I seriously doubt nail polish will prevent gas leaks at the pins. On Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 8:39:40 AM UTC-6 Paul Andrews wrote:
> I've had one IN-18 (out of 6) outgas like this, and I've seen multiple > reports of the same. Now I apply clear nail varnish to the joint between > the glass and the pin. I'm sure it depends how you socket them. > > On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:07:00 PM UTC-5 gregebert wrote: > >> It's always sad when a nixie tube dies. How long was it running ? >> >> The only Soviet-era nixies I'm using are IN-18, and they are >> exceptionally good tubes. Consider those for a future project. I have not >> had any fail yet; my 14-tube clock has been running since 2015. >> >> On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:02:06 AM UTC-8 overdoingism Lab. wrote: >> >>> Sad... so I need to replace it. >>> >>> But luckily, I used the original plastic sleeves to make the sockets. >>> (use DIP IC socket pin) >>> >>> I just need to replace the tube. ;-) >>> >>> Thanks for everyone's explanation. >>> >>> overdoingism Lab. 在 2023年1月10日 星期二晚上7:10:23 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道： >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have a failure nixie tube on my clock, >>>> But its failure seems a bit peculiar... >>>> >>>> It's CCCP IN-14, no over current or voltage. >>>> [image: nt01.jpg] >>>> You can see, even the anode grid have some discoloration. >>>> It's not normal in cathode poisoning, right? >>>> >>>> And it's working video: >>>> https://youtu.be/vGzF316FRBw >>>> Color is leaning toward purple. >>>> >>>> Who can tell me, what happened to it , and is there any way to save it? >>>> 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/4b3b8036-818c-45e5-8825-3a40db927d52n%40googlegroups.com.
