[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for Information about "Digicator" incandescent readouts

2022-11-22 Thread Bill Notfaded
I have some of these... the model 14 are the neatest... they're alpha numeric like some of our favorite tubes. High intensity LEDs can be used to replace the bulbs. Bill E. On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 1:47:00 AM UTC-7 Nocrotec wrote: > Hi, > does anyone have information about

Re: XY(Z) graphics - Re: [neonixie-l] New find!

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
This applies today: https://youtu.be/uWveRkuDGqw On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 8:18:30 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > This is what this is all about: > > https://youtu.be/eLrofQRFQ6k > > Bill > On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 6:57:36 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > >

Re: XY(Z) graphics - Re: [neonixie-l] New find!

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
This is what I'm going for: https://youtu.be/eLrofQRFQ6k Bill On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 6:47:13 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > I pre-ordered a chromagnon:. https://lzxindustries.net/products/chromagnon > I have a vector scope I'm going to use it with and am thinking about > gettin

Re: XY(Z) graphics - Re: [neonixie-l] New find!

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Martin you always come up with some cool stuff brother! I know you're a fan of nixie counters too... me too! I like to keep them in their original form not tear them apart for the tubes. Nothing like a still working nixie frequency counter right! Bill On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at

Re: XY(Z) graphics - Re: [neonixie-l] New find!

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Martin you always come up with some cool stuff brother! I know you're a fan of nixie counters too... me too! I like to keep them in their original form not year them apart for the tubes. Nothing like a still working nixie frequency counter right! Bill On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 5:18:00

[neonixie-l] Re: Clock for NL-8091

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Also I love what Ian has done and have a few of his clocks! Bill On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 6:32:02 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Also BTW I'm big fan of OSS so I love to see open source software and > hardware.. We use redhat at work because it's supported but I love Linux. >

[neonixie-l] Re: Clock for NL-8091

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
:07 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Also another project in the works... I scored 6 NL-7037 to build another > clock. Perhaps they deserve a special build. > > Bill > > On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 6:20:04 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> Something wasn't right in bui

[neonixie-l] Re: Clock for NL-8091

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Also another project in the works... I scored 6 NL-7037 to build another clock. Perhaps they deserve a special build. Bill On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 6:20:04 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Something wasn't right in building the main board. I've got a great > Metcal soldering statio

[neonixie-l] Re: Clock for NL-8091

2022-03-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
; > What issues did you have with the main board for the Remote System? I had > a couple of the early ones and had to replace the LM2596-5 on both boards. > Apart from that - rock solid. > > - Richard > > > On Saturday, 19 March 2022 at 12:18:29 UTC Bill Notfaded wrote:

[neonixie-l] Re: Clock for NL-8091

2022-03-19 Thread Bill Notfaded
Nice clock Richard. I too have collected these tubes. I've been sitting on my stock. I know Nick made a clock with these too fairly recently. I bought the kit he used and also ordered the dekatron side board for it. I ran into some issues with the main board and put project on the back

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon supplies...

2022-03-13 Thread Bill Notfaded
It's really sad this the state of things. I don't think anyone here thinks this is a great idea what's been going on. Not only am I really feeling the pain of Ukraine right now but I also have to think many Russians don't want this either. I can only hope and pray that this can be resolved

[neonixie-l] Re: NL988

2022-02-26 Thread Bill Notfaded
That's really neat tube. Bill On Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 11:29:44 AM UTC-7 Pramanicin wrote: > Anyone have a datasheet on the NL988 nixie tube? I have one. It's a > top/bottom type symbol tube with an NL5440/5441 type body and pinout. > > [image: IMG_3084.JPG][image: IMG_3083.JPG] >

Re: Hey AlexRe: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-26 Thread Bill Notfaded
Btw I got multiples for those auctions. The price is the total. I got 12 LD955A for example. That's not one tube price. Bill On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10:01:22 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Hey Alex believe it or not I got two NL5440A NIB for $75! > [image: Screenshot_20

Re: [neonixie-l] WTB or trade for CD47s and other large nixies

2022-02-26 Thread Bill Notfaded
Thanks LB I bought all the NL7037. Six is enough for a good clock. Bill On Monday, February 21, 2022 at 6:55:04 PM UTC-7 LB wrote: > I’m not sure if it’s what you’re looking for, but there are some NL-7037’s > listed on eBay from Germany: > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
What have you been buying? I found a couple NIB NL5440A, a couple LC-631 really excited about those. I never had any before. I got a few new NEC LD955A. It's few and far between but still some neat stuff now and then. Bill On Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 4:54:20 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-17 Thread Bill Notfaded
>>> money. Might be something for me to do when I retire in a few years. I have >>> a been buying all kinds of small electronic gadgets and parts from >>> AliExpress for ages with plans to someday make something interesting. >>> >>> On Friday, February

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2022-02-15 Thread Bill Notfaded
he didn't need them or they weren't as he >> expected them to be and just wants to sell them, I don't know. >> >> /Martin >> >> On Monday, 14 February 2022 at 12:13:51 UTC+1 Bill Notfaded wrote: >> >>> I don't know what this other eBay is all about? >

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2022-02-14 Thread Bill Notfaded
t; listing (even the > serial numbers on the Nixies as well as the green corrosion on one pin) - > maybe the buyer just realized he didn't need them or they weren't as he > expected them to be and just wants to sell them, I don't know. > > /Martin > > On Monday, 14 February 2022

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2022-02-14 Thread Bill Notfaded
gt;> It makes sense considering they are from japanese and were most likely >>> special use (displays for trains, weigh stations, etc...) >>> I wonder if there's a japanese neonixie we just dont know about... >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 7:40 AM Bill Notfaded wr

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sylvania Florotron Display. 8894

2022-02-07 Thread Bill Notfaded
The spirals are neat for sure! I've got a bunch too. Bill -- 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 view this

Re: [neonixie-l] El Dorado Frequency Counter Restoration

2022-02-05 Thread Bill Notfaded
On Feb 4, 2022, at 6:28 AM, Bill Notfaded wrote: > > > Amazing it looks like it's working fine Martin. Does anymore know how > many counters they made? I have a few but it's my guess they were one of > the companies that made the most counters with nixie up there with HP and &g

Re: [neonixie-l] El Dorado Frequency Counter Restoration

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
tubes in them that hang down instead of standing up. I bought a second one missing one tube. Supposed to have 8 tube but someone must have needed one and removed it. On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 4:19:36 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Love it Terry! I love eldorado counters super cool st

Re: [neonixie-l] El Dorado Frequency Counter Restoration

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
tubes in them that hang down instead of standing up. Bill On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 4:19:36 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Love it Terry! I love eldorado counters super cool stuff! I'm a counter > freak to begin with so anything with nixie I can hook up to a 10MHz > reference

Re: [neonixie-l] El Dorado Frequency Counter Restoration

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
Love it Terry! I love eldorado counters super cool stuff! I'm a counter freak to begin with so anything with nixie I can hook up to a 10MHz reference is really awesome! Bill On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-7 Bill van Dijk wrote: > Thanks Terry, I have already found a very good

[neonixie-l] Re: IN28's...

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
in place like train station where the clocks were all sync'd. Perhaps a school. On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:42:09 PM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > > It's over $200 just to ship. > > B > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[neonixie-l] Re: Sylvania Florotron Display. 8894

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
The name is super cool... Flurotron! Bill On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 3:44:57 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Awesome thanks for the datasheet! It looked to me similar to the other > what I call floating VFD on mica type tubes like a handful of others. > > Bill > > On Th

Re: [neonixie-l] For the dekatron geeks among us...

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
That's super cool! B On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 3:17:26 PM UTC-7 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > Sweet, I like it. > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 4:09 PM Jon wrote: > >> With the kind assistance of Nick, I recently got my hands on rather a >> rare bird - the Chatham Electronics CH1047. It's

[neonixie-l] Re: Sylvania Florotron Display. 8894

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
Awesome thanks for the datasheet! It looked to me similar to the other what I call floating VFD on mica type tubes like a handful of others. Bill On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:01:53 PM UTC-7 charles wrote: > According to the original data sheet the 8894 is more or less standard > 7

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie in Video game spotted.

2022-02-04 Thread Bill Notfaded
Reminds me of the stereo display in some new cars that simulates nixie clock. B On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:12:26 PM UTC-7 charles wrote: > On 2022-02-01 16:43, Michail Wilson wrote: > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/VRGaming/comments/shtsx0/hell_road_vr_30_sale_on_steam/ > > > whoever

[neonixie-l] Re: IN28's...

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
It's over $200 just to ship. B > -- 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 view this discussion on the web,

[neonixie-l] Re: IN28's...

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
I made an offer. Idk though. B On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:17:52 AM UTC-7 Paul Andrews wrote: > Wow, that all looks original, which is impressive. It must weigh a ton. > Ask me how I know ;-). > > On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 6:26:25 PM UTC-5 Pramanicin wrote: > >> >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
A little closer. [image: s-l400 (1) (16).jpg] On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:24:38 PM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Some other tubes I bought. What does anyone know about Sylvania 8894? > Here they are. > [image: s-l400 (1) (15).jpg] > I'm familiar with the DT-1704B but

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
Some other tubes I bought. What does anyone know about Sylvania 8894? Here they are. [image: s-l400 (1) (15).jpg] I'm familiar with the DT-1704B but not the 8894 Sylvania? On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:02:40 PM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Also yeah it's the 7971 8 tube cl

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
need one. I have > found it best to contact sellers directly to purchase and they will > negotiate a better price than the high prices they’re asking on ebay. Of > course I normally try to buy them all. > > > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 <(206)%20920-63

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
negotiate a better price than the high prices they’re asking on ebay. Of > course I normally try to buy them all. > > > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 > > > > *From:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com *On > Behalf Of *Bill Notfaded > *Sent:* Thursday, Februa

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
Michail- The weird shenanigans with auctions I see it every day. You gotta look at the history. You're 100% right. Many auctions if there isn't make offer or a good price I just move on unless it's something I really want then if it is I'll message them. Bill On Sunday, January 30, 2022 at

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-02-03 Thread Bill Notfaded
I agree with Paul. We need a pinned thread about this. Also Paul I'd be willing to part with some tubes for one of your single tube clocks maybe with some tube boards but I can order them since you've made them open source basically. I love your single tube clock. It's really f'in cool stuff!

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-01-29 Thread Bill Notfaded
I'm totally psyched to get some of these. If they're really some of the original IN-18 even more awesome! I just noticed they didn't look like any I've had before and ofc it picked my interest! Bill On Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 12:06 PM Bill Notfaded wrote: > Wow that's so awesome I alw

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-01-29 Thread Bill Notfaded
2 at 9:51 AM Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> Well I bought some tubes after searching high and low. That's what it >> takes these days. I love z1000R tubes they're much rather it seems but >> check this! Have you seen IN-18 likes these before? >> >> Bill >> [im

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-01-29 Thread Bill Notfaded
eased twice last year. >>> >>> >>> >>> Bartek. >>> >>> poniedziałek, 24 stycznia 2022 o 20:40:32 UTC+1 nickja...@gmail.com >>> napisał(a): >>> >>> That's just crazy talk. Glad I picked up some IN-

Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-01-23 Thread Bill Notfaded
go of the past because it's gotten us to where we are today. This is what really set me off: https://www.ebay.com/itm/174977901251 Best Regards, Bill On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 3:39 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > Some blathering... > > > On Jan 23, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Bill Notfaded wrote:

[neonixie-l] Is it just me?

2022-01-23 Thread Bill Notfaded
Is it just me or does it almost seem like most of the great tubes for sale are almost a thing of the past now? Maybe I'm a little overboard but it wasn't that long ago that the were still some good items to be had even if for a premium price. I almost feel like the best of days are behind us

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone know anything about this clock I bought?

2022-01-22 Thread Bill Notfaded
I got it with 8 more good tubes though! Can't be all bad. Bill On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 5:25:06 PM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > It just shipped to me. I'll look more when it comes and take better > pictures Nick. > > Bill > > On Friday, January 21, 2022 at

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone know anything about this clock I bought?

2022-01-22 Thread Bill Notfaded
>>> is it? Hard to tell from your pictures, and the video, not showing the >>> same parts of the clock, with decent resolution. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, January 21, 2022 at 5:00:13 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: >>> >>>&g

Re: [neonixie-l] Scope Clock SC200C

2021-12-27 Thread Bill Notfaded
Excuse the spell check phone post you get the idea lol! Bill On Monday, December 27, 2021 at 9:29:14 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Terry- > > Seeing your comment about PCB's made me remember a story about GE Electric > in Schenectady NY. A mentor of mine in WAN engine

Re: [neonixie-l] Scope Clock SC200C

2021-12-27 Thread Bill Notfaded
Terry- Seeing your comment about PCB's made me remember a story about GE Electric in Schenectady NY. A mentor of mine in WAN engineering worked there years ago. He said they had huge pools filled with PCB's and techs would wade out into the pool in waders to tend to the pools. He said one

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Looking for some info about RCA DTF numitrons i was lucky to have some too only ten of then

2021-12-15 Thread Bill Notfaded
Numitrons are awesome! Driving them is so much easier than Nixie we all can relate to that. I especially like the Russian Queen Numitron IV-13 and also IV-19's because they have the extra segments. The Queens are sweet though when underlit with blue leds like here:

Re: [neonixie-l] Japanese Nixie Watch

2021-12-15 Thread Bill Notfaded
It was me asking for the Pete Hand FLW clock documentation... I thought you had passed away as well. Wasn't a bunch of your stuff sold on ebay? One of the sellers sold me a clock with tubes and said they were one of your relatives selling your old clocks and tubes??? Geesh I can't spell this

Re: [neonixie-l] Japanese Nixie Watch

2021-12-15 Thread Bill Notfaded
It was me asking for the Pete Hand FLW clock documentation... I thought you had passed away as well. Wasn't a bunch of your stuff sold on ebay? One of the sellers sold me a clock with tubes and said they were one of your relative selling you old clocks and tubes??? Bill On Saturday,

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits

2021-12-15 Thread Bill Notfaded
tubes. It is sorta an affliction. Bill On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 11:00:42 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Grahame- > > I about to move back into my house the flooded so all my stuff will be > coming out of storage. I'll send my tubes to Nic. > > Best Regards, >

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2021-12-15 Thread Bill Notfaded
This is why I still buy tubes that I can find... there never will ever be anymore so what's out there is it. Most recently I bought a bunch more B-5971's. I missed out on these CD47's... it's one tube I don't have and I just love what Paul Andrews did with his!!! I'd like to have at least

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits

2021-12-14 Thread Bill Notfaded
Grahame- I about to move back into my house the flooded so all my stuff will be coming out of storage. I'll send my tubes to Nic. Best Regards, Bill On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 4:58:57 AM UTC-7 Sgitheach wrote: > Please forgive the blatant advert... > > I have a few dekatron clocks

[neonixie-l] Re: Jeff Thomas Nixie - New Site, B7971 FLW Nixie Kits, Tubes for Sale

2021-12-14 Thread Bill Notfaded
Glad you're keeping the idea alive of the FLW clocks. I sent you an email from work. We're almost neighbors I live in Scottsdale up the 101 from you. Best Regards, Bill On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 2:07:37 PM UTC-7 Christian Thomas wrote: > Hi Neonixie-l! > > I'm Christian Thomas,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Managing RTC when there's GPS time

2021-10-06 Thread Bill Notfaded
equires picosecond > correlation accuracy over several continents. There's a hydrogen maser at > each telescope site and a nice time interval analyzer on hand. > > > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 8:28 AM Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> nixiebunny watch out! Once bit by the timenut

[neonixie-l] Re: Managing RTC when there's GPS time

2021-10-06 Thread Bill Notfaded
nixiebunny watch out! Once bit by the timenut bug you might be surprised where it leads: For me initially some nice OCXO's, then DOCXO, then Cesium and Rubidium oscillators and frequency standards... oh and then you better have a better counter to measure it all... hopefully with 10's of ps

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie (and other old technology) sighting in video

2021-10-06 Thread Bill Notfaded
in them to display X, Y. Bill On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 8:05:26 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > > [image: s-l1600 (6).jpg] > On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 8:03:14 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> I have another counter with 8 of these B-5560 nixie! It's called a >

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie (and other old technology) sighting in video

2021-10-06 Thread Bill Notfaded
I have another counter with 8 of these B-5560 nixie! It's called a Systron Donner 7018. I'll post a picture in a minute. Bill On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 6:13:04 AM UTC-7 Tomislav Kordaso wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hLqpigv1g > Electronic counter by HP at about 9:05

Re: [neonixie-l] What is going on?

2021-09-08 Thread Bill Notfaded
I did bid on these tubes but the price went way too high. It's the asian buyer that want to build the "anime clock." I think I'm going to start a new thread called "What have you been buying lately." I search still for some deals out there. Bill On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 8:24:03 PM

[neonixie-l] Re: Yet another nixie graduation cap

2021-09-02 Thread Bill Notfaded
Mahdi you always make some great stuff... I still need to figure out how to use a website to send data to the 7 digit B-7971 clock. I'll eventually get around to it. I may email you offline about it. Bill On Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 11:25:58 AM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote: > Really nice! > >

[neonixie-l] Re: Air Force 1 - Numitron

2021-09-02 Thread Bill Notfaded
This is neat Martin... now I want one. Bill On Friday, August 27, 2021 at 6:32:05 AM UTC-7 martin martin wrote: > New models are LEDs but at least they used a nice color. Spendy little > clocks! > > On Friday, August 27, 2021 at 6:18:03 AM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote: > >> Davtron has the

Re: [neonixie-l] Newbie would like to introduce himself

2021-09-01 Thread Bill Notfaded
ll the best. > > Rich N. > > > > On Aug 20, 2021, at 12:20 PM, Bill Notfaded wrote: > > Welcome Rich... I too collect nixie tube test equipment including > calculators, frequency counters, scalers with dekatrons, and nixie > voltmeters. I even have some X,Y machin

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie Nirvana

2021-08-26 Thread Bill Notfaded
Jeffrey- Where there any big Borroughs or NL tubes vertical or round? Bill On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 1:46:02 PM UTC-7 Jeffry P wrote: > Hi Nick, > > I've been lurking in this group since its creation. Most of the > discussion is a bit beyond me but interesting nonetheless. Some

Re: [neonixie-l] VFD filament drive

2021-08-26 Thread Bill Notfaded
; without the transformer initially. As far as I can tell, the transformer is > just to make the VFD drive isolated so you can pull it up above ground. > > On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 4:37:56 PM UTC-4 Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> I'm kinda in the same boat Paul... VFD's

[neonixie-l] Re: Lc-516 info?

2021-08-26 Thread Bill Notfaded
These tubes are better than the IN-1 tubes for sure! Bill On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 9:11:06 PM UTC-7 gerritde...@gmail.com wrote: > I am currently trying to figure out if the LC-516 is a long life tube, > since the in-1 is not. I cannot fine a data sheet for it. -- You received this

Re: [neonixie-l] VFD filament drive

2021-08-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
I also have some DT-1704 so this is great! I have two clocks that use them as well. Bill On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 1:37:56 PM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > I'm kinda in the same boat Paul... VFD's hasn't really been my thing but > figuring out how to drive some weird ones is

Re: [neonixie-l] VFD filament drive

2021-08-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
I'm kinda in the same boat Paul... VFD's hasn't really been my thing but figuring out how to drive some weird ones is a new hobby. I love your questions because it helps me figure out what I'm doing as well! Bill On Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 12:57:53 AM UTC-7 Tomasz Kowalczyk wrote: > Did

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie Nirvana

2021-08-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
fest last weekend I saw one sell for $1.00! > > Allen Wisbey, W1SBY > > > On Aug 25, 2021, at 6:03 AM, Bill Notfaded wrote: > >  > > > I don't see any pictures either? I too have a Pete Hand FLW clock and I > bought it from Pete's relatives. Does anyone have the P

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie Nirvana

2021-08-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
I don't see any pictures either? I too have a Pete Hand FLW clock and I bought it from Pete's relatives. Does anyone have the Pete Hand FLW manual? It used to be on his website but that's sadly gone like him. I remember Raymond and also the geek clock! Best Regards, Bill On Tuesday,

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Analog Meter with Analog Parts

2021-08-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Also I have a huge collection of Dekatron tubes... I hope to be able to eventually do more with them. Bill On Friday, August 20, 2021 at 10:02:59 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > I also have a bunch of your boards Mike. I really like your documentation > too. At one point while I thi

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Analog Meter with Analog Parts

2021-08-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
I also have a bunch of your boards Mike. I really like your documentation too. At one point while I think you were maybe on a scuba trip I was afraid maybe you weren't ever coming back. I didn't know at the time and sent you many ebay messages. Glad to see you're doing more dekatron stuff!

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: B-7971 single tube device

2021-08-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Richard- I like the idea of modernized smartsockets using SMD and more modern parts! Are you selling these? I have a bunch of populated and unpopulated original 7971 smartsockets. Such a great original idea! Bill On Friday, August 13, 2021 at 8:53:54 PM UTC-7 Richard Scales wrote: > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Newbie would like to introduce himself

2021-08-20 Thread Bill Notfaded
Welcome Rich... I too collect nixie tube test equipment including calculators, frequency counters, scalers with dekatrons, and nixie voltmeters. I even have some X,Y machining displays. I've been wanting to take some time to document some them. Once I get a piece of classic display

[neonixie-l] Re: NixiSat driving Dalibor's R|568's

2021-07-28 Thread Bill Notfaded
Wow Michael! That wood looks really good. You always use really nice hardware as well. I guess since you machine things so well skimping on cruddy hardware just isn't an option and why would it be! My 8971 clock with the gold colored hardware option and that green PCB contrast with the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: I had to have the 7777777777 tube!

2021-07-17 Thread Bill Notfaded
here's the doc from sale Bill On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 5:34:25 AM UTC-7 Richard Arndt wrote: > What a find!!! > > On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 7:21:23 AM UTC-4 Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> It was the world population at the time it was made. >> >> Bill >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: I had to have the 7777777777 tube!

2021-07-13 Thread Bill Notfaded
It was the world population at the time it was made. Bill On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 8:03 PM Owen Crawford wrote: > What is the backstory behind this tube and why does it only have the 7 > digit repeated? > > On Sunday, 11 July 2021 at 06:49:29 UTC+10 Bill Notfaded wrote: > >&

[neonixie-l] Re: I had to have the 7777777777 tube!

2021-07-10 Thread Bill Notfaded
up paying? The original asking price was > astronomical by my standards. > > lørdag den 10. juli 2021 kl. 21.46.37 UTC+2 skrev Bartek Ogryz: > >> I'd been watching it on eBay :) >> >> Does it has any printing on it? >> >> -Bartek >> >> sobota, 10 l

[neonixie-l] Re: I had to have the 7777777777 tube!

2021-07-10 Thread Bill Notfaded
All the cathodes are 7's! Bill On Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 11:14:50 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Here it is! > > Bill > [image: PXL_20210710_180244058.MP_copy_1136x1514.jpg] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l&qu

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-06-30 Thread Bill Notfaded
you may want to load up on some of those boxes of new IN-14 > at $100." > > :) > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 10:54 AM Bill Notfaded wrote: > >> I'm afraid it's supply and demand and the supply must be getting low... >> >> Bill >> >> On Wednesd

Re: [neonixie-l] IN-13 tubes

2021-06-30 Thread Bill Notfaded
Will that's a pretty neat project as well. The time you must have put into figuring out the best way to handle the code must have had some trial and error for sure! The way you can put any number of 4 tube boards together and it adapts is really neat. Bill On Friday, June 25, 2021 at

[neonixie-l] Re: My IN-18 clock project

2021-06-30 Thread Bill Notfaded
It looks like you used a modular pcb design for it. Some of the hardware looks so nice it's almost bordering on BadNixie aesthetics... almost a shame to hide really nice looking hardware pieces. Part of thing I love about my Mod-Six and my Black Emerald are the way the hardware/pcb/case all

[neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-06-30 Thread Bill Notfaded
I'm afraid it's supply and demand and the supply must be getting low... Bill On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 12:04:16 AM UTC-7 ZY wrote: > I bought maybe 30-40 IN-14s a while back when they were going for a used > price of $2-2.5 per tube after including shipping. > > I finally used up most of

Re: [neonixie-l] B-7971 Smart Socket - Round Version

2021-06-30 Thread Bill Notfaded
Good Morning Richard- I'd be down to try at least a set of them depending on how many boards you have? I have many of the populated and some unpopulated original B-7971 smartsocket boards. Bill On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 8:43:38 PM UTC-7 Richard Scales wrote: > No link yet, I have only

[neonixie-l] Re: Anyone tried using these 16 x 14 segment VFD ILV3-16/14L-R tubes for anything yet?

2021-06-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
these tubes anywhere? Bill On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 7:48:39 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Here they are in a listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324665525805 > > I bought 10 of them. They look pretty neat actually. I'd be interested > in anyone's figured them out yet? It sa

[neonixie-l] Anyone tried using these 16 x 14 segment VFD ILV3-16/14L-R tubes for anything yet?

2021-06-25 Thread Bill Notfaded
Here they are in a listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324665525805 I bought 10 of them. They look pretty neat actually. I'd be interested in anyone's figured them out yet? It says in the ad: ILV3-16/14L-R tube. It is tested - glows perfect. One tube or more. Tested at Uf=4.1V DC, Ua/Ug =

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Today's Catch!

2021-06-21 Thread Bill Notfaded
I think it may be similar to my X Y display for milling or lathe back in the day. I have a large nixie display that shows X and Y. The vertical on the back maybe gives it away idk? I'll eventually put up video of mine. I have so much stuff it's out of control. I always think wow that's really

Re: [neonixie-l] Today's Catch!

2021-06-21 Thread Bill Notfaded
Nice find Martin! I have a collection of Eldorado counters... they're really nice. What's the one on the right with seemingly no markings? I'm curious what that thing is? Bill On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 4:08:11 AM UTC-7 joenixie wrote: > Nice Catch! Makes me wish I wasn't a hermit ;) > >

[neonixie-l] Re: Bayonet neon bulbs

2021-06-21 Thread Bill Notfaded
The Beehive one looks pretty rare to me. If it's from the 1930's that's a keeper. I've seen the other one before... not sure what the use was but they're more common. Bill On Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 10:08:28 PM UTC-7 J Forbes wrote: > > you're in the UK? > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone recognize this clock?

2021-06-19 Thread Bill Notfaded
llo, > > The seller is from Romania. > The name of the seller is Gelu :). > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 19 Jun 2021, at 21:08, Bill Notfaded wrote: > > I bought a new clock and am not sure where it's from yet. > These are from the seller: > > (4).jpg> (8).jpg> > &g

Re: [neonixie-l] Symbol nixie...

2021-06-18 Thread Bill Notfaded
Thanks Nick... I never really got into these as much but I realized I can spell a couple neat things with these. My initials with my nickname B.E., also you can spell BAD, CAB, and some other stuff. Haven't seen these much and the price isn't ridiculous so I bought 10. Bill On Thursday,

[neonixie-l] Geesh for VFDs?

2021-06-18 Thread Bill Notfaded
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255021357040 https://www.ebay.com/itm/254964421952 Yeah they're a little harder to find but geesh! I remember when no one really wanted these at all because they're so strange in the layout.

[neonixie-l] Geesh for VFD!

2021-06-18 Thread Bill Notfaded
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255021357040 https://www.ebay.com/itm/254964421952?hash=item3b5d105540:g:ywQAAOSwEudgjvE1 Yeah they're a little harder to find but geesh! I remember when no one really wanted these at all because they're so strange in the layout. It's not like you can really spell

[neonixie-l] Re: Another nice score!

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Notfaded
Geesh I can't spell were in the same TELECTRON display. It's pretty heavy duty metal both have 5 NL-8091's in them. I think it must have been a readout in some industrial environment. Bill On Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:05:14 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Some of my other NL-809

Re: [neonixie-l] Prices, seriously?

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Notfaded
I bought a couple sealed boxes of IN12's about 2 years ago because I could see this coming. Only 3 years ago I was buying sealed boxes of IN-18 for a little over a grand. Times are a changin'. Bill On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 8:57:31 AM UTC-7 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > I looked last

[neonixie-l] Re: Another nice score!

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Notfaded
Some of my other NL-8091's where in this same exact TELECTRON display. I'll have two of them now. I love these tubes! Bill On Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:03:00 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > I saw something pop up today... and hit it quick! > https://www.ebay.com/itm/334043

[neonixie-l] Another nice score!

2021-06-17 Thread Bill Notfaded
I saw something pop up today... and hit it quick! https://www.ebay.com/itm/334043705916 Gotta be quick. So glad I looked when I did. Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: [neonixie-l] Prices, seriously?

2021-06-11 Thread Bill Notfaded
55$ for an IN-14... geesh! It's fine grid but what? Bill On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 2:24:48 PM UTC-7 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > Good info, thanks! > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 4:04 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Same story, no Hg in those either and the IN1 has the bakelite type base >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie dashboard for a car

2021-06-10 Thread Bill Notfaded
Dave I'll be interested in seeing your Nixie instrument cluster when it's done! Sounds like it's going to pretty dang cool looking. Bill On Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 6:59:08 AM UTC-7 nixiebunny wrote: > I'm building a Nixie instrument cluster for my Corvair. It's designed to > fit in the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Another new nixie maker

2021-06-10 Thread Bill Notfaded
Really cool... I subscribed will be neat to see how sadudu progresses. Bill On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 12:33:23 PM UTC-7 artgod...@googlemail.com wrote: > He's posted a manufacturing process video > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv01SKiYJz4 > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2021

Re: [neonixie-l] I bit the bullet bought an NL-7094

2021-06-10 Thread Bill Notfaded
Dang spell check that's timenut! Not timeout lolol. Bill On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 4:11:56 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > To me the box is a huge plus. I'm kinda like that even with old test gear > I often collect the original manuals to go with the device even if I have >

Re: [neonixie-l] I bit the bullet bought an NL-7094

2021-06-10 Thread Bill Notfaded
for. I'm eventually going to do like you guys and put a website together to document it all. I have a cross over hobby collecting nixie tube frequency counters. I've got a LOT of them Bill On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 4:02:52 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Nope Terry I didn't buy that

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