Thanks for the photo; You could 3D print some collars that sit around the
base of the tube to hide the glowing wires.
I'm not aware of anything circuit-wise that you can do to eliminate the
glowing wires, but you might be able to reduce their visibility with lower
current. Of course, that will
New update:
Home from work, and now it is only the tube with all wires lowing that has this
problem. No improvement in that tube.
Tink I will put that tube in the one minute position, and start the clock mode,
and see what happens.
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Update:
Set the clock to "test mode" yesterday evening. This morning only two tubes
had this glowing wires. (tube 1 and 2, who had the most wires glowing.)
Tube 2 had glowing wires only on 2,3,4 and 9. no difference in the tube
with all the wires glowing.
I am at work at the moment, so I am
Please post some pictures showing the problem. Based on what you said
earlier:
"Did the first tube test, and in 3 tubes some of the lead in wires glow.
Tube 1 all wires glows
Tube 2 wire 1,2,3,4,5 and 9 glows
Tube 3 wire 9 glow."
It sounds like the wires between the tube pins and the cathode
I also witnessed this "awakening" process where the wire(s) would glow, but
only with old top-view nixies. The test sequence on Pete's clock was switching
too quickly between the cathodes to be efficient, so I hooked the nixies up
manually to a 170V supply through an appropriate anode resistor.
Jeff:
Your methode sounds like the easiest...
I'll run the clock for a few days in the clocks "test mode" where all the
tubes counts from 0 -9 repeatedly. This way all numbers will be used evenly.
I was afraid to do this as i have read that if a tube is driven with to much
current, so that
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Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] First Build. Some help to decide
Found a datasheet online, stating that fire voltage for the Z566 is 150v Max
voltage 170v
Since i have 170V at the moment, maybe i shoul try to set it at around 160V?
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Voltage is irrelevant, other than just being high enough to initiate
ionization. These are not modern digital logic ICs. Things are not that
precise. This is kit, so there are anode current limiting resistors
preventing excess current. I don't know your electronics background, but
voltage and
Found a datasheet online, stating that fire voltage for the Z566 is 150v
Max voltage 170v
Since i have 170V at the moment, maybe i shoul try to set it at around 160V?
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Yikes - sounds like tube problems to me too. The wires running from the
tube pins to the numbers is usually coated with something to prevent them
from glowing. The tubes could just be bad. However, if the tubes are run
at higher voltage or current, the wires at the base of the tube can glow.
Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] First Build. Some help to decide
Hello all,
I bought a PV electronics Spectrum kit with Z566m tubes.
I have "bombarded" Pete with stupid questons through this build, so I guess he
is geting fed up of me,(I would be anyway) so I'll ask some questions here
D
Hello all,
I bought a PV electronics Spectrum kit with Z566m tubes.
I have "bombarded" Pete with stupid questons through this build, so I guess he
is geting fed up of me,(I would be anyway) so I'll ask some questions here
Did the first tube test, and in 3 tubes some of the lead in wires glow.
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From: MichaelS <michaelxsea...@gmail.com>
Date: 11/8/16 7:33 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: neonixie-l <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] First Build. Some help to decide
Agreed. Pete's Spectrum kits are very good and available for
r clocks use. The
> Spectrum menu is easy to navigate and is robust.
>
> Welcome to the world of nixie clocks!
>
> Jeff
>
>
> Original message
> From: BooBooBeGone <fast...@gmail.com >
> Date: 11/8/16 2:41 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: neonixie
: BooBooBeGone <fastr...@gmail.com>
Date: 11/8/16 2:41 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: neonixie-l <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [neonixie-l] First Build. Some help to decide
Hello,
I have for several years wanted to build a NIXIE clock.I want to use large
tubes, and found that I
Hello,
I have for several years wanted to build a NIXIE clock.
I want to use large tubes, and found that I want to use the IN 18 tube,
since they have the largest digits, and I think they look better than the
Z5660. And the price for the IN 18 is also lower.
But I have read that the IN-18 are
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