[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons - phenolic or metal bases

2020-02-13 Thread Jon
Well, quite a bit of 'documentation' is not a lot more reliable than eBay descriptions actually... Particularly if there's any mention of argon - there are dekatrons that contain argon, but not very many. There are quite a few questions blended together in your ask: - Ageing. The key thing

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons - phenolic or metal bases

2020-02-13 Thread gregebert
A-101s are phenolic-base, and very reliable. Mine has been running 24/7 for 7 years now, with no signs of degradation. -- 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

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons - phenolic or metal bases

2020-02-13 Thread John Snow
That should be just Neon or Argon... I should probably follow documentation over ebay descriptions. On Thursday, 13 February 2020 10:02:34 UTC, John Snow wrote: > > Is there any difference between base material for ageing/working lifespan? > > How about if it has a Argon/Neon or a