[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-18 Thread Imbanon
*we'we been using that acronym On Feb 18, 9:04 pm, Imbanon wrote: > Just to confirm this.. Yes, as far as I know, Ucc is used for 'power > supply voltage', or at least something like that. We have been that > acronym on college, but I don't know what it stands for. I live in > Europe. > > On Feb

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-18 Thread Imbanon
Just to confirm this.. Yes, as far as I know, Ucc is used for 'power supply voltage', or at least something like that. We have been that acronym on college, but I don't know what it stands for. I live in Europe. On Feb 17, 4:06 am, "JohnK" wrote: > Ucc is a common term for supply voltage [Google

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-18 Thread marcin
Just to add to the confusion: One of my IN-18 developed blue spot a few month ago after two years of spotless work. But i has it only during darkness! In daylight it is OK. On 18 Feb, 16:45, micha...@aol.com wrote: > Lots of theories as to the blue dots. -- You received this message because

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-18 Thread Michail1
Lots of theories as to the blue dots. Claims that it is the circuit (even though 1 tube does it and another 1 will not in the same circuit.) I have 4 different clocks for IN18s, and a tube with blue dots will still show in all 4 (although at different intensity). So, if blaiming the circuit

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-18 Thread jb-electronics
Hi Laurence, I wrote something about it a day ago, where is the point you would like to go deeper? Jens Apologies if it has been covered elsewhere, but since it has been touched on in this thread - does anyone have an explanation for the **physics** of what is going on inside the tube, parti

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-18 Thread MrNixie (UK)
Apologies if it has been covered elsewhere, but since it has been touched on in this thread - does anyone have an explanation for the **physics** of what is going on inside the tube, particularly in relation to the ethereal blue spots? Personally - I find them quite intriguing - particularly the la

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-17 Thread dr pepper
The arduino seems to be a popular choice and there is a lot of support for this device. I like the microchip pic range of micro's, a pic 16f876 would be something I'd be looking at, or maybe a pic16f88 and multiplex the outputs to the decoders, I cant remember if 141's have an enable input or not,

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-16 Thread Lucky
Tis strange how the brain works. I sub-consciously knew that 'U' stood for voltage, but never thought about it. I suppose being from the UK that I see Volts written as U quite often so never questioned it nor knew those over the water are not familiar. Did get me thinking though, where does the 'U'

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-16 Thread Lucky
Hope you don't mind me jumping in on this thread. I apologise if so, but seemed relevant and I think Dylan has been answered. Regarding blue spots: I am of the understanding that if you drive a nixie with too low a Ucc that a blue stop may appear (although still do not understand why?) I was testin

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-16 Thread Cobra007
Thanks for clearing that up Dieter :-) Michel On Feb 16, 10:30 pm, Dieter Waechter wrote: > Hi! > What I mean is: To get a high definition readout and the best you can > get out of the tube, drive it without Ucc AND drive it with direct drive. > Dieter > >  > >  > This confuses me a bit, I tho

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-16 Thread Dieter Waechter
Hi! What I mean is: To get a high definition readout and the best you can get out of the tube, drive it without Ucc AND drive it with direct drive. Dieter > > This confuses me a bit, I thought you promoted your new clock as being > direct drive and now you say you get the best results without d

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on haze around nixie digit

2012-02-16 Thread Cobra007
On Feb 16, 3:42 pm, "Dieter Waechter" wrote: > To get a high definition readout, ot the best you can get out of the tube, > drive it without Ucc in direct drive. > Dieter This confuses me a bit, I thought you promoted your new clock as being direct drive and now you say you get the best results w