[neonixie-l] Re: Weird rectangular 6G-E12A Magic Eye tubes I found

2019-05-20 Thread SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F.
Oh wow, these are rather rare tubes! Lucky find -- 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 email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread Nick
Please note that if this is the original software it was never owned by Jeff and is still copyright to the (still alive) author who sells it. Distributing copies may well be a breach of copyright. Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l"

Re: [neonixie-l] US source for French Enamel Varnish - Fire Red?

2019-05-20 Thread 【ツ】John Smout
I have tried water based Pebeo Vitrail and been unable to get an even coating. It dries quite slowly and I get a gradation as the coating slides down due to gravity. Admittedly I was trying to coat 200mm test tubes, not a small nixie. Maybe it’s OK for that but don’t try and coat a Dalibor.

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread David Forbes
Nick, Does this mysterious code author entity have a name? A copyright requires a copyright notice, with a name and a date. Otherwise, who knows what it is? (Not that I have any interest in copying this code; it just seems odd that the firmware that runs this clock is treated as both secret and

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie Socket for B5971 & B8971

2019-05-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Michail- Keep at least one extra kit for me so I have a spareif you've got it. After all of these trials and tribulations we've been through and since there's little chance we'll ever find these tubes again I may want a spare set of boards. If you can send it out with the pickit3 that would

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread Robert L
Hi folks, The firmware developer is John Miktuk located in New York - East coast USA... >From a late-2016 e-mail exchange with John: Feel free to share my email xxx@xxx with others interested. John I've deleted John's e-mail address from this post to hopefully spare him from the robots

[neonixie-l] Lol hand cranked nixie clock power source...

2019-05-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
A novel idea on how to power your nixie clock ;^} https://www.ebay.com/itm/113745089411 Expend calories and light your nixie clock at the same time! Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread MichaelB
I assume that statement is in reference to my post. To clear things up for those that may be misled, these are *copies* of the original firmware coded by John Miktuk (the still-alive author). I have an arrangement with John whereby he has authorized me to *legally *provide MCU's programmed with

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie Socket for B5971 & B8971

2019-05-20 Thread Jon D.
Michael, Thanks for posting the updated PIC files. Jon D. -- 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 email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to

Re: [neonixie-l] US source for French Enamel Varnish - Fire Red?

2019-05-20 Thread 【ツ】John Smout
> On 20 May 2019, at 16:24, Robert L wrote: > > Hey John, > > From your reply: I have tried water based Pebeo Vitrail and been unable to > get an even coating. > > The product I have on order is specified as a solvent based formulation that > may be thinned with mineral or white spirit...

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread Michail Wilson
“Working on a new MOD-SIX too” Very nice! Michail Wilson 206-920-6312 From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MichaelB Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 9:45 AM To: neonixie-l Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie Socket for B5971 & B8971

2019-05-20 Thread Michail Wilson
Bill, I am familiar with the site. Unfortunately, it’s specific to B7971 and the output is for 2 bytes together instead of the smartsocket code which has the two bytes separate. It can be converted, but would probably take more time doing that than simply changing the font manually (at

[neonixie-l] Re: Weird rectangular 6G-E12A Magic Eye tubes I found

2019-05-20 Thread gregebert
I've done a bit of experimenting with magic-eye tubes, and the sad fact is they have a rather short lifetime, on the order of a few hundred hours. So if you are making a gizmo with these, buy plenty of spares and minimize the time they are energized. I'm fairly certain the filament will long

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread MichaelB
Yeah, Michail, don't sell all those 7971's just yet On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:16:23 AM UTC-7, M1 wrote: > > “Working on a new MOD-SIX too” > > Very nice! > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto: > neoni...@googlegroups.com ] *On Behalf Of

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Any you make the coolest cases on the planet too Michael! -- 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 email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie Socket for B5971 & B8971

2019-05-20 Thread Michail Wilson
Bill, Save you one kit or one set. Let me know if you have questions as I have basically assembled 20 kits so far. Which means I might have the best way to assemble to make it easy. J PS. It’s completely your fault for me running down the rabbit whole as you made it clear the

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread MichaelB
Hey, Thanks Bill..we have fun doin' it! Working on a new MOD-SIX too. Big changes...will be a while tho On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 8:58:17 AM UTC-7, Bill Notfaded wrote: > > Any you make the coolest cases on the planet too Michael! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[neonixie-l] Re: US source for French Enamel Varnish - Fire Red?

2019-05-20 Thread Robert L
Hey John, >From your reply: I have tried water based Pebeo Vitrail and been unable to get an even coating. The product I have on order is specified as a solvent based formulation that may be thinned with mineral or white spirit... not a water based solution. Not clear this is what you

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie Socket for B5971 & B8971

2019-05-20 Thread Michail Wilson
No problem. There is more work to be done with it, and I will complete it; however, the current code in dropbox works. You’re safe to use it; however, I am going to add better fonts/features preloaded in the HEX file for UDCs. So, if you’re not in a hurry for an end solution, then I

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie Socket for B5971 & B8971

2019-05-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Michail- Not sure if it will help but does the Taylor font editor work with the B-5971 tubes? I also wonder if the lucasmall font editor on github might help us? https://github.com/lucsmall/Burroughs-B-7971-Nixie-Tube-Character-Designer https://b7971.lucsmall.com/ It seems as though we could

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread Nick
Ah! That's ok then... I've also been messaging John... If he's given you the all clear, then that's fine .. Cheers -- 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 email

[neonixie-l] Re: Anode current and voltage measurement

2019-05-20 Thread Tomasz Kowalczyk
If you're using direct drive, then the problem can be solved with a differential amplifier with integrated resistors - this is the only way you can achieve high common mode rejection ratio, as any mismatch in the resistor network can really affect your measurements. There is a nice article

[neonixie-l] Re: Anode current and voltage measurement

2019-05-20 Thread gregebert
Thanks for posting this! I had no idea there were diff-amps available that could handle such a high input voltage. A single instance is all you really need even if there are multiple tubes, because it's possible to measure each tube individually by blanking all others. -- You received this

[neonixie-l] Looking for FR9020AAs

2019-05-20 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
I know this quite the long shot, but does anyone have or know someone who owns FR9020s by CRF? Gorgeous tubes, looking to buy. These: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYrCMLGXkvo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: All Toob Dekatron Spinner

2019-05-20 Thread Thomas Kummer
Some of the problems that I’ve been having with it could be due to the fact that I’m running it off the oil rigs power, we use our own diesel generator out here rather than power from the power lines. I’ve measured the mains before and it varies from 109V - 115V and from 40Hz to 70Hz usually

[neonixie-l] Re: Rework of NixieSat with Haicom HI-204III GPS?

2019-05-20 Thread MichaelB
We made this arrangement about 2 years ago. Glad its OK with you. On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 12:44:57 PM UTC-7, Nick wrote: > > Ah! That's ok then... I've also been messaging John... > > If he's given you the all clear, then that's fine .. > > Cheers > > -- You received this message because you

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anode current and voltage measurement

2019-05-20 Thread Tom Harris
Try the ZXCT1009. It's a current mirror on a single 3 pin package intended for high side current sensing. https://www.diodes.com/assets/Datasheets/ZXCT1009.pdf The output voltage can go straight into the ADC input of a microcontroller. Tom Harris On Tue, 21 May 2019 at 10:08, gregebert