Well, I probably started on the wrong foot in this group and yeah, you can't take back the things you post so I am sorry for that. I agree that I should have done more research and this would not have happened.
Like David said, we have solved this matter privately already, which is good and we're both looking forward to each other's designs. Anyway, I am not a bad guy, I just seem to upset people sometimes without a grounded reason, that is basically the nature of a cobra :-) Best regards, Michel On Jan 30, 3:35 pm, "JohnK" <yend...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Hmmm, I am in Australia too btw and have followed since your first post. I > wonder if you have picked up some of the local colloquialisms yet - 'having > tickets on yourself' and 'having someone load the gun for you but you > pulling the trigger' come to mind. > > John Kaesehagen > Australia > [PS... Do a bit more research into the dynamics of this group :-)) ] > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cobra007" <mic...@xiac.com> > To: "neonixie-l" <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:48 AM > Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Hello from Sydney > > > Hello David, > > > Thanks for the explanation. I guess you made a typo somewhere because > > I remember reading 200uA somewhere in your files rather than 13uA and > > 1 year rather than 7 years. > > > Your claim is then not correct, because at 50 readings per day and 2 > > seconds per viewing, the battery will only last less than 3 months. > > > I didn't know you wrote the software yourself, I though you played > > around with someone else's software. > > > It's truly going to be 16.5mm, including the components, yes. Your're > > also correct about the multiplexing, I do that so that it is easier to > > dim the tubes by means of PWM, but not in the way you think I will do > > it :-). > > > I actually thought you had invented this nixie watch, so I didn't want > > to re-design it as it was your "thing". In one of the videos that I > > guess you had made up by a pommy it is stated that woz said it was the > > one thing he wished he had invented. So it really seemed it was your > > invention. However, when I came across Jeff Thomas and exchanged a > > couple of emails, it was clear that he had invented this nixie watch a > > couple of years earlier, so I didn't bother about designing another > > one and he didn't mind himself either. What I do think is very lame is > > to just take his later 3 1/2 digit tube design as well and try to make > > a buck out of it.http://www.cathodecorner.com/nw35/index.htmlI > > verified with him if he was aware of this latest Cathode Corner copy > > of his design, and he personally confirmed that he wasn't. > > > I know this world is a dog-eat-dog business, but I guess these people > > are supposed to be your friends, right? > > > Best regards, > > Michel -- 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.
