> I am amazed that flux was enough to cause a problem like that for you, but I > will bear it in mind if I make any more.
I'm not surprised. Just a few hundred microamps is enough for visible glow, and those transistors can have current gain in the hundreds. Most flux is hygroscopic, so it pulls moisture out of the air, and then the residual salts make it conductive. - 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/4A174727-6F40-449E-BC33-E6CE88AC19B2%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.