On Friday, 12 May 2017 17:42:58 UTC+4, Luka C wrote: > > @Nick - I know that cathode current control per segment might seem a bit > of an overkill, but as @greg said, considering the price of the tubes, I > think we should do our best to meet all of the datasheet specs if possible. > And if you carefully look at the datasheet, consider the case you want to > display a character like "*" (asterisk), then add together the currents of > each segment from the datasheet and it will exceed the maximum anode > current defined in the same datasheet, this is why each cathode current > should be adjusted so that if you add them all together, the sum will be > lower than the maximum anode current (of course, how much this really > impacts the life of the tube will remain a mystery I guess, but we should > still be careful) >
Are you sure you're not looking at the maximum rather than the normal current ratings for each element ? Nick -- 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/500f0094-d787-4796-90c6-346d6ced8cd3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
