Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade Nixie tubes project: Help with vacuum technology needed

2012-01-17 Thread jb-electronics
Hi John, thanks for your links, they all look interesting. Another idea for the inductive heater: There are so many inductive hot plates around that work exactly this way. Couldn't I use one of these? Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[neonixie-l] Re: Homemade Nixie tubes project: Help with vacuum technology needed

2012-01-17 Thread Nick
On Jan 16, 2:57 pm, John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: I think I will have to try with my equipment for now - the big investment I will do is a decent burner, but I cannot afford purchasing a top-notch pump and so on. Yeah, I'm looking for a crossfire and hand torch myself.  As the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Cleaning PCBs

2012-01-17 Thread Joe Croft
The water soluble flux works great in most cases. I found with my clock (nixieneon) the impedances were high enough in the circuit that the flux cause the circuit to misbehave. It was so bad that testing it as you built it (a requirement) that it tripled the time to build the clock since every

[neonixie-l] trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread mike
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190604819318?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 thanks mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

Re: [neonixie-l] trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread John Rehwinkel
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190604819318?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Should be easy enough to make a clock out of it. If you care to multiplex it, you'll need anode drivers and perhaps some BCD buffers. For direct drive, it's ready to go. - John -- You received this

Re: [neonixie-l] trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread Dennis
I use one as a test bed for programming. Direct drive just hook it up. Now if I could just figure out how to program. :) From: mike logan...@gmail.com To: neonixie-l neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:58 PM Subject: [neonixie-l]

Re: [neonixie-l] trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread Dennis
I use one as a test bed for programming. Direct drive just hook it up. Now if I could just figure out how to program. :) From: mike logan...@gmail.com To: neonixie-l neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:58 PM Subject: [neonixie-l]

[neonixie-l] Re: trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread neutron spin
That would look cool in the dash of my Humvee :) On 17 Jan, 20:55, Dennis daddyvan2...@yahoo.com wrote: I use one as a test bed for programming. Direct drive just hook it up. Now if I could just figure out how to program. :)  From: mike logan...@gmail.com

[neonixie-l] IN-18 sockets?

2012-01-17 Thread Deviantgeek
I know that the PCB sockets are bad/ don't give pins room to bend. Phenolic sockets are the best, from what I hear, but I want to buy from the US. Anyone know of a place to get the phenolic sockets, or an alternative to them? (Other than PCB based sockets, I can't afford to outgas a tube.) --

[neonixie-l] Re: Homemade Nixie tubes project: Help with vacuum technology needed

2012-01-17 Thread dylan roelofs
Hey Jens- The 'bakeout' cycle of processing any glass vacuum device is critical for long life- Every surface, and every material in the bulb has a film of water vapour on it, as well as anything else you left there with your fingers. The water has terrible effects on any filament, and even

Re: [neonixie-l] trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread Dylan Distasio
Hi Mike- I actually picked one of these up awhile ago. I am planning on building a clock out of it also. I will keep the group posted on my progress once I get started on it. Best, Dylan On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 7:58 PM, mike logan...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [neonixie-l] IN-18 sockets?

2012-01-17 Thread John Rehwinkel
I know that the PCB sockets are bad/ don't give pins room to bend. Phenolic sockets are the best, from what I hear, but I want to buy from the US. Anyone know of a place to get the phenolic sockets, or an alternative to them? (Other than PCB based sockets, I can't afford to outgas a tube.)

Re: [neonixie-l] trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread David Forbes
On 1/17/12 5:58 PM, mike wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190604819318?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 thanks mike Texas Instruments published the schematic 40 years ago. Just buy some old TTL and get to work. You ought to buy Russian TTL, to be authentic,

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 sockets?

2012-01-17 Thread Deviantgeek
The PCB ones look nice, and I did want to do LED lighting... Anyone outgassed a tube with one of Dieter's sockets? On Jan 17, 10:18 pm, John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: I know that the PCB sockets are bad/ don't give pins room to bend. Phenolic sockets are the best, from what I hear, but

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 sockets?

2012-01-17 Thread Deviantgeek
Also, should I try making my own, by using wire and styrofoam? (would let me Do LED, and give the tubes some freedom to move.) On Jan 17, 10:42 pm, Deviantgeek d3viantg...@gmail.com wrote: The PCB ones look nice, and I did want to do LED lighting... Anyone outgassed a tube with one of Dieter's

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 sockets?

2012-01-17 Thread Deviantgeek
Well, what about making my own sockets? using the little pins that dieter uses, but in styrofoam, so each socket fits the tube perfectly. Would go to a set of header pins, attaching to the board. On Jan 17, 10:18 pm, John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: I know that the PCB sockets are bad/

[neonixie-l] Re: trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread mike
could you show me a simple schematic for it thank you mike On Jan 17, 6:42 pm, John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190604819318?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid... Should be easy enough to make a clock out of it.  If you care to multiplex it,

[neonixie-l] Re: Homemade Nixie tubes project: Help with vacuum technology needed

2012-01-17 Thread mike
here is one cheep http://www.harborfreight.com/a-c-manifold-gauge-set-92649.html mike On Jan 14, 6:30 am, jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de wrote: Hi, Vacuum gauges are made by Varian. There's a panel meter and a little metal gizmo with an octal base like an old vacuum tube.

[neonixie-l] ITS1A Thyratron Display (Old Topic Reintroduction)

2012-01-17 Thread Joseph Bento
I came across my stash of four 1TS1A display tubes, purchased more than a year ago. They are still waiting for a project. I guess these really must be somewhat rare due to the scarcity of any information, and lack of any datasheet I would be most curious to see any schematic that someone has

[neonixie-l] New to the group.

2012-01-17 Thread dr pepper
Hi guys I'm new to the group, I have built a couple of clocks before, I'm working on a IN1 nixie clock with an OG4 dekatron and a IN9 neon bargraph (seconds) at the moment, it uses a software module for the pic micro to decode the msf time signal. All the electronics (well nearly all) and software

[neonixie-l] Re: ITS1A Thyratron Display (Old Topic Reintroduction)

2012-01-17 Thread dr pepper
I had to google thyratron as I never heard of them, not as display devices. Theres a couple of people built clocks with them, interesting devices made by the october plant. I'd like a couple of nimo's to add to my odd ball stuff. On 18 Jan, 04:41, Joseph Bento jos...@kirtland.com wrote: I came

[neonixie-l] Re: trying to wrap my head around making a clock out of this

2012-01-17 Thread dr pepper
Heres a nice little circuit I found, you allready have the 141's in your display modules, so you just need to build the lower part of the circuit and graft it on. The circuit has seconds display, you obviously dont have the tubes for that, you could just construct the circuit and leave out the

[neonixie-l] Re: Homemade Nixie tubes project: Help with vacuum technology needed

2012-01-17 Thread dr pepper
Sorry to hijack a little, I was reading this very interesting thread and found something of interest to me. I like the induction heater, the simple design with 2 mosfets, I've been looking for a simple design like this for a while, my mrs makes jewellery and has been mithering for a ridiculously