> $0.02 from Dalibor is worth a hell of a lot more when he is giving advice. >
> His success is documented along with all of the issues that he encountered > from his initial idea to his present production method. > What others have said here in regards to starting up from scratch is valid as to produce a tube of reliable quality for $25:00 is almost an impossibility without a fully tried and tested production facility. Russian Nixie tubes were made in their millions by state sponsored factories to a low price standard that was acceptable to that time of manufacturing. European and US factories made Nixies in smaller quantities to a higher standard and hence the were a higher price but again they were fully funded manufacturing plants with a market for the products made. To go about producing an IN-18 Nixie for $25:00 with todays labour costs would prove to be impossible, to produce a reliable version of an IN-18 that has a useable life span would entail years of production trials and testing and in doing so the cost of an individual unit would rise dramatically. Nixie tubes were produced from the 60s onwards until they were superceded by other display devices which made them obsolete. It is only the rise of clock building that has made a market for the existing stocks which, as already stated, are trickled out at high prices by those who hold them thus commanding premium prices for items that originally cost a fraction of their current cost. Dalibor produces his excellent tubes at a price that reflects the effort and dedication that he has put into his business and those that purchase them know that they are receiving a product that has gone through rigorous trials, modification and testing before being released. Your ambition to enter into mass production and marketing of the Nixies you intend to produce is, to say the least, a risky thought as the monies required to fund it would far exceed any Kickstarter project yet in operation. To obtain and maintain fully operational manufacturing plant and the skilled personnel required to operate it would not be a viable proposition for the current market that requires Nixie tubes. I worked in the microprocessor industry fro over 11 years and know the costs that are put into a functional production facility, costs that an individual could not hope to cover in a business start up from scratch. Sorry to pour cold water on your idea but it is just not feasible. -- 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/2fc2ce05-6674-4e39-ac73-c6b67d4ef440%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
