Back to blinking neon lamps. Here's the circuit used in that old Radio Shack kit:
<https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tU3_rsWns3U/U0O3mXeFwEI/AAAAAAAAMOI/lJm9nsEYYcM/s1600/Neon_Blinker1.gif> Only needs 5 resistors, 5 caps, and 5 neon bulbs. Can be powered with as little as 90V, but a nixie 180V supply can also be used. I wired up the circuit, and here's a video of it: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1mpxj1_sequential-neon-blinker_tech It's powered from a switching supply, outputting roughly 90V. With 12V in, the input current is only 6mA. This rig uses 8 AAA batteries. Even with a cheapo zinc carbon battery, you're looking at 200mAh life, with a load drawing as much as 15mA. That means it should last over a day. One battery, and a decent switching supply. -- 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/ff597a34-a0fd-464e-895f-78b104effe49%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
