There are still deals to ve found :) maybe it's time to try VFDs haha On Fri, Jun 11, 2021, 3:53 PM Joe Croft <cro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sadly, gone are the days when the common folk could go out and obtain/make > an affordable clock or other device. It is becoming a hobby for the well to > do :(. It was fun while it lasted. > > -joe > > On Fri, 2021-06-11 at 12:39 -0700, Bill Notfaded wrote: > > 55$ for an IN-14... geesh! It's fine grid but what? > > Bill > > On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 2:24:48 PM UTC-7 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > > Good info, thanks! > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 4:04 PM Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Same story, no Hg in those either and the IN1 has the bakelite type base > (fugly to some). I had a clock with IN4's in and got fed up changing the > tubes..looked like internal shorts (whisker development), but I didn't > analyze them very closely....I have one of Juergen's IN2 clocks on my desk > and I have to replace one of the tubes every 4 or 5 months it would > seem..... However, I haven't had to replace an IN17 (same digit size as far > as I can see).. > > useful table here with datasheet lifetimes... > > https://gra-afch.com/how-it-works/how-to-choose-the-right-nixie-tube/ > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 1:54 PM Nick Andrews <nickja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > $2.06ea delivered, if they get here. Hopefully some good ones. Allegedly > NOS, but you know how that goes. How about the IN-1 and IN-4? Don't have > any of those. Yet. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 3:50 PM Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yep, it's gone nuts. > > Beware the IN2, no Hg, so lifetime can be short and their QC left a little > to be desired..... > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 1:47 PM Nick Andrews <nickja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > SO it's getting beyond ridiculous now. Over $6ea for IN-17 now? Really? > Quadrupled in price since I got a hundred of them just a few months ago. > IN-12 are psychotic too. Just bought hundred IN-2 and waiting on them. > Guess I'm SOL on getting some big tubes unless I want to trade a pistol or > something. > -- > 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+...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-jz5CLqaz%3DzKznt2-d9ot_hi9_NW%2BK932%3DadsQ-RSs9eQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-jz5CLqaz%3DzKznt2-d9ot_hi9_NW%2BK932%3DadsQ-RSs9eQ%40mail.gmail.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+...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJRoSEiPruFO70PRKO95v2kRZnDu0WYsVS0%2B_58SM3Mew%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJRoSEiPruFO70PRKO95v2kRZnDu0WYsVS0%2B_58SM3Mew%40mail.gmail.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+...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-hY3tQ3r58%3DQKYNFLER-88-Cp7uhs6jX0hm7u-SmiXMaw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-hY3tQ3r58%3DQKYNFLER-88-Cp7uhs6jX0hm7u-SmiXMaw%40mail.gmail.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/1623441185.4174.16.camel%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1623441185.4174.16.camel%40gmail.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/CAPDJQ6BeBuLLs%2BLy6qTK8JmoRTtCD2gYvrS-c-Am55xwrh9SuA%40mail.gmail.com.
