Nice one Jens! I'd go for the binary clock, why not? I was thinking, is it possible to use a high voltage SCR in series with a lower voltage NPN in a construction like this: http://xiac.com/Images/SCR_NPN.gif
The NPN can then turn off the SCR, so you can use a normal DC power supply. Michel On Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:44:39 PM UTC+11, dr pepper wrote: > > I've wondered about using little to92 triacs to run nixies from,you > can get them up to 800v fairly cheap, you'd need ac to power the tubes > of course. > > On 18 Oct, 07:51, "JohnK" <yend...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > They are cute ! > > Make more and do a Binary Clock. Use relays/valves if you don't want to > rig > > semis for the 550V+ . > > > > John K > > Australia > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jb-electronics" <webmas...@jb-electronics.de> > > To: <neoni...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 12:26 AM > > Subject: [neonixie-l] My first two-digit Nixie tube! > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > I did it: I have just built my first two-digit Nixie tube! I call her > > > "NX-LS-1". > > > > > She contains the digits 0 and 1 as well as a zig-zag anode. Filling is > (as > > > usual) air at 15mbar. I will have my needle valve shortly, then I will > be > > > able to do some neon thingies. > > > > > See some pictures here: > > > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_1.jpg > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_2.jpg > > > > > The digits glow in a nice purple, but my camera has a hard time to > grasp > > > the color. The truth is somewhat in between the very purple and very > blue > > > color in the following pictures: > > > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_3.jpg > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_4.jpg > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_5.jpg > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_6.jpg > > >http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/nx-ls-1_7.jpg > > > > > Jens > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "neonixie-l" group. > > > To post to this group, send an email to > > > neoni...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.-Hide > > > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/lFhd09MFudMJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
