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2011-07-06 Thread Nick
Our domination of the known universe continues unabated !! Still looking for input from all of you out there as to how we can improve this forum... NIck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neon

[neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-06 Thread Nick
On Jul 7, 5:22 am, figureloop wrote: ... > But I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to get the parts made cheaply by > factories when you are talking 1 pieces.  Heck, you can get custom > laser-cut gaskets from a place in Philly PA for less than $200 set up > charges. Apples vs. pears. Laser or profi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-06 Thread jb-electronics
Hi, Was there ever a 60-80mm end-view Nixie made? Certainly, the CD46 / LD-669 with 74mm, followed by the Burroughs B-7011 with 72mm. And there might be some more, who knows. I feel that the nostalgic market driver would favor the vertical "tube" shape over end view tubes. Probably. I ju

[neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-06 Thread figureloop
On Jul 5, 10:52 pm, David Forbes wrote: > The total supply of the B7971 tubes was on the order of 10,000 tubes. > That would be 2 or 3 years at your proposed production rate. That's interesting to know. But that tube had a very specific market too. Perhaps it was even just produced for the stoc

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie watch kit

2011-07-06 Thread David Forbes
I just got my Nixie watch kit boards in the mail today, and soldered the board together and turned it on a couple minutes ago. It worked, first try. The module is quite sturdy, being 1/16" FR-4. I'll take some photos for your perusal. Now, to get it ready for production. -- David Forbes, Tuc

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie watch kit

2011-07-06 Thread J Forbes
Any progress on this yet? Jim David Forbes wrote: > Now, I'm inspired to shamelessly copy the laminated acrylic case to make > a kit version of my Nixie watch, with a much lower price point. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To p

[neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-06 Thread figureloop
On Jul 5, 9:43 pm, jb-electronics wrote: > Hi, > > this seems a rather high quantity, I think. I know there are several > people here who could afford to purchase larger quantities of these > tubes at these prices, but if there was a steady supply this would not > be necessary, because you could a