LOL. I seem to remember nickel from somewhere, but I'm probably wrong. Isn't it in a datasheet somewhere? Maybe some manufacturer has some old internal memos/datasheets they wouldn't mind giving up nowadays if you emailed them.
On Feb 27, 8:52 pm, David Forbes <dfor...@dakotacom.net> wrote: > On 2/27/11 5:14 PM, Sixsmith wrote: > > > Hi, > > We're experimenting with making our own nixie tubes in our shop. I was > > planning on making the cathode out of stainless steel, but was > > wondering if anyone had any advice about the best material to use. > > Would it be better to try to find something rare-earth coated, or > > isn't it necessary? > > > Also, if anyone is in the Boston/Metrowest area and wants to > > experiment with us in person, just drop me a line. > > > Thanks, > > Meredith > > >www.6smith.com > > That's a good question. I wouldn't know the first thing about the > materials used for the Nixie tube. You can rest assured that whatever > you guess the composition is, it will be wrong. > > You might consider, if you're serious, paying a metallurgist to tell you > what the compositions of the metals in a real Nixie tube are. > > -- > David Forbes, Tucson AZhttp://www.cathodecorner.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
