Re: [neonixie-l] Spark arrestors?

2023-06-26 Thread Nick Andrews
Am I reading that right, <5.5MBq in each tube? I have a couple of old spark gap tubes with Cs-137 in them used to calibrate isotope identifiers I have but being WWII vintage, likely not a uniform amount in each tube was used. A pint spot on inside of the glass, but gas is likely easier to fill

Re: [neonixie-l] Spark arrestors?

2023-06-26 Thread Nick Andrews
Ooh, barely $108 each! On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 11:56 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:21 AM, Nick Andrews wrote: > > Interesting. Bigger ones used in what? I have a box somewhere with old > railroad lightning assessors. > > > I was looking at these: >

[neonixie-l] seeking info on obsolete IC's

2023-06-26 Thread Richard Nicewonger
Hello everyone, In my obsession with Nixie calculators, I recently acquired a Dietzgen ESR-1 which is a rebranded Casio FX-1. It required the usual replacement of the power supply HV caps and a pass transistor and cap in another regulator circuit. After all that, it is still 95% DOA.

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Limitation resistance on IN-4

2023-06-26 Thread Michail Wilson
Just tie the anodes together Sent from Space On Jun 26, 2023, at 2:22 PM, Benoit Tourret wrote:  755 / 5 000 Résultats de traduction Résultat de traduction star_border I made some new tests. I mounted 6 IN-12 tubes on the clock board. I noticed that there were 3K resistors on board. So I

[neonixie-l] Re: Limitation resistance on IN-4

2023-06-26 Thread Benoit Tourret
755 / 5 000 Résultats de traduction Résultat de traduction star_border I made some new tests. I mounted 6 IN-12 tubes on the clock board. I noticed that there were 3K resistors on board. So I plugged my tubes directly into the board without adding any resistance. It worked directly at 170V.