks Re: Selling NOS Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscope

Hi Nick, I am glad you got the tube in good condition. PLEASE keep me in mind if you make up something with an AVR I would love to have the tube I have come to life. What do you think, a retro scope clock? I sold the CK1414 I got with the rest of you because I found a RCA 1698 monoscope on E-bay

[neonixie-l] Selling NOS Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscope

Hi, I recently noted that there were some Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay that were going for buy it now $20.00 + $10.00 shipping. I bought one for myself and 4 more for members of these groups that live in Europe as the seller only shipped to the US. Well I find that I have one of these

[neonixie-l] Sold thanks Re: Selling NOS Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscope

Hello, I have 2 people that want it as of now. I will contact the first person to answer and go from there. Thanks to all. Tim Laing Hi, I recently noted that there were some Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay that were going for buy it now $20.00 + $10.00 shipping. I bought one for

[neonixie-l] AVO 8 Mark3 VOM parts needed.

I picked up a AVO Avometer 8 mark3 VOM on E-bay recently to go with an AVO tubetester that I aquired a few years ago. Boy are these meters built heavy. It probably weighs twice as much as my Simpson 260. Well these meters are not very common over here (USA).I thought that one of the group members

[neonixie-l] Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay

The seller evidently had 20 of these tubes. After I bought one and made my posting. (I thought it was a good idea to buy first!) The sales went on at a good clip. Somebody must have a use for them as they bought 10! I ended up buying a total of 5 as the seller would not sell to buyers outside the

[neonixie-l] Re: Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay

Well those are going fast! 17 down 3 to go. Somebody bought 10 of them! They don't sell internationally and I purchased one for a German group member and one for me. Standard disclaimer not my auction not affiliated with the seller. Somebody has Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes buy it now for

[neonixie-l] Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay

Standard disclaimer not my auction not affiliated with the seller. Somebody has Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes buy it now for $20.00 + 10.00 shipping on Ebay more than 10 available. They appear new in the box FAA surplus Item number 300677567307. You can see the symbols on the target plate at

[neonixie-l] Jens, Vacuum Gauges

Sorry to post this here. Jens, I sent you an E-mail about some vacuum gauges. Did you get it? I had no reply. Tim Laing -- 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@googlegroups.com. To

[neonixie-l] ABC, ancester of Binary Electronic Computers

I just finished reading the book The Man Who Invented The Computer, The Biography of John Atanosoff By Jane Smiley. (I picked up the book on E-bay for under 7 dollars) This is a very interesting book. (Though the technical discussion on vacuum tube electronics leaves a lot to be desired.) J

[neonixie-l] Synchronous Alternators and motors

Having worked at Lima Electric (Sadly No longer in Lima Ohio, Factory Closed) for over 5 years making synchronous alternators, and 3 years in the Engineering Test Lab I can pass on a little information on alternator speeds. On a sychronous alternator the rotor operates with DC excitation, either

[neonixie-l] Terry Pratchett also DM160s

Interesting that Terry P. should come up! I picked up one of his books at the airport about 3 years back and got hooked. I have almost every book he has written and I have been giving copies to the grandkids and nieces. I just ordered the latest book Snuff another Sam Vimes diskworld book. My

[neonixie-l] Market for high efficiency high voltage power supplys TUBE RADIO

I can tell you where there would be a fairly big market for high efficiency high voltage power supplies (IF THEY CAN BE PROPERLY SHIELDED FOR RF LEAKAGE) that is B power supplies. The common voltages used in the old battery radios for the plate supplies are 22.5, 45, 67.5, 90, 135, 180 volts DC.

[neonixie-l] Clock readout based on changing resistance Ohmmeter

I know that some of the group have built clock circuits that would output a changing frequency to interface with a Nixie frequency counter. I know that there have been circuits that output current or voltage for analog meters. What I was thinking of was a clock circuit where the output would be a

[neonixie-l] Mystery Indicator? Tube,Ended Auction on E-bay

Does anybody know what this tube is? This is an ended auction 170 623 013 824 take the spaces out to make the 12 digit E-bay number. Splitting into 3 digit sections makes it easier for me to write down without errors. You will have to be logged in to look at completed listings. I bid on it but

[neonixie-l] Shameless plug NL5440As and NL841s on E-bay

I am making a shameless plug. I have some (QTY 12) NOS NL5440A smooth top nixies on E-bay auction 280634472003 ends in about 15 hours. I also have some (12) NL841's also on E-bay 280637054757, about 5 days 14 hours on that auction. These are from Richardson Electronics the same source that we

[neonixie-l] Making Nixies. Nixie Library Reference Books

These are the books in my Nixie Library. Some are pretty technical. More technical than I am! Cold Cathode DIscharge Tubes J.R. Acton, J.D. Swift 1963. Academic Press Inc Publishers New York ( No Library Of congress Numbers) Very deep waters a lot of theory and math. Cold Cathode Glow Discharge

[neonixie-l] Making Nixies

I worked in a Television CRT factory for several years in the sealing and pumping, getterflash, highvoltage processing, ageing, final test and matching. (I made some vacuume tubes of my own at work using parts of CRT electron guns. I pumped them down flashed them and aged them. I have never gotten

[neonixie-l] Re: Trigger tubes, Mullard Z700 U

Didn't see this post on the digest? Will try this again. If you have the book Electronic Counting Circuits by Dance, a lot of his trigger tube counter circuits use Z700 U tubes. These are 4 lead trigger tubes with the primer electrode for consistant firing even in darkness. So if you want to

[neonixie-l] Pneumatic Cylinders For Industrial Clock Cases

Hi I did the posts about the Extruded Aluminum Air Cylinders that would make good industrial futuristic clock cases. I sold the one to one of the group members and he is real happy with it. I have 2 more complete units and a Center extrusion only. I have 4 end caps 2 that are solid and 2 that

[neonixie-l] My last word on the E-bay Otis Tube Listing

Some comments were made about private E-mails. Well go to his listing and you will see that he posted my statement about using my listing under questions. He then posted the reply that I got from him and posted here as his answer. You can't get more public than that. Anybody reading his

[neonixie-l] Weasel update: E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery??

Well here is the update, such as it is. I turned this into E-bay earlier tonight. I also sent an message to the seller through the question link on the sellers auction. I was not nasty, at least I thought. Here is what I sent to him. Dear loveourfoxbody, It is against E-bay rules to copy

[neonixie-l] ETL Tube Handbook on E-bay England

First of all not my auction not related to seller other than I assume we are both humans! It is a very interesting looking ELT tube handbook. One of the pages shown is for cold cathode tubes. Probably a dekatron data trove. 250754928152 about a day day and a half left. Shipping to US pretty