Re: [neonixie-l] Will Nixies match correctly if they all come from the same case/batch?

2014-06-29 Thread petehand
Soviet era nixies are not admired for their quality control. The digit alignment can be off noticeably even with tubes from the same batch in the same box. Soviet VFDs are just as bad - I've had IV16s out of the same box that differed by as much as 50% in brightness, so I have to program the

Re: [neonixie-l] Will Nixies match correctly if they all come from the same case/batch?

2014-06-29 Thread Dman777
I was thinking about buying a 6 digit Nixie Clock kit that has IN-12. The seller sells spare tubes for $20.00 a piece. I figured instead of buying 6 for 80 dollars I would get a case with 50pcs for the same amount of money. But, I guess.would spending the money on a whole box be to risky?

[neonixie-l] Maybe the smallest NIXIE PSU on ebay for 14 USD only

2014-06-29 Thread vfdclock
NP-10 Tiny Nixie Power Supply for IN-18, IN-14 and other Tubes [12V~250V] - http://http://VFDCLOCK.JIMDO.COM www.ebay.com/itm/221478177909 NP-10 Tiny Nixie Power Supply for IN-18, IN-14 and other Tubes [12V~250V] Input: 3-28VDC Output:12-250VDC (Adjust by single resister,

Re: [neonixie-l] Will Nixies match correctly if they all come from the same case/batch?

2014-06-29 Thread gregeb...@hotmail.com
I would buy the box of 50. As someone else said, you can resell them if you wish. More likely, you will become a nixie junkie and will want to make other projects. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and