So this is actually Panaplex in a tube? On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11:46:01 PM UTC+1 Yohan Park wrote:
> Thanks for that link Jon > That’s a very interesting read for sure! > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <neoni...@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Jon > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 17, 2020 10:30 PM > *To:* neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Elfin Rodan MG-17G > > > > They're sweet little tubes, well worth having if you don't pay a fortune > for them. This page is an interesting tangent on the subject: > > http://www.imajeenyus.com/vacuum/20101115_second_panaplex/index.shtml > > > > Jon. > > On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 9:09:52 PM UTC w...@kitsunegari.net > wrote: > > Oh dear that sounds scary. > I really hope they’ve been handled with care and, if they were, this last > trip with the postal services doesn’t break them. > I’m not even sure if I’m going to use them though. I’d never even thought > about them actually being 7 segment Nixie tubes so something inbetween > Nixie and Numitron. Perhaps use them to trade for other tubes I like. > No idea what the value of these things is nowadays. > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <neoni...@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Paolo Cravero > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5:24 PM > *To:* neoni...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Elfin Rodan MG-17G > > > > Hello Yohan (or Park?). > > > > Just came across 7 new MG-17G tubes which I never knew existed. Has anyone > ever done a clock with these tubes? > > > > I "found" them inside a Inno-hit K80W battery operated portable > calculator, of which there are few similar models from the same year(s). > > In two tubes the top ring has gone loose and moves freely inside the glass > shorting segments together. Well, with some clever movements it can be > parked in the back of the tube still preserving functionality: it lasts as > long as nobody puts upside down the calculator. > > > > Be gentle with your MG17-G's. > > Paolo > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/TdH4Z73j57k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CABj2VaY%2BKA%3Dib0WmQ%3DbDHL2_K_GZg7zKHcX_JWwtGcsFcW%3DZCA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CABj2VaY%2BKA%3Dib0WmQ%3DbDHL2_K_GZg7zKHcX_JWwtGcsFcW%3DZCA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/TdH4Z73j57k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b33bdba6-a852-456e-b8ad-29e1b6ce4639n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b33bdba6-a852-456e-b8ad-29e1b6ce4639n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/a4f7b2bb-65cd-46a6-8561-6c0997a96415n%40googlegroups.com.
