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

2013-01-24 Thread Jon
Nice. Have you looked at the model of dekatrons used and their date codes? Jon. On Thursday, January 24, 2013 1:30:14 AM UTC, jrehwin wrote: > > Thanks for the heads up. I've heard of these, but never seen a photo of > one. > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/300846357475 > > > > On Tuesday, J

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

2013-01-23 Thread John Rehwinkel
> Thanks for the heads up. I've heard of these, but never seen a photo of one. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/300846357475 > > On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:35:26 PM UTC-8, TLaing wrote: > 2 Dekatron geiger counter/rate meter on E-bay England site I have a related piece of gear, a dekatron presc

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

2013-01-23 Thread threeneurons
In tribute to it, I cobbled a spinner to a mechanical counter. Enjoy: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwz9x5_spinner-advancing-a-mechanical-counter_tech#.UQA51R3LSSo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an

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

2013-01-23 Thread Jon
This model was sold by several lab equipment suppliers, often badged up with their name - this is the third or fourth I've seen. I have one branded by Griffin and George Ltd, a major supplier to the education sector - believe they're still in business as Griffin Education, part of Thermo Fisher

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

2013-01-23 Thread NeonJohn
Gad, I feel old. I've USED that model of survey meter. There is a variant that was made by Nuclear Chicago that used dekatrons for the last two digits and then vertical neon counter modules for the rest. This is the type with 10 neon lamps behind numbered film. We had one at the first nuclear p

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

2013-01-23 Thread threeneurons
Tim, Thanks for the heads up. I've heard of these, but never seen a photo of one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/300846357475 On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:35:26 PM UTC-8, TLaing wrote: > > 2 Dekatron geiger counter/rate meter on E-bay England site Auction > 300846357475. A bit expensive but nea