); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 7/17/2007 19:12:15 Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> My old HP 523C does not have Nixie-tubes, such modern shit. No, it uses >> > pure > >> neon lamps which light up a little display of 0-9. :) >> I only have a 5-digit one, but there are others that had 6 digits. >> > > > > I have an old Nixie tube desktop calculator somewhere, it uses diodes as the > active calculating elements. DCL they called it I think. Wow. It's got some > 6 digit precision if I remember correctly. > > I can see a blue glow inside some of the Nixie tubes, I am sure those tubes > generate IR, X-ray and all sorts of other stuff that makes the mice die > around > the house... > > bye, > Said > > Said
The operating voltage isn't high enough to generate X-rays. There may be a slight amount of IR from neon however. Bruce _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
