Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie driver problem when going over 170 VDC
Hi All, thanks all for this valuable comments. I see now that I should have studiedt more before creating the PCB. I really thought its just wiring the things together! I see that the arduinix layout is much cleaner, but does it fullfill all the arguments from Alex? I will take all this input in my version 2. Many thanks again Sergio On Wednesday, 15 May 2013 02:21:38 UTC+2, nixiebunny wrote: Sergio, I see the problem. As others have said, your PC board layout may be correct for your net list, but it is completely wrong for a switching power supply. The Nixie power supply design by Nick DeSmith is a good one. Copy it exactly. When doing a PC board layout, the first thing to do is to move around all the parts so that the connecting lines are as short as possible. This takes a lot of time. I will typically spend a day moving the parts around to get a nice placement. After I do that, then the wiring part of the job only takes an hour. Also, be sure to use heavy traces for power. Those bypass capacitors next to the ICs are essential too. A PC board layout that looks pretty is more likely to work well than one with the traces spread nilly-willy all over the board. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PsF8r0jvHEQ/UZDN7eiidtI/BH4/x_mkJRi4IPU/s1600/nixieclock_v1.1_Leiterplatte.jpg -- David Forbes, Tucson AZ -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c8312724-907c-4c6e-a066-f0b25ddac3a1%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie driver problem when going over 170 VDC
I have an other scematic, simulatet and it works in hardware. http://threeneurons.wordpress.com/nixie-power-supply/ Jens Am 15.05.2013 08:47, schrieb nix: Hi All, thanks all for this valuable comments. I see now that I should have studiedt more before creating the PCB. I really thought its just wiring the things together! I see that the arduinix layout is much cleaner, but does it fullfill all the arguments from Alex? I will take all this input in my version 2. Many thanks again Sergio On Wednesday, 15 May 2013 02:21:38 UTC+2, nixiebunny wrote: Sergio, I see the problem. As others have said, your PC board layout may be correct for your net list, but it is completely wrong for a switching power supply. The Nixie power supply design by Nick DeSmith is a good one. Copy it exactly. When doing a PC board layout, the first thing to do is to move around all the parts so that the connecting lines are as short as possible. This takes a lot of time. I will typically spend a day moving the parts around to get a nice placement. After I do that, then the wiring part of the job only takes an hour. Also, be sure to use heavy traces for power. Those bypass capacitors next to the ICs are essential too. A PC board layout that looks pretty is more likely to work well than one with the traces spread nilly-willy all over the board. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PsF8r0jvHEQ/UZDN7eiidtI/BH4/x_mkJRi4IPU/s1600/nixieclock_v1.1_Leiterplatte.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PsF8r0jvHEQ/UZDN7eiidtI/BH4/x_mkJRi4IPU/s1600/nixieclock_v1.1_Leiterplatte.jpg -- David Forbes, Tucson AZ -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c8312724-907c-4c6e-a066-f0b25ddac3a1%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. attachment: MC34063_180V.png
[neonixie-l] Numitrons spotted?
Somewhere around the 38 sec mark, but it lasts for 0.2 sec or less so don't blink! Numitrons? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xhPAundL4 Alex. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/daae196d-99d3-4b16-9df6-a1baa8abff72%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Steampunk Spinner on eBay
Interesting to see if it goes anywhere: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140976925149 It's not my listing, and I'd say I have nothing to do with it, but I suspect I sold him the spinner kit, its based on. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7312c0d3-f243-4a30-aa6f-07b248e01ee7%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Numitrons spotted?
On 5/15/2013 12:05 PM, AlexTsekenis wrote: Somewhere around the 38 sec mark, but it lasts for 0.2 sec or less so don't blink! Numitrons? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xhPAundL4 Alex. Yes, Numitrons. In the USA, we had Panaplex displays in our gas pumps for many years. I spotted a couple the other day in a derelict station on a winding mountain road. I didn't pull over to extract them, though I imagine I could have. -- David Forbes, Tucson, AZ -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Numitrons spotted?
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:05:13 PM UTC-7, AlexTsekenis wrote: Somewhere around the 38 sec mark, but it lasts for 0.2 sec or less so don't blink! Numitrons? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xhPAundL4 Alex. I caught a glimpse of it. Had to replay that part a couple of times. 0.2sec might be generous. It looks to be on the fuel pump. I vaguely remember numitrons on gas pumps. I definitely remember 7-segment neon panaplex-like displays being used. They had those at the gas station I regularly used, for a couple of years. But that would be back in the 80's. At least I learned something, by watching the rest of the video. Mixing diesel with gasoline, isn't quite the disaster its always made out to be. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d68639b7-ef9f-45d2-9499-bd501f0cf935%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Steampunk Spinner on eBay
And that is why I had to bid on it. :) In a message dated 5/15/2013 12:54:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, threeneur...@yahoo.com writes: Interesting to see if it goes anywhere: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140976925149 It's not my listing, and I'd say I have nothing to do with it, but I suspect I sold him the spinner kit, its based on. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Steampunk Spinner on eBay
Looks like an OG3 On 15 May, 21:28, micha...@aol.com wrote: And that is why I had to bid on it. :) In a message dated 5/15/2013 12:54:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, threeneur...@yahoo.com writes: Interesting to see if it goes anywhere:http://www.ebay.com/itm/140976925149 It's not my listing, and I'd say I have nothing to do with it, but I suspect I sold him the spinner kit, its based on. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Numitrons spotted?
Theres a station out in the country not far from here that has the same pumps, they are made by gilbarco, and there are still some pumps with nixies in in this country. Magnetic flip 7 segments still sem to be the norm here, lcd's are creeping in slowly. On 15 May, 21:02, threeneurons threeneur...@yahoo.com wrote: On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:05:13 PM UTC-7, AlexTsekenis wrote: Somewhere around the 38 sec mark, but it lasts for 0.2 sec or less so don't blink! Numitrons? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xhPAundL4 Alex. I caught a glimpse of it. Had to replay that part a couple of times. 0.2sec might be generous. It looks to be on the fuel pump. I vaguely remember numitrons on gas pumps. I definitely remember 7-segment neon panaplex-like displays being used. They had those at the gas station I regularly used, for a couple of years. But that would be back in the 80's. At least I learned something, by watching the rest of the video. Mixing diesel with gasoline, isn't quite the disaster its always made out to be. -- 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
