The truly long-life tubes had mercury added. If you see a hazy purple glow when the tube is lit, it's long life. Solid orange is not so long life.
David Forbes, Tucson AZ > On Apr 5, 2024, at 6:45 PM, Jasper nagle <jaspernagle2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > i picked 9 of these up for $90 $10 a pcs for A clock project, and iv'e tried > searching all the data sheets about them the most i can find is one stating > long life, but long life in 1955 i would assume wouldn't compare well to like > a 1960 one ? -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/F79C6E98-2B92-4DCF-8193-A519270B6324%40gmail.com.
