> On Jan 9, 2024, at 6:25 PM, J.C. Wren <jcw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What's the latest and greatest Nixie tester that supports cathode > de-poisoning? I've seen a couple on eBay that seemed a little more basic than > I'd like, and the one from nixietester.com that's no longer available.
There is a newer model available. It uses interchangeable sockets for different tubes, no fooling around with loose wires all of the time (site is slow to load): https://nixietester.com/project/pro-nixie-tester/ <https://nixietester.com/project/pro-nixie-tester/> The build quality is a bit flimsy but it works. You can always roll your own using the schematics. > I'm not particular if it's a kit or fully assembled. It would be nice if it > has a smart de-poisoning algorithm, such as the one described for the > bi-quinary tubes by Mark Smith. In a perfect world, it would datalog the > current and voltage for each segment. This unit isn't that fancy but it does have connections for external voltmeters and ammeters. I've yet to get around to building a meter panel for it. > The tube models I'd like to test are IN-18, ZM-1040, NL-840, 1970-0009, > B-5092, B-7971, and NL-5859CS. The first three are the critical ones, as > they're my favorite tubes :) All supported. No 5971s? Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor” https://www.astarcloseup.com “And if a message comes from Balaam’s ass, analyze the message. Don’t worship an ass.”—Dr. Gene Scott, circa 1985 -- 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/B4548E2D-732B-4C50-B573-72B5DB081FF0%40gmail.com.
