Any progress on this/these? I have a few that are itching to be lt. Thanks. - Keith
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:57:23 AM UTC-5 gregebert wrote: > The Apollo lunar lander (LEM) also had electroluminescent displays, and > size, weight and power were critical factors while endurance was not. > > Looking back, it's comical how many competing display technologies slugged > it out in the 1960's > > On Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:12:10 AM UTC-8 Tom Katt wrote: > >> On Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:57:00 PM UTC-5 gregebert wrote: >> >> Yes, I've done some google translation on the info but have not completed >> that exercise. >> >> I definitely agree with lowering the intensity, and I will target this as >> a night-clock. The specified lifetime was around 500 hours, though that >> just means the intensity has decreased noticeably but not to zero. >> >> >> I'm surprised that displays manufactured for military applications would >> have such short operational lifetimes... Sure, limiting light intensity >> would be important to prevent being seen by the enemy, but I'd think that >> it's even more important that the operator can see it themselves lol. >> Worst case they add some optical filters over the display to reduce >> luminosity... >> >> I guess they'd rely on maintenance routines to replace them as they aged? >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f344e60a-3187-4797-acc1-eee106fc5572n%40googlegroups.com.
