I'm also interested, depending on price. Thanks,
Michael Sangster On Monday, October 20, 2014 4:06:34 PM UTC-5, Walter2 wrote: > > These are the same glass diameter as the common B-5092/8421 nixies (not as > tall), but instead have a circle of 10 digits on the face, 0-9 clockwise, > with zero at the top. > > Unlike Nixies, more than one digit can be on at the same time (if cathode > resistors are used, rather than a common anode resistor). They need only > +150VDC, and very little current. The digit is small, but the appearance > is very interesting, like a Dekatron, but with digits rather than dots. I > don't ever recall seeing them used in any commercial gear, but presumably > they did appear someplace, maybe another list member has that info. They > can be used as status displays to show up to 10 data items at the same > time. They can almost be used as a single tube for hours as well, because > two digits can be on at one time (1+0 to show 10, but NOT 1+1 to show 11, > 1+2 to show 12, for example), a novel and more "clock-face-like" > appearance, but not really ideal. > > The base is a non-standard 13 pin (3 center pins, outer circle of 10), so > I have no hope for sockets, but clearly loose pins will work fine to a > PCB. Because the numbers appear to race around the outer diameter of the > tube when cycled, they would provide very attractive seconds/minutes > displays in clocks. Driving is dead simple, ground the cathode to light, > just as with regular Nixies, but less current is required (larger > resistor). Because more than one can be on at a time, fading is possible > to enhance motion. There are also simliar tubes from Philips in europe, but > their drive is quite complex, and they are not interchangeable with these. > > Anyway, I will have them posted up to Sphere Research shortly, or you can > just email me for more details. I have the factory data sheet as well, and > I will email the PDF to anybody interested. They will be quite cheap, but > there's only this one single batch available, no more stock after this, and > frankly I was surprised to get these. The appearance of this batch is > excellent. > > all the best, > walter ( walter2 -at- sphere.bc.ca ) > sphere research corp. ( www.sphere.bc.ca ) > -- 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/d0fc9f07-6aa3-4b7b-bc0b-c049f5de3db6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
