I believe they hadn't come as far as to add Mercury to the gas mix at this
stage in time.
/Martin
On Friday, 12 August 2022 at 19:21:57 UTC+2 nickja...@gmail.com wrote:
> Those look really sweet.
>
> So did they stop using mercury because of the environmental psychosis, or
> was there an
I took a closer look at the picture. It looks like there is a small
4-digit number outside the octagon which I interpret as "5944". There is
a larger 4 digit number inside the octagon which I think is "7?25" (where
the 7 is clear, the ? is unreadable, and the 25 is my best guess). Both of
On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 9:53:33 PM UTC-7 Kevin A. wrote:
> I feel like PIRs are a must on most nix clocks. Why burn up tubes when no
> one is around to enjoy the glow? Seems like a total waste.
>
> This may be detrimental in some cases. For example, the B9771 spec sheet
projects a
Or you can simply add a toggle switch on the clock front that
disconnects the high voltage to the tubes.
That way the clock runs dark until someone turns on the tubes. Turn
the tubes off when you leave the room.
Easy. Simple. Effective.
