There are some ideas for creating gas mixtures here
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax7xlcFS2QY=567s
On Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 6:23:43 PM UTC+1 gregebert wrote:
> If you are looking for longer life, I dont think the gas mixture will make
> a big difference. The quality of the glass seal
If you are looking for longer life, I dont think the gas mixture will make
a big difference. The quality of the glass seal is the most important
thing, and I suggest using kovar wire for your leads as it was formulated
to seal with glass. Second, you will need a good vacuum and need to
Greg
I actually contact every supplier of small neon cylinders about getting the
gas premixed, and most of them discussed the difficulties you mentioned
about getting the proper mix in small quantities. The cheapest I could find
for a pre-mix was ~$350, which is quite a bit more than I am
Okay, so I can confirm I'm not the only psycho with crazy aspirations...
Using U glass seems like a very cool idea. Watching Dalibor's videos is
mesmerizing and I can't imagine the frustration and hours of trial and
error he went through. But that's half the fun, right?
A diff pump or turbopump
So I've been working on making my own nixies, main dream is to produce a
tube using uranium glass tubing in place of your regular boro or soda lime
glass. In sourcing fill gases(not a huge quantity of suppliers who sell in
small quantities to non-commercial) i keep coming across a mix called
