> I picked this up in a flea market in London - "new in box" - for just a few > quid. Just couldn't resist it - too many chunky switches, those two Morse > keys, all that Bakelite... Immaculate condition, brand new with a perfect > canvas cover in its original MOD box....
Yeah, I love well-made, tactile gear. That is a lovely piece. > "Resin" was an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system used only over > Allied territory - it was a system of coloured lights that changed every few > days and was visible from the rear of the aircraft to enable night fighters > to assess the aircraft. There's all sorts of speculation around. One article says "RESIN" stands for "REStricted INtensity". Another says they're IR lights. > Just a cool bit of kit - for a couple of months it lived on my desk in the > City - folk would wander by and just flick switches and tap the Morse key - > all ages and levels of seniority just couldn't resist it. I'm going to attach > a bunch of lights and possibly a buzzer.... still looking for a manual, > though I will probably just reverse engineer it... I've built interactive art pieces, so I understand the appeal! - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/97B999F7-9A19-4F79-8218-8785FD20A71E%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
