Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11

2021-03-26 Thread Yuriy Ovchinnikov
$5.3 and free shipping. пт, 26 мар. 2021 г. в 10:26, Michail Wilson : > Better price to buy all? > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 > > > > *From:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com *On > Behalf Of * ?? > *Sent:* Friday, March 26, 2021 12:17 AM > *To:* neonixie-l > *Subject:*

RE: [neonixie-l] IV-11

2021-03-26 Thread Michail Wilson
Better price to buy all? Michail Wilson 206-920-6312 From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of ?? Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 12:17 AM To: neonixie-l Subject: [neonixie-l] IV-11 Hi, I can find 500 pcs. IV-11 for $5,5 ea. Does anyone need them? -- You received this message

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-20 Thread GastonP
Actually, brightness is a needed feature when this displays are used as intended. They were designed and are still used with heavy optical filters in front, to enhance contrast and visually eliminate the tube mechanical internal structure from the users view. We of course like to see the tube

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
I know the difference between a nixie and a VFD tube but I have to say that your explanation is very nice to summarize all the loose bits of information in my head. So If I have a 6 volt supply for my four filaments (in series) I would not need a resistor. I think the 7806 won't get that warm

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread John Rehwinkel
So now I only have to figure out wether my two transistor driver is a good way to drive my IV-11 tubes :) I was hoping someone more versed in the intricacies of transistors would address this, but they haven't, so I'll take a stab at it. I want to build a four digit VFD clock (three of them

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
Thank you very much for this reply, I'll just order a few values and see what works. But I am missing one thing to complete the story; why are current values given in the datasheet if there is no need for current regulation? or should those be seen as normal values that you will see during

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread David Forbes
On 11/19/2013 1:36 PM, John Rehwinkel wrote: I want to build a four digit VFD clock (three of them actually) without using drivers like the max6921. I have two possibilities at this moment, one is this http://i.imgur.com/D4FGaV1.jpg and the other being this one http://i.imgur.com/5fMc7ty.png .

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread John Rehwinkel
I'd use the more traditional design with a resistor in series with the base of the NPN transistor driven by the CPU, rather than the emitter resistor as you showed. David has a point - the disadvantage is it uses one more resistor, the (large) advantage is the functions are now separated -

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
http://i.imgur.com/CFTb8gI.png is this what you mean? Eagle was being weird today so I had to draw it in lochmaster Why is that better than the original two ideas? I would like to understand everything :) Op dinsdag 19 november 2013 21:48:18 UTC+1 schreef nixiebunny: On 11/19/2013 1:36 PM,

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
I was typing the previous reply while you posted it, that clears some things up. You mention tweaking the value, is there a way to actually calculate it? (I'm not that much into transistor calculations as you may have noticed) Op dinsdag 19 november 2013 22:06:16 UTC+1 schreef jrehwin: I'd

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Adam Jacobs
FYI David: On the clock that I built with IV-11 tubes, I initially started with an anode voltage of 60v; which is the median multiplexed voltage as per this datasheet: http://www.tromop.eu/cms/media/IV-11%20datasheet.pdf and a 1/6 duty cycle (16.67%). That clock was bright. Couldn't sleep in

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Adam Jacobs
Hi Gideon, How many of these clocks are you planning to build? If it is just a few, then I wouldn't sweat the costs too much. Both of those companies (used to be - I assume still) are very generous with samples. I agree that the Supertex and Maxim parts can be difficult to obtain for a low

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
I'm going to make three clocks (Christmas presents for girlfriend, brother and sister), but I'll see if I can get samples approved with my university email. Thank you for your generous offer to send me some samples but I'll first try to get my own samples at a reasonable price. Op dinsdag 19

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
Does anyone know whether it is a bad idea to go below the recommended multiplexing voltage as mentioned in Adams comment?? Op dinsdag 19 november 2013 23:01:33 UTC+1 schreef Adam Jacobs: FYI David: On the clock that I built with IV-11 tubes, I initially started with an anode voltage of

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Spencer W
Mine run from 18v low brightness to 35v for full brightness for the last 3 years and have had no issues. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Gideon Wackers gideon.wack...@student.uhasselt.be wrote: Does anyone know whether it is a bad idea to go below the recommended

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread John Rehwinkel
Does anyone know whether it is a bad idea to go below the recommended multiplexing voltage as mentioned in Adams comment?? It won't damage the VFD or anything, but it slows down the electrons, so you could get ghosting while multiplexing. I'm guessing the numbers in the datasheet are to

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD clock, some questions

2013-11-19 Thread Gideon Wackers
If there is one thing I like it is an answer like that :) I tried to request three samples of the supertex drivers, we'll see if they grant me some. Thank you all for the comments, suggestions and solutions up to this point. I got more (practical) answers here in less than 24 hours than two

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

2013-07-31 Thread vfdclock
: neoni...@googlegroups.comjavascript: *Sent:* Monday, July 22, 2013 7:33 PM *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD So many ways to tackle one problem. I get stubborn when one way doesn't work right the first time and will spend days getting it to work. I'm trying to keep the interrupts

RE: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

2013-07-22 Thread Bill van Dijk
, July 21, 2013 2:07 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD Thanks for the schematic. It would be overkill if it was just for a clock but I want to save cycles on the MCU since it was multiplexing the tubes and boosting the voltage. I was taking cycles away from

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

2013-07-22 Thread Spencer W
From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 2:07 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD Thanks for the schematic. It would be overkill if it was just for a clock but I want

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

2013-07-21 Thread Spencer
the voltage. I'll give it a shot it and see what happens! From: Bill van Dijk bvd...@xplornet.com To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD Spencer,   Attached is the schematic for my IV17 clock

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-11 VFD

2013-07-20 Thread John Rehwinkel
I have discovered the PT6311 which will handle all of my multiplexing and was in heaven. After reading the datasheet, I discovered that it uses a negative supply for the VFD. I made a voltage inverter and tried testing it out on a tube to see what the connections are. This is where I do not