Wow... you poor man, my condolences... On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 5:20 PM Nick Andrews <nickjandr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sure someone here can recommend a good recipe for cat tacos... > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 11:54 PM Francis Purcell <fjpurce...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello from a longtime lurker…. >> >> The point first…I need 2 clear 568(0) tubes :-( >> >> The back story….Ages ago in the 70s when I was in my teens I built a very >> dangerous small 4 tube nixie clock.. using modified guts from an old >> pinball machine and an electric clock motor from an old range. As the >> second hand on the clock made an electrical contact on a set of points from >> a distributor… The modified pinball score counters would make contact and >> change the numbers on the Boroughs tubes… I can still remember the smell >> of the ozium and the sound of the zorching ..Sort of think of bumper cars >> :-) and the spark and smell! >> Time moves forward and I found a guy named Jeff Thomas and bought one >> of his very early NIxie sat clocks….Think of opening the box and getting a >> major prize… Just like the leg lamp in Christmas story! >> I love the clock! It stopped working… I find a guy That is really really >> helpful and incredibly knowledgeable and nice! Michael at bad nixie Got it >> up and running again beautifully with a new gps puck…with a motion detector >> …new firmware and made all necessary component mods ! He does amazing work. >> I can’t recommend him enough! >> The clock sat on the window sill since I got it about a decade ago… while >> the clock was out for repair… The cat who came to my home after the clock >> about 6 years ago…Decides that it’s now OK to jump up on the vacant >> windowsill. Clock comes back… Clock is working for about three months… >> Owner comes home last Thursday night and notices clock on floor! >> One tube completely smashed and the other tube is missing a tiny point at >> the top… Just enough to have let all the gas out. Fortunately the other >> four are in good working condition. >> >> I need two good functioning clear tubes.. if anyone here has a pair I am >> very willing to talk and spend within the “new normal”… Or if anybody has >> advice on where to get them I would be very appreciative for your >> recommendations. I love this clock I really would like to get it going >> again… Soon! >> >> I already have a new spot for it in a sealed glass bookcase!!! >> >> admittedly I’m a little conflicted because I love the clock… And love the >> cat… And currently in that order :-) >> >> Any and all help is greatly appreciated! >> >> -- >> 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/7f8d1a0e-7f38-4111-9908-e9d8d7423488n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7f8d1a0e-7f38-4111-9908-e9d8d7423488n%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/CAJD4P-hzkmyFwaQtP5134skqdvnErfP3KBZ1AUJZg_3UTtjkSg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-hzkmyFwaQtP5134skqdvnErfP3KBZ1AUJZg_3UTtjkSg%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/CAPDJQ6B4NQUctQpveG1O7MUMs53M2NyL1N2rC4Yb%3Dww3prMppQ%40mail.gmail.com.
