Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron DoHickie #1 glow gets "stuck"

[Instrument Resources of America]

Steel wool is absolutely forbidden around any and all electronics labs, 
production lines, facilities, companies, etc. that I've ever been in, 
around, or worked for, including my own lab for the last 50 years of my 
life. Not only because of the what should be the obvious issues around 
electronic items, but anything which is magnetic, think speakers, 
microphones, meter movements, motors, solenoids, etc.  If you absolutely 
have to use that stuff, try to do it outside, and then use compressed 
air to get rid of any bits and pieces.     Ira.



On 8/20/2018 12:51 PM, 'orange_glow_fan' via neonixie-l wrote:
Please be careful using steel wool. Little strands of the wire can get 
into places that could be fatal to unit itself. I would use some fine 
emery type paper on the pins. I would first try a contact cleaner such 
as Deoxit on both the pins and the socket.


Just trying to help...

On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 12:46:21 AM UTC-4, threeneurons wrote:

On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 12:37:16 AM UTC-7, Terry Kennedy wrote:

I have Dekatron DoHickie #1 (January 2007) from Michael
Moorrees (Tortugascuba on eBay, I believe) which uses a Rodan
DK23 tube


1st on my list of possibilities, is  a bad connection. That old of
a dekatron dohickie, is not the kit (currently being sold), but
original version, sold as a complete unit:

DK23_DH05.jpg

Try cleaning the tubes pins with some steel wool, and take a small
round file to the socket holes. Try that first, and see what happens.


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[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron DoHickie #1 glow gets "stuck"

['orange_glow_fan' via neonixie-l]

Please be careful using steel wool. Little strands of the wire can get into 
places that could be fatal to unit itself.  I would use some fine emery 
type paper on the pins. I would first try a contact cleaner such as Deoxit 
on both the pins and the socket.

Just trying to help...

On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 12:46:21 AM UTC-4, threeneurons wrote:
>
> On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 12:37:16 AM UTC-7, Terry Kennedy wrote:
>>
>> I have Dekatron DoHickie #1 (January 2007) from Michael Moorrees 
>> (Tortugascuba on eBay, I believe) which uses a Rodan DK23 tube
>>
>
> 1st on my list of possibilities, is  a bad connection. That old of a 
> dekatron dohickie, is not the kit (currently being sold), but original 
> version, sold as a complete unit:
>
> [image: DK23_DH05.jpg]
>
> Try cleaning the tubes pins with some steel wool, and take a small round 
> file to the socket holes. Try that first, and see what happens.
>
>

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