I have 4 X 50317 NIB in stock - contact me off list if you are interested...
Nick On 30 June 2016 14:38:51 GMT+01:00, John Olivero <john.r.oliv...@gmail.com> wrote: >I appreciate the info on the possible cathode contamination and will >take >that into consideration. The question I would have going forward would >be, >do the 5092's come with special characters? The reason I was looking at >the >50317 was because it was the correct sizing I needed and it contained >the >special characters O,S,E,C. If the 5092's dont come in special >characters >would you have a possible recommendation of where I may be able to find >a >tube that contains the characters I need? In my research I havent found >too >many that contain those specific ones. > >As far as the clock build goes... its going to be quite the production. > >Originally I was going to do a standard clock with six digits and >separators with larger tubes. However, I couldnt really find any large >tubes available that I liked. So I decided to go all out and do >something I >have never seen before in the Nixie clock world. I am going to make a >clock >that can spell out the time for you, using the special characters. In >doing >this because of the limited character sets available within the tubes I > >will need... get ready for it... 36 tubes. I have found and sourced a >good >amount of the ones I need already but the hard work has not even come >close >to being started. As far as the total tubes I need and quantities they >are >as follows: > >B-50317 (Y,V,K,D,A,M,E,S,O,C) x6 Will probably be rethinking these >now... >LL-553 (Z,H,F,S,W) x4 >LL-555 (L,C,T,Y,R,N,B) x10 (Found/Bought) >LL-556 (S,P,M,U,G) x3 (Found/Bought) >LL-557 (E,J,A,V,F,H) x6 (Found/Bought >LL-558 (D,W,K,Z,X,L) x4 (Found/Bought) >NL-5016 (+,-) x3 (Found/Bought) > >The Orientation of the tubes will be over three rows with 11 in the >first, >13 in the second and 12 in the third. > >Please feel free to ask any specifics and I will answer the best I can! > >On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 11:18:38 PM UTC-5, gregebert wrote: >> >> If these are related to the 5031 (the round dome is a dead-giveaway), >be >> careful. I have several 5031's that are non-functional, perhaps due >to >> cathode contamination. I have been unable to recondition them, even >with >> higher current. Only the internal bondwires will glow. >> >> The later generation 5092 is a very reliable tube, and none that I >own >> show any defects, nor do any of the 18 I have in operation in other >clocks. >> >> Yes, we'd like to hear some details about your clock plans! >> > >-- >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/8d16903c-351a-441b-8c8d-e23ae971a988%40googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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/3C6415E3-3334-40BC-8BE7-AAF899B37451%40desmith.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
