Why? On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 5:44:42 PM UTC-5 Terry S wrote:
> 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/cfedc2df-e5ec-459f-9c02-1bb9cc182bc9n%40googlegroups.com.
