I recently purchased some Orange LED’s – 3mm from a vendor on eBay and they are the absolute closest color that I have ever seen to a nixie tube glow. I used them to replace some yellow colons in a clock kit and they are spot-on with IN-12 display tubes. I would have preferred neon bulbs but these were drop-in with a resistor change to reduce the brightness. (they are very bright). From a distance, they appear the same color as the nixie and are a single light source (not a mix of red and green..)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151952045037?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 <http://www.ebay.com/itm/151952045037?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT> &ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I tried several sources before I found one that was close enough in wavelength. This was really good and they are inexpensive. From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kerry Borgne Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 6:37 AM To: neonixie-l Subject: [neonixie-l] Off topic, but it has an orange display.. Heathkit ID-1590 anemometer <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NugzIuwNMos/VvPRShJqrRI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/mI8OLnjlAYAVnR7dqcHLOqv62MS31tt6A/s1600/image_2603_1.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NugzIuwNMos/VvPRShJqrRI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/mI8OLnjlAYAVnR7dqcHLOqv62MS31tt6A/s1600/image_2603_1.jpg> (See attached) I have this unit and the one complaint I have is that it goes through the direction bulbs and they are getting hard to find. I'd like to substitute LEDS for the bulbs (observing polarity or course) and wanted to seek your advice. They would be running on pulsating DC, unfiltered and was concerned about life span. I don't know if LEDS would tolerate this. Also, from what I can see, I could also eliminate diodes 1 through 8 as the LEDS would also serve that purpose (?) There is never more than 2 leds lit at one time, sometimes simply one. Your thoughts appreciated. Kerry -- 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 email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/926dc5ec-17e7-46b8-b478-88f2218c0a5d%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/926dc5ec-17e7-46b8-b478-88f2218c0a5d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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/56f44513.4a2d320a.92abf.ffffbd57%40mx.google.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
