I'm sure you are right because after some more testing, I can clearly see that there is a connection between light and delays. Actually, the delay adds some charm to the calculator :-) I guess I'll keep it that way. Another solution could be to pad the display with leading zeroes, so all the nixies are always on. Anyway, I will make the test with the resistor with a separate tube, thanks!
Dekatron42 schrieb am Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2020 um 19:57:55 UTC+1: > I hope I get this right, but from what I remember you get a few extra ions > in the nixie from the background led's which helps the gas to ionize > faster. Just like some trigger tubes contain an extra electrode that keeps > ions present all the time in the gas for quicker turn on times, likethe > GTE175M. You can try to use a resistor in the megohms range and connect it > to one of the decimal points and to ground, high enough value will mean > that some ions will be produced but the decimal point will not glow but > this will result in quicker turn on times. > > /Martin > > On Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:28:35 UTC+1, newxito wrote: >> >> I noticed some weird ignition delays with B-5870 nixies while entering >> digits into the calculator. 1 is the most affected number. If the >> background LEDs are on, the delays completely disappear!?! Don’t know >> what’s going on. >> >> I know that the drivers are ok, no delay with IN-17 and IN-16 versions. >> The anode resistors should be ok, 8.2k/170V. >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1e331b7d-b00b-4fa5-aef8-8d0b681f51c1n%40googlegroups.com.
