i could not agree with you more! On Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-7 nickja...@gmail.com wrote:
> But they are beautiful! > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 11:48 AM gregebert <greg...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Just to be safe, I suggest you measure the voltage drop across the anode >> resistor, and use Ohm's law to compute the current. For an 8.2K anode >> resistor, and a current of 6mA, the voltage-drop should be around 50V. If >> the voltage is below 40 volts, your anode current is too low because it's >> less than the datasheet minimum-current spec of 5mA and you run the risk of >> cathode poisoning. >> >> I use an actual current-regulator in my designs, rather than just a >> resistor, so that variations in tube characteristics and supply voltage >> dont affect the current. >> >> On Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 3:30:00 PM UTC-7 MichaelB wrote: >> >>> Still have to build the taller colon towers, but I was pleased to see >>> that these work as possible replacements for the real thing. I used 8.2K >>> Anode resistors vs. the 10K's Thomas used to recommend for the Z568's. And >>> since they're taller they require a taller top, as an aside. >>> >>> [image: 8E6AD098-89D0-4C9C-A2CE-2204AFC1AACB_1_105_c.jpeg] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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/603ee847-05a6-4541-a50b-90e0e0b097dan%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/603ee847-05a6-4541-a50b-90e0e0b097dan%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/d715bccd-aeb9-4734-b18a-09d207057ca2n%40googlegroups.com.
