Unlikely. I have fourteen IN-18's in my kitchen clock, and none has failed. These are extraordinary tubes that look great and last a long time.
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 8:05:09 AM UTC-7 lawill...@gmail.com wrote: > Thank you to everyone that responded with the answer. Never would have > guessed this. To follow up; is it common for the capsule and wire to come > loose and float inside the tube? Depending on where the wire rests it > shorts digits together. > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 10:43:59 AM UTC-4 Paul Andrews wrote: > >> It is a capsule that contained mercury. It was heated up when the tube >> was manufactured to release the mercury. The addition of mercury to the >> tubes vastly extends their lifetime. >> >> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 10:15:13 PM UTC-4 lawill...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> I recently got some IN-18 nixies and noticed an internal coil/wire >>> between pins 1 and 8. What is it? >>> In one of my tubes the wire has come disconnected and loose inside the >>> tube shorting digits together. >>> Thanks >>> >> -- 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/a2bfaa4d-0892-4842-9976-8f3ddf64fb07n%40googlegroups.com.
