In the large photo above, there appears to be a crack near the base of the tube. If it really is a crack, there will be a vacuum leak.
On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 1:56:53 PM UTC-7 Jeff Walton wrote: > You cut the small slot next to the wire. That way you do not have an > “end-to-end” connection. It will allow a side-to-side connection based on > how deep you make the slot. It will still be short but much better > mechanically than end to end. Must use very thin wire, like wire wrap wire. > > > > Jeff > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <neoni...@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Benoit Tourret > *Sent:* Thursday, March 23, 2023 3:52 PM > *To:* neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-8-2 Anode wire broken > > > > Thanks everybody. > > > > I know that tube is not the more expensive I have, but, I can try to gain > experience for an other tube ... > > this one have all other legs with 35mm length. I can already use it with > one sign as cathode. easy for a clock: 6, 7, 8 and 9 are not used by 50% of > the tubes. > > > > I have two others in-8-2 with shorts pins, (between 2mm and 10mm) > > I will try to save the maximum, even if they are glued on a support, I can > manage a connector for testing purpose. > > I wonder if tin soldier is not a bit weak, I never could solder the two > wires end to end. may be I should try with a spot welding ??? > > > > I definitly prefers loose a pair of ИН-8-2 to gain a bit of experience ;-) > > Le jeudi 23 mars 2023 à 19:00:08 UTC+1, Nicholas Stock a écrit : > > Benoit, whilst Jeff's advice is great, for an IN-8-2 tube, I'm not sure > it's worth all that effort. Now, if it was a Z568 or NL7094 etc, then yeah, > I'd go to those lengths for sure, but IN-8-2's can still be had for $15 or > so.... > > > > If you can't find any, then PM me, I can sell you a couple if you need > them for a reasonable price. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Nick > > > > On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 10:43 AM Jeff Walton <jwalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have used a Dremel tool with a small high-speed diamond or carbide wheel > and created a small slot opening in the glass next to the wire. You can > carefully make a soldered or conductive glue connection with a wire wrap or > some other small gauge wire (30-32 ga) . Scrape the edge of the nixie wire > that you expose to get a bare metal surface and carefully make a > connection. After, carefully use acetone (or other) solvent to clean the > area around the pin and use a drop of epoxy or UV cure adhesive to protect > the connection and secure the small gauge wire to the base of the tube to > eliminate stress. You will need to protect the connection from future > stress but as long as you do not further damage the glass/glass wire seal, > it should serve you moving forward. The rest of the intact leads will > handle the mounting. > > > > You do have risk of breaking the tube if you are not careful but it does > give you a viable option to save an otherwise good nixie. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <neoni...@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Benoit Tourret > *Sent:* Thursday, March 23, 2023 8:33 AM > *To:* neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-8-2 Anode wire broken > > > > The cable is way too short. It must be about 0.1 mm > > > > Le lundi 20 mars 2023 à 19:50:04 UTC+1, Michail Wilson a écrit : > > Why not try to quick soldier a lead wire to it. I’ve done it often with a > number of IN-14s I’ve received. Especially since I use the decimal points > which many have had the legs cut off when they were installed in equipment > half a century earlier. Flux it up and a quick hit with iron and solder > to tin it and then again when you get a wire you’re happy with to soldier > to it. > > > > Sent from Space > > > > On Mar 20, 2023, at 10:59 AM, martin martin <mcve...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I used the conductive adhesive on a Mini Cooper to repair the window > antenna for FM. > > > > It did not work at all. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:56 Benoit Tourret <benoit....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I never thought using a cathode as anode... > > > > I just tested , plugging the number 8 on +170V, all the other number are > working when grounded. > > same with the number 4. those two numbers gave the best results. good idea > to recycle them on a clock... > > > > I think use it for test purposes, with a 3D printed support : > https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4571828 > > > > I will first try a rear windows defogger repair kit... > > Le lundi 20 mars 2023 à 17:27:21 UTC+1, gregebert a écrit : > > Atom Adhesives sells electrically-conductive adhesives, but be aware of > the cost. It's probably best to get a new tube, because any vibration or > movement is likely to break-off the bond. Remember- you cant use a large > glob like regular adhesives to add bonding-strength because it will short > to adjacent pins. [OK, you could put sleeves on all of the other pins, > apply an insulating layer of non-conductive epoxy, then bond over all that > with a large glob of conductive epoxy. What a mess.....] > > I've only used their thermally-conductive epoxy and it works nicely. > > > > Another option is if you dont need all 10 digits, you might be able to use > one of them as an anode. I've never actually done that before, but it's > theoretically possible. > > On Monday, March 20, 2023 at 5:50:57 AM UTC-7 Benoit Tourret wrote: > > Hello, do you know if there is a way to fix a broken wire on a IN-8-2 > nixie, it is cut just at the level of the glass. and, of course, this is > the anode... > > do you think that a conductive glue could work ? > > -- > 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/c0206606-c368-47e2-b62e-f2e85d686ec3n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c0206606-c368-47e2-b62e-f2e85d686ec3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > > mcve...@gmail.com > > -- > 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/CAKYv7NR4G0kTi-OrsZGiD1jJHsXxZZA6ZLeJcWjhEXHh3Q0rQw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAKYv7NR4G0kTi-OrsZGiD1jJHsXxZZA6ZLeJcWjhEXHh3Q0rQw%40mail.gmail.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/7e5c5341-0633-464a-a649-7e930bcf2b4dn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7e5c5341-0633-464a-a649-7e930bcf2b4dn%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/002201d95daf%24052b15f0%240f8141d0%24%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/002201d95daf%24052b15f0%240f8141d0%24%40gmail.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/6edb0758-dd0b-4e19-899b-735810bea079n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/6edb0758-dd0b-4e19-899b-735810bea079n%40googlegroups.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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