Mr. Purcell is kind of in a pickle in that if he introduces a Farney Z|568 it will be almost 5/8" taller than his other original 568s and there ends up being a mismatch in the height of the numerals. Will look a bit funky. I've thought about building a NixiSat with all Farney 568s ( beautiful tubes). With the Sat tube spacing they do just barely fit, but the other problem is the standard height colon towers are too low vs the digit height. So those have to be made taller. Can certainly be done, but nevertheless another complication.
On Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 10:32:56 AM UTC-7 flata...@gmail.com wrote: > Francis, a good suggestion from Paul, indeed. > > I recently purchased two tubes from Dalibor Farny, it's amazing how well > made they are, very precise in all details. > > I can't imagine how much experimentations, frustration and satisfaction > came from making those tubes. I have not had the time to make my own clock > yet (still working on my nixie watch), but I have attached a picture of one > of the R|Z568M installed on a clock purchased on aliexpress. Plenty of more > info on the Dalibor Farny website on pinout etc, optimal resistor(s) etc. > > > Il giorno mercoledì 23 giugno 2021 alle 13:04:04 UTC+1 Paul Andrews ha > scritto: > >> You probably know this already, but you can also buy Z568 tubes. The red >> coating is easily removed (hot soapy water, or isopropyl alcohol). You >> could also consider buying a complete set of R|Z568M from Dalibor Farny, >> though I’m not sure how they would look in the clock or whether they would >> fit through the holes in the case. >> On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 11:42:38 PM UTC-4 fjpur...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> >>> Thank you so much… Now that I’m going through the various steps of. >>> grieving …acceptance..And preparing to fork out cash… I have turned to good >>> old eBay and I’m just not sure which of the players over in eastern bloc >>> countries are Reputable. I was already to push the buy button and I decided >>> to read the description on the “new” tubes to find out they’re missing pins >>> and or digits are non-functional …I really could use some advice :-) >>> On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 5:22:39 PM UTC-4 tntm...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Wow... you poor man, my condolences... >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 5:20 PM Nick Andrews <nickja...@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 <fjpur...@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+...@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+...@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. 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