Just looked around on ebay and are cheap. Yes they are plenty of them and some are quite small. I like the thinking .... :-)
Thanks ! On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 11:58:26 PM UTC+8, Mark Moulding wrote: > > I may be under-thinking his, but how about an off-the-shelf > cigarette-lighter inverter? These are available in any desired power, and a > 200 watt one is pretty compact. Just throw a bridge rectifier after it > with a filter capacitor, and perhaps some sort of post-regulator if > necessary, and you're done. > > If you're feeling adventurous, you could hack into the circuit and just > run directly off the DC bus that it already has internally... > ~~ > Mark Moulding > > > On Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 8:58:41 PM UTC-8, Phill Scan wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I hope you didn't click on this post hoping to find such a circuit. >> >> It's actually what I am looking for ! >> >> I want to drive 100 IN-9 Nixie's in a circuit. >> So based on say 12mA per tube Max at say 150V I am going to need a LOT of >> current. >> 1.5A has a sufficient safety margin (I think). >> >> I don't think lot's of little charge pump style circuits are going to be >> the most efficient way to run this ! >> >> I was thinking of running it off a 24VAC Plugpack ?. Don't want to run it >> using a mains cord. >> >> Any clues on where to start such a circuit would be appreciated. >> >> It should not be bulky so don't want any large transformers ? >> Probably could get away with one large flat torroid though ? >> >> If there are any power supply guru's here, we could come to some >> arrangement with remuneration if you like ? >> >> >> -- 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/f37b3ea2-8e6b-49eb-a63e-e89915a9c2cc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.