I cant help wondering if the sheer size of that tube makes it more difficult to manufacture with a high-quality seal. They weren't produced anywhere near the volume of other nixies, such as the 5092, so I doubt there was the same level of know-how at Okaya that there was at, say, Burroughs.
Not sure if the surface area/thickness of the glass itself significantly contributes to leakage, or not. -- 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/c8a5db83-d461-464f-9cf8-7c26491c4c49%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
