Alas, but I only have red HeNe... Forgot the Kimmon HeCd though! It doesn't fire, but I haven't tried hooking it up to a proper 240 outlet yet vs a transformer, or trying a violet ray to help ionize the tube. I was able to get a response from a guy at Kimmon who said that model is the one most likely to still lase. They were used in silicon wafer machines. When it's powered up, the starter arcs every few seconds. The first time I tried it, it pulled white in the plasma tube a little. Not sure if the He pressure is too high.
Arcade cabinets are original Crystal Castles and Subroc 3D. Have Boom'r Rang'r conversion board kit in a vertical monitor Data East cabinet and a Tetris board in a convertible cabinet that might have been a Heavy Barrel originally, and a 1982(?) DigDug cabaret cabinet with a 60in1 board (harness adapted to JAMMA std). On Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 8:21 PM 'John Rehwinkel' via neonixie-l < neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I actually started an inventory of my radiation and lab gear, with > permanent ID labels, S/N, etc. Intended to add a picture in a spreadsheet > so when I croak, someone could recognize the value in portable gamma > spectrometers and such and not toss them. > > > > The same thing crossed my mind. That's as far as it will probably get. > Much more pressing is the need to dub off piles of cassette tapes (many in > Dolby-C), four different kinds of camcorder tapes, Thousands of 35mm slides > (I have a 5000DPI scanner and a couple of carousels ready to go for that > project), a few LPs that were never released on CD...and I need to rip my > entire CD collection to lossless before any more tracks become unplayable. > > I've scanned several carousels. Still have some LPs like that too. And > (of course) laserdiscs of films that won't be released on DVD. > > >> lasers (HeNe, Ar-ion, ruby, YAG, diode, dye) > > > > Dibbs. I have lots of HeNe tubes and power supplies, including several > 544nm green tubes and my treasured 594nm yellow (actually slightly amber). > All I'm missing is a 612nm orange. I've been watching eBay for over a > decade and I've seen a grand total of two plus a multiline that may be up > right now (if you have to ask...) > > I have a ruby rod, but not a working laser yet. The usual assortment of > HeNes (including yellow and orange and a tunable I need to repair), as well > as some argon, krypton, and a helium cadmium for variety. > > >> nuke gear incl 8 full NIM crates and another 100 or so modules > > > > I'll take the decimal display scalers as long I can also get a cage, > power supply and enough info to power the thing up and watch the lights > blink. I know it's asking for the moon but some way to use them as > generic-purpose counters clocked and reset with TTL signal would be the > cherry on top. > > > > I've seen two scalar modules with that display on eBay. I own one model > and have the service manual for the other. Unfortunately, the > counter+display itself appears to be a self-contained sub-module and the > manual only goes over the basics of interfacing it with the rest of the > device. The internals are given cursory overview sufficient to be a > maddening tease. If anyone has the docs for THAT I'm all ears. > > I used to work with CAMAC and NIM stuff, I think all I have left at this > point is a power supply. I do have a dekatron prescaler that's available. > > > I don't own a movie prop agency, I just need more stuff for my Halloween > display. I have plenty of the "regular" spooky stuff but I'm really into > the mad scientist look. That's why I need to know to hook up some of those > MTX-90 keypads. > > I have built a few replica movie props, and helped out on local > productions. It's Halloween all year at my house. > > >> arcade games (yes the real ones, only 5 cabinets though > > > > Sadly, I had to unload all that some time ago. My beloved Atari Tempest > is still out in the shed but paid for. It has the original, very rare > marquee that's the same cartoonish style as the cabinet. All later > production switched a marquee with artwork that looked airbrushed. It also > has a set of boards that are geometrically perfect. No pincushioning. > > I've gotten rid of all my arcade video games, but still have a couple of > pinballs (both need work). > > >> but also Atari 2600 and Colecovision and a few old Zenith TVs for spare > CRTs for the monitors), maps, books, books, and more books... > > > > Yep, yep, yep. The only console video game I ever owned is a real > oddball, Atari Breakout. It's 100% just like the actual arcade game plus > some other modes. I say "is" because I still have it in the original box > with all parts and documents. I have no idea if it still works but the pot > and switches need to be replaced. > > A few old game systems (need to fix the Vectrex). > > > We need to remember each other in our wills. As for my buddy, he has way > more cool stuff than me. I almost traded him that book for one of those > analog memory CRTs (he has several MIB). > > Which ones? Like a Williams tube, or a storage tube, or one of the > Charactrons? > > - John Rehwinkel > > -- > 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/3FE01FE5-00CB-4A91-B952-D9616E5D1FBF%40mac.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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