[neonixie-l] Re: how much is a Sperry SP-352 worth

2011-11-24 Thread Terry Kennedy
On Nov 23, 9:48 pm, John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: On Walter Shawlee's site, they list for $49 apiece (presumably Canadian dollars): http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/nixies2.html That's probably a bit high. At the beginning of October I was at Mendelson's - http://mendelsons.com - and was

Re: [neonixie-l] OT: PICkit3 issues...

2011-11-24 Thread JohnK
Did you check out cable/connector intermittent problems? Have you done any PicKit s/w upgrades? John K. - Original Message - From: jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 6:14 AM Subject: [neonixie-l] OT: PICkit3

[neonixie-l] OT: Thorn 160W Linear Neon Airfield Hazard Lamp

2011-11-24 Thread marcin
Found it accidentally: http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Spec%20Sheets/Thorn%20Linear%20Neon.htm What a nice neon tube! Would be a bit pricy, but a clock built using them as segments would be really... wow. :D -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l

Re: [neonixie-l] OT: PICkit3 issues...

2011-11-24 Thread jb-electronics
A small follow-up, my configuration bits are set as follows: __CONFIG(FOSC_INTOSCIO WDTE_OFF PWRTE_ON MCLRE_ON BOREN_ON LVP_OFF CPD_OFF CP_OFF); Best regards, Jens Am 24.11.2011 22:49, schrieb JohnK: Did you check out cable/connector intermittent problems? Have you done any PicKit

[neonixie-l] Re: 555 power supply not working

2011-11-24 Thread Imbanon
Just a quick question:  your FETs, are they from the kit or did you order them separate.  If they were ordered separately you may want to make sure you got the 400V ones and not the 20/40V... Got them separate. No kit, just plane copying the schematic and the board. Pretty sure it's the right

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 555 power supply not working

2011-11-24 Thread JohnK
Ages ago someone {Nick D ?} suggested a better modern FET. If you really get stuck I can mail parts to you from Australia. For example check this supplier :- http://au.element14.com/ John K. - Original Message - From: Imbanon imba.a...@gmail.com To: neonixie-l

[neonixie-l] Re: 555 power supply not working

2011-11-24 Thread unpleasant_persona
Try disconnecting the diode on your breadboard and applying a 12V DC to the output node (where you expect 170V) and see what voltage you measure at the base of Q2. Do this with the oscillator unpowered (no 12V where it usually goes, just where it usually doesn't). You should see about