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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: MOD_6 for sale...

2017-07-12 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I am highly interested.

Michail

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gregeb...@hotmail.com writes:

If you are a seasoned electronics builder and already have the b7971
tubes, I'm willing to provide 2 PCBs (4 tubes per PCB) for cost of shipping.
It's my own design ( not a MOD-6), and it's been running with no problems or
blue wires for over 2 months now. It's raspberry-pi controlled, with
control software written in C.
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: MOD_6 for sale...

2017-07-12 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Well, another full clock on ebay now.  (Not one of mine)
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152618815383
 
 
Michail  


 
In a message dated 6/16/2017 11:12:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
pkass...@gmail.com writes:

I am looking for a MOD-SIX_SLW kit without tubes since quite a  time.
So taking the chance to ask if someone here have a spare kit or  assembled 
one willing to part with?




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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: MOD_6 for sale...

2017-06-13 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I have 6 of the MOD_6.  Well, gave 2 away as presents.
And a Cogwheel.
 
That's 44 tubes running.  Never a failure - yet.
 
Michail  
 

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Has  anyone experienced a B7971 failure 'in service'? My MOD_6 looks as 
good now as  it did when I first turned it onI wonder what the true life 
expectancy of  these tubes is

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: MOD_6 for sale...

2017-06-13 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Chuck,
 
May I have the design/plans or kit (wink)?
 
I would like to have such a setup.  I have enough tubes.
 
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chuc...@all2easy.net writes:

>I  have here a 16-tube array of B-7971 tubes which I built
many years  ago.  It scrolls  text.

Chuck

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Re: [neonixie-l] Shameless Plug: Arduino Shield for a Dekatron

2017-05-10 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Only 2.  Thanks.  :)
 
Michail 

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Re: [neonixie-l] Lixies/Tixie Clock

2017-03-22 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Agreed.
 
How about the failed kickstarters though?
 
Still waiting forever for my TIKO.
What's worse is that they came back and had everyone pay an additional $55  
for shipping and that isn't going to be refunded either.
 
Michail  


 
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The guy  is dead. We've been over it far too many times - nothing to be 
gained  revisiting it.  


Nick


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixies on Fleabay

2017-01-24 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

How many hours on the wife?  Warranty?
heh.
 
I have one box with 0 hours.  Just trying to make a fair trade.  
Obviously we're both kidding (maybe).
 
I paid about $1k for the box several years ago.
 
I am happy to see the price finally going up.
 
Noticed about 10 tubes with fixable poisoning going for $29 each.
 
 
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roddyscot...@gmail.com writes:

I'll  swap you my wife for a  box.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Interested in B7971

2017-01-23 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Well, about $350 for the tubes.
The boards aren't worth much at all except for the sockets.  Maybe $10  
each (socket).
 
I have about 25 complete boards.  Have caught the wife trying to throw  
them away several times.  I fear she might succeed some day.
 
Michail  


 
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clarkepa...@gmail.com writes:

me too.  ultronics board and 2 7971 from BA. still have two complete boards 
(4 tubes).  what are they worth now?

Clarke  



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Re: [neonixie-l] Interested in B7971

2017-01-23 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Hello,

Just as an option in case you didn't find a good deal and you don't want
to wait to pick them off of ebay, I will sell for $125 each + shipping. I
have plenty.

Michail

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luka.culic.visk...@gmail.com writes:

I'm interested in purchasing B7971 tubes for a project of mine, if anyone
is willing to sell some, feel free to send me a PM and we'll see if we can
sort something out, thanks!
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Leap second...

2017-01-03 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I got all excited to record the event on my MOD-6.
I even turned off the date cycling every minute.
I even setup with my phone to record it.
 
Shit!   I forgot to turn off the temperature from cycling.   :(
 
https://youtu.be/NTHKUs3KRsA
 
 
Michail  Wilson
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Terry,

I knew that none of my clocks that I made would do  anything interesting 
with it, 
since none of them have calendars, so I  watched the time.gov clock page 
and shot 
a short phone video of the leap  second happening. It's a bit weird to 
watch.

I did have to adjust my  rubidium Nixie clock after the event.

On 1/3/2017 10:34 AM, 'Terry S'  via neonixie-l wrote:
> Ok, I'll admit I tried to spot the lead-second.  It didn't work.
>
> My WWVB based nixie clock isn't even capable  of displaying "60" in the 
seconds
> field, so I knew that clock wouldn't  show it. However, right next to it 
I keep
> an Oregon Scientific WWVB  clock. That clock didn't show the leap second, 
either.
>
> And of  course, my Nixichron went into it's hourly display of location and
>  temperature at the top of the hour. Never saw the leap second there,  
either.
>
> I'm not sure when or if my WWVB clocks synced up  correctly I'll have 
to
> check that this evening.
>
>  Fail.
>
> Terry


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Typical Failure Mechanism

2016-11-01 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Pete,

I suggest Better linking to ebay items like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262483292894

I thought something was strange when it was trying to make me login with a
German login.

It's a pretty unit, although I have never experienced a poisoned tube yet
to need it. (Fortunately)

Michail

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I had this (I mean the pic with the 8) on several IN-18 Tubes, it was
cathode poisoning, at least I thik it was. The tube were sold as NOS, 1979.
All
could be regenerated by a higher current for several hours, each digit.It
works good again since 2 months.
I did it with the very professional and nice device from ebay:

_Professional Nixie Tube Tester & Healer - For All Nixie Tubes_
(http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11400.m1842.l5919/7?euid=524e176eb8cd4e59888365ca4e79a2
39&bu=43181414824&loc=http://payments.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewPaymentSt
atus&transId=1867615175016&itemId=262483292894&qu=2&sojTags=bu=bu)

Artikelnr.: 262483292894 , nixie_ninja

I'm not the seller of the device.
The result is not 100% but good.

Am Freitag, 8. Juli 2016 20:48:04 UTC+2 schrieb Jeff Walton:

I recently had a IN-18 failure in a clock after about 2.5 year operation.
Over a (4) day period, the digits in one of the tubes stopped working in
PWM dimmed mode. At full brightness, the digits in the affected tube slowly
lost percentages of digit coverage to where only portions of each digit
would illuminate. At the end of the observed period, the digits in the
failing tube went completely dark and even higher voltage on the bench would
not
illuminate any of the cathodes. The tube date code was 8505.

I am guessing that absent of any other signs of damage, a seal around one
of the pins has failed and allowed the tube to leak. It was surprising how
quickly it failed and none of the other tubes in the same clock have
exhibited any signs of trouble and look as good as the first day of operation.

Has anyone experienced similar failures with the IN-18? Is this a typical
failure mechanism? Have there been any particular date codes that others
have found to be problematic?

The tube has been since been replaced and the clock is happy again but
curiosity leads me to ask about this experience to the rest of the members of
the group. FYI - these tubes have not been rotated since the clock was
initially put into operation (no handling). There was never any evidence of
cathode poisoning during the operation of the clock.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Strange CRT display graticule

2016-10-29 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Ok, your idea is far better.

I was guessing it had something to do with
http://images.slideplayer.com/31/9751623/slides/slide_17.jpg
(I remembered the 7.2 deg reference from school where trying to measuring
size of the Earth and mag fields.)

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In a message dated 10/29/2016 5:32:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
martin.forsb...@gmail.com writes:

It comes from a TDMS, Telegraph Distortion Measuring Set :
http://www.albinarrate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=22:vintage&id=35
:tdms There were different models all having the same graticule but
somewhat differemt designs and used a few types of CRTs.

/Martin

On Saturday, 29 October 2016 13:47:35 UTC+2, Sgitheach wrote:

I recently bought a Mullard DP7/5 CRT and it came with this strange
display graticule

It is a nice snug fit on the CRT so they look like they belong together.
Anyone know what it was for or can offer guesses?
Grahame

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: B-7971 Alphanumeric Nixies - Found!

2016-08-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I have plenty of these tubes.

I would be interested in your Arduino design and board.

Michail

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If someone on this forum ends up buying a set of six, drop me a line. I'm
starting the design of my own 7971 clock, which will be controlled by an
Arduino board. I'll be happy to share ideas and provide you a PCB when I'm
done.
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Re: [neonixie-l] B-7971 Alphanumeric Nixies - Found!

2016-08-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I don't believe those are NOS. If so, he should say it as it would
probably command a premium.

One spot says 60-90 available.
Another spot says 14 in stock.

That converts to $92 each + plus shipping (he is very reasonable). Not a
bad buy at all.

Michail Wilson
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In a message dated 8/19/2016 12:16:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
p...@bad-dog-designs.co.uk writes:

Hi All,

Noted that Pete is selling off some of his NOS B-7971 Nixies
http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=26_28&products_id=17
6
Seems to have quite a few too.

Not affiliated with Pete etc.. just saw it and thought may be of use.

Cheers,
Paul

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Take a look at this....

2016-07-21 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I don't think the issue is Dalibor's tube.
The issue is Single Tube vs 4 Tubes.

Yes, I like the IN-8-2 Option or the ability to change between the tubes
(or simply easily replace tubes as needed).

Michail Wilson
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In a message dated 7/21/2016 11:51:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
t...@lasermad.com writes:

Thanks for the comments everyone. A serious question though, would anyone
consider it worth adding an IN-8-2 option for example? I'd expected anyone
wanting a good looking nixie would have gone for Dalibor's tube but sadly
it hasn't been as popular as I'd hoped.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Take a look at this....

2016-07-21 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Wow,
 
I want one (or two).  :)
 
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nickst...@gmail.com writes:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lasermad/time-flies-levitating-nixie-cl
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Re: [neonixie-l] Cogwheelcircuit

2016-06-22 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Also, there is a couple of bad links: Like: http://www.tmk.com/mod-6-nixie
which is blocked by Chrome as malware site. It redirects to:
http://mihang.com which is 404

Make sure you're getting to: https://www.glaver.org/mod-6-nixie/

Michail Wilson
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wtul...@gmail.com writes:

Thanks for your answers so far. So it seems , its not so bad , not having
this kit !?

And - by the way , the best kit for B7971 , I've built so far , is the kit
from badnixie.com !

Great clock , wonderful support - happy customer !!

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Re: [neonixie-l] Cogwheelcircuit

2016-06-22 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

The only two I know of are the
CogWheel
Mod-6

Michail Wilson
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In a message dated 6/22/2016 2:21:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
interz...@gmail.com writes:

Speaking of which, are there any other b7971 kits out there that people
are aware of? I have the tubes and sockets, but haven't gotten around to
building a clock with them from scratch.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Michail1 via neonixie-l
<_neonixie-l@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com) > wrote:

I think you mean... http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/
http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/

I have one kit. Put it together but never did much (anything) with it.
My laptop (at the time) didn't have bluetooth to talk to it. :)

Michail Wilson
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Hi !

Up to here I was mostly only reading the discussions here. Now my question
- I was in contact last year with the owner of _cogwheelcircuit.com_
(http://cogwheelcircuit.com/) .

We talked about a clock using B7971. He told me ,that he is about to
produce a new charge of the pcb's for this clock.

In the new year I've tried several times to get in contact with him
getting 2 of the new pcb's , but never got an answer again.

Is someone here knowing the owner of this website and knows about him ?

Anyone with other experiences ?

Sorry for my bad english - and thank you for your answer.

Appreciate that.

Greetings

Wolfgang

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Re: [neonixie-l] Cogwheelcircuit

2016-06-22 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I think you mean... http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/
http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/

I have one kit. Put it together but never did much (anything) with it.
My laptop (at the time) didn't have bluetooth to talk to it. :)

Michail Wilson
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Hi !

Up to here I was mostly only reading the discussions here. Now my question
- I was in contact last year with the owner of cogwheelcircuit.com.

We talked about a clock using B7971. He told me ,that he is about to
produce a new charge of the pcb's for this clock.

In the new year I've tried several times to get in contact with him
getting 2 of the new pcb's , but never got an answer again.

Is someone here knowing the owner of this website and knows about him ?

Anyone with other experiences ?

Sorry for my bad english - and thank you for your answer.

Appreciate that.

Greetings

Wolfgang

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Divergence Meter, new design with NL-5440A/IN-14/IN-8-2,...

2016-04-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Sell a kit.  I think everyone in the group loves to assemble  kits.
 
Michail  
 

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yanzey...@gmail.com writes:

Hi Don,  I willing to list more since I prepared hundreds of parts of 
housing and top  plates, but assembly one will spend about 4 hours :(  
Yan.



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Re: [neonixie-l] Jeff Thomas GPSII Clock

2016-04-14 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

MOD-6
 
Well, it's wireless GPS to the clock.
 
http://www.badnixie.com/BadNixie.com_Welcome.html
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312  

 
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ml.deni...@comcast.net writes:

Is there  anyone currently making completed or kit Nixie clocks with 
built-in  GPS?

Thanks,
Mort


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Re: [neonixie-l] Looky what I found !

2016-04-01 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Probably the green reflection from the Sun.
 
Michail  


 
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i...@nocrotec.com writes:

;-)
When I took those pictures, they looked a bit  different.
Dieter


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To: neonixie-l 
Sent: Friday, April 01,  2016 7:06 PM
Subject: [neonixie-l] Looky what I found !



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Re: [neonixie-l] OT: US Customs Service - Delays

2016-03-30 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I am in Seattle.  
I have not had a problem.  I get about 1 package a day as I have  a bad 
habit of buying far more items than I will ever have time for the projects  
they are intended for.
 
In fact, I have been very lucky in that I am getting items even faster than 
 expected - stuff I haven't expected for at least another week or so after 
I get  them.
 
Only 2 packages have ever been lost coming to me, and both of those  
actually at customs.  Hard to complain with the seller since tracking  
obviously 
shows at US customs.
 
It's amazing how cheap everything is from China, etc.  So, I took on  the 
practice of double purchasing the same items from 2 diff people just to make  
sure I get what I want.  With my luck of delivery and speed, I will cut  
back on this tactic - no sense on having 10x LCD displays when I only needed  
2.   5 should have been enough overpurchase, but at $3 each shipped  with 
i2c backpacks, how can you say no to these types of deals?  :)
 
Michail  
 

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In the past, I had been complaining of the German Customs Service  for 
holding and delaying delivery of parcels. Well, its seems, lately, that  the US 
Customs Service has adopted the same bad habit. In the last couple of  
months, parcels coming my way, from outside the US, have been held at a  
customs 
warehouse for typically a week. Thru the magic of "tracking numbers",  I've 
noticed an expected parcel sitting at one place, inside this country, for  a 
week, before progressing to its next station.  


Most of the time, I try to buy stuff within the national boarders. For  
someone that lives near a major port, like Los Angeles, as I do, that usually  
works out. Especially with stuff from China. The whole San Gabriel Valley 
(or  at least the section between state route 60, and Interstate 10) has 
turned  into one big warehouse of Chinese goods. So if I want to buy cheap USB 
cables  or plastic filament (for my 3D printer), I can find a vendor less than 
30  miles away. But sometimes, I need something that's not locally found, 
and I  have to bite the  bullet. 



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Re: [neonixie-l] b7971 request

2016-03-23 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Dylan,
 
Your best bet for price is going to be ebay; however, you will suffer in  
that that's where all the junk is too.  There is a reason that most sellers  
claim to be selling 'untested' tubes.
 
If you get them from someone in here (I have plenty), then you will pay  
more; however, you will get known good tested tubes.
 
I don't think you will get NOS.  I doubt they exist.
 
I highly suggest you get 6 instead of 4.  :)
 
Just got the email with the ebay link.  Good seller.  Tested  tubes.  
Guessing $400 plus.  I would personally bid $300 myself in  hopes that no one 
sees it.  :)
 
Michail  


 
In a message dated 3/23/2016 11:16:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
interz...@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
 
Hi all-


Apologies in advance for annoying anyone with this  request, but I finally 
managed to grab a couple of used b7971 tubes at a  somewhat reasonable (all 
relative I guess) price.


I was wondering  if anyone had 2 extra b7971s (used in decent condition or 
NOS) that they might  be willing to part with.  I am trying to get up to 4 
total for the usual  reasons :-).


Please contact me offlist if interested in  discussing this  further.


Best,

Dylan

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Re: [neonixie-l] VFD pen

2016-03-20 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I want a scope clock kit too (and the pen)!
 
David might have me on ignore though (or spam filter).
 
Michail  


 
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interz...@gmail.com writes:

Yeah, I  understand the pricing, just wish I could afford one along with 
your watch  :-).  Any idea on how much your scope kits are going to run?  I've 
 never built one and would love to start with  yours.


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Re: [neonixie-l] OT: RPi 3 + Occulus Rift

2016-03-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Video's or Pics of what you have done.

Interested in seeing what you did.

You broadcasting the video from the robot so you can see?
Via wifi or BT?

I am interested, because I have been playing a lot of NodeMCU modules.

Michail

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Been playing with some of these, connecting them to an Oculus Rift for a
robotics project...

Mean bits of kit - the Pi 3 is a wonderful card - USD 35, includes WiFi,
BT, 4 x USB, Ethernet, HDMI, 64-bit, quad code 1.2GHz ARM 8 etc. etc. still
only the size of a credit card and the same price as the Pi 2B+ though much
more feature rich & a lot faster.Only downside (slight) is 1Gb RAM - more
than enough for Linux.

Getting to really like it...

Nick

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Used or NOS?

2016-03-11 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Flashing the getter is what makes the mirroring.  Many people think  the 
black or mirror means the tube is used, but it's part of the manufacturing  
process.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQBmt-z0w9g
 
A really good video is by "How It's Made"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOR6Pn-tGPo
Getter flashing at 4:25 -- It's worth watching the 5 min vid.
 
Michail  


 
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al...@gmx.net writes:

I did  not have a chance to test them and measure the voltage and current  
yet.

I'm wondering what that mirroring people are talking about looks  like? 
There is definitely some reflecting deposit on the glass on the lower  part of 
the tube (see the last pictures I  posted).



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Re: [neonixie-l] Used or NOS?

2016-03-11 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Well, silver is normal to new tubes when the getter is flashed; however, I  
don't see the silver on the picture.
 
What I do see appears to be white.  When the silver turns white, it  means 
the tube has leaked out.  Maybe a crack?
 
It's possible my eyes are misleading me, but isn't that white?
 
Michail
 
 

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al...@gmx.net writes:

"silvering" on the side and below (see  photos).

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Re: [neonixie-l] Have few questions about the NIXIE watch...

2016-03-11 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Wireless charging would make it waterproof.
 
Michail  
 


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yend...@internode.on.net writes:

I think he described/discussed the waterproofing  a while back - search the 
posts for it.
 
John  k


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Re: [neonixie-l] Bad B7971's

2016-03-06 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Jeff,
 
Of the 30 or so tubes I have at home, only 4 have the post.  (I will  check 
more when I get to work tomorrow.)
 
What I did notice is that not only did all 4 have the mica spacer at the  
top, but that all the other regular tubes have the spacer with the hole for 
the  post pre-punched out.  Also, the tubes with the post stand about 4mm 
taller  to account for the additional space needed for the post height.
 
Michail  
 

In a message dated 3/6/2016 3:53:48 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jwalton...@gmail.com writes:

The tubes with the post (that I have) do not have mica spacers touching  
the glass at the top.  I'll dig them out and post a couple  photos. 


Jeff 


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Re: [neonixie-l] Bad B7971's

2016-03-06 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Jeff,
 
Sorry, I have not taken notes as to which the tubes were, although I have  
both types.  I did look at some to see that the ones WITH the needle still  
have the mica spacers at the top.  So, you should still be fine smacking  
them around.
 
The tubes with the little space needle uses wire coming up from the bottom  
to the clips.  The ones without the needle have the type of circuit board  
going up to the clips.  I believe the last two tubes I was 'playing' with  
are disconnected at the clip to the element (not the circuit/wire to the  
clip).
 
I could take pictures when I get to work of various tubes if you're looking 
 for something specific.
 
There is a market.  You can post on ebay as people still want them,  but I 
highly suggest you be honest with an element being bad and light it  up.
 
 
Michail  


 
In a message dated 3/6/2016 1:47:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jwalton...@gmail.com writes:

 
Michail, 
Thanks for the  explanation and photos of the 7971 tubes.  I have several 
that I will try  to “repair” based on seeing what you have been able to fix. 
 There are  some of the early 7971 tubes that use a thin rod to the top of 
the tube for  support instead of the mica spacers and they may not respond 
too well to  shock.  The later tubes (64 and later) which have partial or 
full mica  spacers holding everything (top and bottom) should be fairly robust. 
  Have you noticed any more or less issues with the circuit board backplane 
vs  the wire interconnect versions? 
I also have a  couple tubes with a dead segment where I can visually see an 
open wire from  the pins to the segment.  Wasn’t thinking there was much of 
a market for  them but maybe for someone building a clock where the 
tens-hours is either one  or zero might be able to use them.  Much depends on 
the 
font that is  being used. 
 
Jeff 

 
 
From:  neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com]  
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 12:04 PM
To:  neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Bad  B7971's

 
Thought  I would share, althought I might have  already.
 

 
Last  purchase on ebay was a sign which was made up of 7 tubes and says 'GO 
 AWAY' or 'WELCOME' depending on the position of the switch. 6 more tubes  
were to come with it.
 

 
Well,  I took video of opening the 2 boxes just because of experience with 
prior  ebayers.  They were labeled from 1 - 13.  Well, there was only 12  
tubes in the boxes (tube #12 was missing).  A slight resistance from the  
seller, but it was hard to dispute video of the opening and counting of the  
items.
 

 
Of  the 12 tubes, 3 were overlapping and 1 had a bad  segment.
 

 
Here  are those 3 tubes:
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkilytpol75hkpg/2015-12-05%2014.05.19-Mark.jpg
 

 
Also,  a prior purchase of 6 tubes had 2 bad ones in it:
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcuilr9axdssz1y/7971-Tube-Short.jpg
 

 
Michail   
 

 

 
 
In a  message dated 3/6/2016 9:15:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
_nickstock@gmail.com_ (mailto:nickst...@gmail.com)   writes:

 
I  took a look at the cathodes under a good magnifier and a few of them you 
can  definitely see are physically overlapping in the center of the 
segments and  no deal of smacking the tube can get them to move...;-( I'll PM 
you 
later  today. I will measure the resistance of the less obvious ones too, 
thanks  for the hint!  
 

 
Cheers,
 

 
Nick




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Re: [neonixie-l] Bad B7971's

2016-03-06 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

For me, I buy them all from various people on ebay.
 
Seems strange that these tubes receive such an impact from shipping that  
they would cross over.   I think people are selling them on ebay  knowing 
there is an issue with stuck segments already, but don't know about  smacking 
them and so they sell as 'untested'.
 
There is/was a specific seller on ebay (he is still selling Nixie stuff)  
and about a third of the 40 tubes were flawed in this way.  I posted and  
video showing him.  He wanted me to file a claim stating they  were damaged in 
shipping.  Not happy with this, I filed a claim with  paypal instead and 
shipped them back to him.  Strangely, several days after  getting them back, 
another seller (obviously a friend in the same area) had them  up for auction.
 
Michail  

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n...@desmith.net writes:
 
Where  are all these different tubes coming  from...?


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Re: [neonixie-l] Bad B7971's

2016-03-06 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Thought I would share, althought I might have already.
 
Last purchase on ebay was a sign which was made up of 7 tubes and says 'GO  
AWAY' or 'WELCOME' depending on the position of the switch. 6 more tubes  
were to come with it.
 
Well, I took video of opening the 2 boxes just because of experience with  
prior ebayers.  They were labeled from 1 - 13.  Well, there was only  12 
tubes in the boxes (tube #12 was missing).  A slight resistance from the  
seller, but it was hard to dispute video of the opening and counting of the  
items.
 
Of the 12 tubes, 3 were overlapping and 1 had a bad segment.
 
Here are those 3 tubes:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkilytpol75hkpg/2015-12-05%2014.05.19-Mark.jpg
 
Also, a prior purchase of 6 tubes had 2 bad ones in it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcuilr9axdssz1y/7971-Tube-Short.jpg
 
Michail  


 
In a message dated 3/6/2016 9:15:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
nickst...@gmail.com writes:

I took a look at the cathodes under a good magnifier and a few of  them you 
can definitely see are physically overlapping in the center of the  
segments and no deal of smacking the tube can get them to move...;-( I'll PM  
you 
later today. I will measure the resistance of the less obvious ones too,  
thanks for the hint!  


Cheers,


Nick



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Re: [neonixie-l] Bad B7971's

2016-03-06 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Nick,
 
I have unfortunately been very lucky in getting bad tubes from ebay.   
Probably have 20 or so now (broken, outgassed, missing segments).
 
I have taken the excessive risk in smacking them to get segments free of  
the ones that have overlapping and before and after pictures.  I think you  
will be surprised at how much impact the tubes can take before breaking.   
That said, I have smacked them against my cupped hand to spread the impact 
point  (not against a table).
 
I would say that I have recovered nearly all overlapping issue  tubes.  
Obviously, you have to look at the overlap and take an educated  guess at the 
angle you want to hit (multiple times with increasing force until  resolved). 
 
 
I do think in the years of tube smacking, I have only had one break in my  
hand.  Also, I have only made one tube bad in that the overlap dislodged;  
however, another segment stopped working (the connection from the circuit 
wire  to the mica) and I can't even be sure the segment was not an issue prior 
to the  smacking.
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312  

 
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nickst...@gmail.com writes:

I took a look at the cathodes under a good magnifier and a few of  them you 
can definitely see are physically overlapping in the center of the  
segments and no deal of smacking the tube can get them to move...;-( I'll PM  
you 
later today. I will measure the resistance of the less obvious ones too,  
thanks for the hint!  


Cheers,


Nick



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Re: [neonixie-l] my Z5660M nixie clock

2016-03-05 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Is there going to be an order form?
 
Michail  
 

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90%  finished

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Re: [neonixie-l] Craigslist, gotta love it! 8 B7971s

2016-03-02 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Super kewl!

Michail Wilson
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I had a pure luck moment on Craigslist, was looking for French doors,
nothing of interest. Then while I was at it, I looked for Tektronix, nothing
interesting. Then electronic test equipment Down the listings, and posted
about four weeks ago were Burroughs B7971s. Selling as untested but
working about 20 years ago when removed from working industrial screw counting
machine that was scrapped. There were up to 8 tubes available. $100 for 2,
$350 for all 8. I contacted the seller who was in Columbus OH about 85
miles from me. He was real nice. If he didn't have to ship them I could have
them for $300. We also agreed I could test them before purchase. So I got
off work at 6 AM go home get some sleep and the wife and road trip! I went
to his place of work where I was amazed to find they custom manufacture flow
meters in house. The flow meters are completely designed and assembled
including the circuit boards right in their moderate sized building. Some even
go to NASA for use with their launch systems. He is the circuit and
circuit board designer. Neat!!
Well I got a complete tour, met the owners dog etc. It seems like a great
place to work!
I brought my lambda dual 0-250 power supply along and the testing
proceeded. 7 good, one with a dead vertical segment probably open weld. So he
said $250 for the 8. He didn't have change for a $20 so we agreed on $247 as I
didn't have any other change. I am a very happy camper.
He also really likes the old 60s HP nixie volt meters and counters. He has
taken apart and repaired the LDR coupling units in these units. He has
lots of other geek electronics as well. On top of all this he works only about
7 miles from where our son and his family live. So we went out and had a
nice dinner afterwards with the family. Now that was one Nixielisious day!
I think we are going to have a good friendship going down the road. Tim
Laing.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Strange Nixie Sources?

2016-02-29 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Exactly that.

Main way to tell is that you always have to RFQ and/or request details.
Most of these sites never list a price since they are more likely to get
your email addy when you request a price.

Most are out there just to get valid email addresses. You are then on the
permanent spam lists.

Michail Wilson
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It's my belief that this is actually a ""parts locating service"", and
that they have little if any items actually in stock. Then there are other
sites that comb the internet for items that are for sale, and place those very
same items on their own website for sale. I see this happen all the time,
with items that are for sale on Ebay. You can prove this to yourself quite
easily. Find an item on Ebay that you have an interest in, then go and use
a search engine (I do use Google), to search the net for that same item,
being sure to use some of the key words in the headline of the original
Ebay ad. Lo and behold that same item will show up on several different
websites for sale. If this doesn't work the first time, you may have to try a
different item. Ira.

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Since i'm always looking for nixies for my collection, i often see
websites, Nixies in Stock, but declared as "ELECTRON TUBES" along with alot of
strange numbers and texts and sometimes in very large quantity like "340pcs"..
I only can locate these sites when searching for eg. "B-5991" tube...
If you request a price, you mostly don't get an answer or a text like
"could you provide more info, we can't locate the part", but have it listed on
their page ??!

For example:
http://www.csgparts.com/part_nsn/B5991/

Does anybody know whats going on there? Are those sites running on old
databases or just listing parts to get views or something?

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Arduino scope clock taking shape

2016-02-12 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Sorry to  bring this up again, but I am still interested.
 
I can't  find a price listed or if any are still available for pre-order /  
order.
 
Has a  price been set?
 
Michail
 
 

You may view it here: 

_http://www.cathodecorner.com/http:_ (http://www.cathodecorner.com/scda/)  

I will get it  running as soon as I have more free time. 
-- 
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Counterfeit RTC modules

2016-02-05 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

It's also possible it was simply a bad chip.
 
Michail
 

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Re: [neonixie-l] Flip Clock with WWVB

2016-02-03 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Terry,

Just to be clear, when it doesn't receive a signal after 10 mins of putting
in the batteries, it resorts to a standard quartz clock - 32.678 Hz xtal.
So, it wouldn't need to be modded.
And, wow, seconds on this flip clock would drive anyone nuts after a short
time - Far louder than any flip I have heard.

Paolo,
-Agreed. Arduinos are more power hungry. I was thinking more for the
idea of still having WWVB in a flip.
-Yup, looks like Makershed changed the price again from $9.99 to $4.49.
Guess it's time to contact them for a price adjustment or return.
-Aliexpress looks good; however, they don't ship to Washington. I have
tried to buy several things.

Michail

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Thank goodness there is no seconds display! Can you imagine listening to
that clatter once/second?

It would be trivial to come up with an interface to a normal $5 quartz
clock movement circuit board that would drive the motors. That's what they do
in any clock. I would program a pic or even a PAL to divide by 60 for the
minutes. Divide by 60 again for the hours, and drive the second motor. Set
the time at the top of the hour, connect the battery, and go. Don't over
think it. Not every clock needs to be accurate to the second.

I have many quartz clock movements in the house that never need to be
corrected, except at the DST change. So they get corrected twice a year by
default.

Terry

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Re: [neonixie-l] Flip Clock with WWVB

2016-02-02 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Received the clocks a couple of days ago. Assembled two in 45 mins. Kind
of fun.

You are correct. They are JJY.
So, when you install the battery, they automatically go to 00:00
Louder than I expected. Along the lines of my gear clock (stepper motor).
Even though the LED blinks (not at a rate of once per second), nothing
happens. meaning, I don't think it's for receiving a signal since it's JJY

After 10 mins, it makes you believe it caught a signal as it starts to
advance, but it only goes to 00:10 (the time it was waiting for a signal) and
then simply goes on through it's quartz xtal timing as a normal clock.

2 buttons allow you to advance hours and mins per button.

Holding a button down and releasing resets the wheel. (Holding mins down
for a few seconds and releasing while at 15, will simply cycle the mins until
it goes back to 15.)

There are 2x DC motors. One for each wheel. They get activated for about
a tenth of a second to run the motor to it geared end, and then a spring
pulls it back. This advances the gear by one notch.

It's probably going to be easier to just swap out the circuit board with an
Arduino and WWVB module than to modify with a WWVB (which would probably
still need a PIC or arduino to convert WWVB to JJY output).

Anyway, not sure I can beat the price at $9.95 simply for the mechanics for
a flip clock.

Michail Wilson
206-920-6312

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t...@leapsecond.com writes:

This is likely JJY and not WWVB.

Japanese radio controlled clocks receive JJY at 40/60 kHz. US clocks
receive WWVB at 60 kHz; and the data formats are incompatible.

/tvb

On Jan 27, 2016, at 4:05 PM, Michail1 via neonixie-l
<_neonixie-l@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com) > wrote:

Thought a few people might be interested in this for a fun little kit
(although not Nixie).

http://www.makershed.com/products/electric-wave-clock

They had it for $54.99
Sale price of $24.99
BUT, if you go to the site, it is a blow out sale for $9.99

Just the WWVB receiver is worth that for the project. I haven't seen
other flip clocks with WWVB in them.

If you buy $75 worth on the site (easily done), then shipping is $5.
Maybe: http://www.makershed.com/products/angular-clock-kit
Or: http://www.makershed.com/products/solder-time-watch-kit

Also, coupon code: MAKEVIP2016 For another 10-20% off

Michail Wilson
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Re: [neonixie-l] What is going on with IN18 tubes?

2016-02-01 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Wow,
 
Guess it's time for me to start posting them although I only have a  box.  
:)
 
RE: Few being sold?
I see one auction that has sold 4 sets of the $350 batch and another sold  
18 sets at the $350 price.  So, seems strong the price has gone up.
 
Michail 
 
 

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I think  it's more a matter of supply vs demand; people are apparently 
willing to pay  $350 US for six IN-18's on  Ebay.

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Re: [neonixie-l] What is going on with IN18 tubes?

2016-02-01 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Yeah!

The problem is that the value of the dollar is going down faster than the
price of the tubes going up. So, it's about the same.:)

Michail

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Anybody else noted that the prices of IN18's are going north in a hurry?

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Re: [neonixie-l] Flip Clock with WWVB

2016-01-27 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Sounds like a project clock for arduino with RTC then except that the  
internals/case are done for only $10 each.  :)
 
Thanks for the input.  I will update when I receive them.
 
Michail  


 
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t...@leapsecond.com writes:

This is likely JJY and not WWVB.


Japanese radio controlled clocks receive JJY at 40/60 kHz. US clocks  
receive WWVB at 60 kHz; and the data formats are incompatible.

/tvb


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[neonixie-l] Flip Clock with WWVB

2016-01-27 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Thought a few people might be interested in this for a fun little kit  
(although not Nixie).
 
http://www.makershed.com/products/electric-wave-clock
 
They had it for $54.99
Sale price of $24.99
BUT, if you go to the site, it is a blow out sale for $9.99
 
Just the WWVB receiver is worth that for the project.   I haven't  seen 
other flip clocks with WWVB in them.
 
If you buy $75 worth on the site (easily done), then shipping is $5.
Maybe: http://www.makershed.com/products/angular-clock-kit
Or: http://www.makershed.com/products/solder-time-watch-kit
 
 
Also, coupon code: MAKEVIP2016   For another 10-20% off
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312

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Re: [neonixie-l] Microchip finally buys Atmel

2016-01-27 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

John,
 
I purchase 5 of these.   MSP-EXP430G2
They were like $4.30
 
Like most projects, I never used them.  One here and open while the  rest 
are stored somewhere in the garage.  Mine are 14 pin.
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312  

 
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j...@neon-john.com writes:

Interesting.  I plugged MPS430 into mouser and what came up is  a large
100 pin chip that is fairly expensive.  Are there smaller  versions in
the series?  I guess I have a lot of reading to  do.


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Re: [neonixie-l] Just one more Little Bad Dog Designs Clock

2016-01-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Love it.

Michail

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Hi Guys,

Not very often I would post a clock in here, you would all get bored - but
this one is rather neat and thought you would like to see it.
The 'Tesla' clock made for a client in Singapore! Slightly Steampunk but
once shipped will probably never be seen again!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JC07po6_nAE/Vp34YHBLQCI/ABM/hi4gd7o5qYA/s1600/Tesla_2.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BzuWM5eZzgw/Vp34HOfdENI/ABE/d8Bgv8FpvO4/s1600/Tesla_1.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aA3o_W-sXQ0/Vp34cvwbx7I/ABU/zfOGQ8Tlrmw/s1600/Tesla_4.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-28SJ5nZ2g6I/Vp34ihKqLMI/ABc/xGwSfeNSOYc/s1600/Tesla_5.jpg)

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Re: [neonixie-l] Scope clock artwork so far

2016-01-16 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

David,
 
Has a target price been set?
I am very interested since I don't have a scope clock yet.
 
So, full kit needed.   Clear case (obviously).
 
Also, what is the tube life expectancy as I might need to get 1 spare as  
well.
 
PS.  Is there going to be a feature to have it power off during  certain 
hours, etc?
 
Michail  


 
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dfor...@dakotacom.net writes:

I have  been doing a lot of component placement work on the new scope 
clock board.  Tetris! This is what it looks like. The six square controls 
with  equilateral triangle dots are the oscilloscope knobs, and the 
function  encoder is at bottom center. The other square pots are trimmers 
accessible  through the front panel.

The HV power supply is at upper left,  deflection at upper right, V power 
lower left, computer at lower right. A  big USB-B connector is behind the 
lower right corner. RTC battery is at  bottom.

The thru-hole parts (other than controls) are rear mounted,  with all SMT 
parts on the front. There will be 5/16" standoffs in the six  outer holes 
to mount the board to the front panel.

This is a work  in progress.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NixieStat Thermostat is closer to reality

2016-01-03 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Heh.
And I thought it was free lifetime support.
 
I just hate it when you sell or even give a friend/customer a computer and  
it's automatically expected that you provide all known software and 
lifetime  support.  Uhhhg.
 
Michail  


 
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I think  we sold all of 5 bare boards.  The kits were a disaster.   People
CANNOT solder, nor can they read resistor color codes.  Or  follow
instructions, for that matter.  And after they tried to build a  board
using a Weller soldering GUN, they'd want free  support.


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Re: [neonixie-l] Newbie Buyer: Advise needed on this IN-14 nixie clock design...

2015-12-27 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I would happily assemble it for you; however, the kit you linked to is
already assembled.

Options. For the price, you might as well get the power supply and the
temp sensor. Well, so cheap, get them all, although you will never use the
remote after you play with it for a day.

MCU programmer is cheap, but not needed unless you're really looking for
future options.

Michail Wilson
206-920-6312

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Newbie Here ... Is this nixie clock design and ebay seller vfdclock good
to deal with?

Or can someone offer their assembly services (will pay) to build a kit? I
am in northern California.

I need a fully assembled clock as I have zero electronic skills. Photos
and link below for a IN-14 t-tube digit nixie tube clock I am considering
for feedback if good or bad idea.

Also, are these worthwhile options to add onto a nixie clock?

1. IR Remote Control Function(With 1PCS Remote Control ): +5.99 USD;
2.For Temperature Sensor Function:+5.99USD;
3.For 1PCS High Quality Brand 5V/1A USB Power Adapter: +5.99 USD ---> (is
this what is needed to plug into AC power?)
4. MCU programmer (For updating the firmware) +5.99USD;

Ebay link:

_http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-http://www.ebay.com
/itm/Newhttp://www.ebay.com/ithttp://www.e_
(http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Design-Pluggable-V1-2-1-USB-Powered-IN-14-6-Tube-NIXIE-Clock-NIXIE-TUBE-ERA-/13
1583441574)

Seller has 611 reviews at 100%, documentation in proper english, and
protected by ebaby / paypal - a good thing as this is an international
purchase
from China.

My dream nixie clock has the following characteristics, the most important
being a 1" or so display as I'm 61 so my tired old eye's need a display to
see from 12' away as I sit on the sofa. The IN-14 the ebay seller has
display of 18mm (11/16") high so am willing to go bigger, but not smaller in
size. Want a minimalist clean look with the board viable with a clear case
for safety, LED accents under tubes, a lighted colon separator between
hour, min and seconds. I also like the tube shape of IN-14 and IN-18. The
ebay model listed has the ability to do firmware updates, which I really like
for future flexibility.

The nixie clock will sit on top of my stereo equipment.

If there are any nixie clock builders (especially in the San Francisco Bay
Area where I can buy locally) who has a clock to sell as pictured, or
willing to build one for me, I will pay for the kit and your services.

PM me with questions. Look forward to your collective thoughts. Happy
new year!

ron

Is this forum about neon signs as well? I am working on a custom neon
sign design for my pinball game room and love to trade ideas.
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Re: [neonixie-l] 1363 carrier board, free surplus for UK readers

2015-12-26 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Robin,
 
Since I don't use twitter, I shamefully took 15 mins just to figure out how 
 to tweet to the tubes.  It was a quick response/email back.   Nice!
 
I have threatened to do something like that in the past, but with 16 or  
more tubes.  Unfortunately, skills and more importantly time seem to be  more 
elusive than acquiring the tubes.
 
This is the second such project I have seen.  Now I am further  behind.  :)
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312  

 
In a message dated 12/26/2015 10:16:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ro...@cqr-ltd.com writes:

Hi Michail,   
there's no technical reason not to go with  more tubes, the smartsockets 
can be chained together more or less indefinitely  (there is *eventually* a 
speed issue as the boards pass the data along the  chain at 9600 baud ) and 
the pi has loads of resource compared with a  microcontroller. I started with 
four tubes but they seem to be addictive and I  now have twelve but only 
eight are mounted :)


I was thinking of going for ten in total as that would cover most words  
commonlyused but my current temporary chassis ( a 2U 19" blanking plate ) is  
full now.

The number of PSU slots on the PCB was really just governed  by the maximum 
PCB size of 100mm x 100mm for the prototype deal. Currently one  PSU per 
pair of tubes seems to work OK, I'll get to measuring the current  properly 
soon but for a while I had three tubes off one PSU without any  apparent 
problems.


I see you had a go at displaying your name :)  Sorry about the  camera 
angle that seems to have tilted somewhat, it'll have to stay that way  till I 
get back to my workshop in the new year. That's the next big bit:  making a 
case and proper camera stand rather than the bit of rail and vice  deployed 
now :)




Cheers,
   Robin.

On Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 3:57:26 PM UTC, Michail wrote:  
 
Very nice.
 
Other than funds, is there anything stopping you from going to a longer  
string of tubes?
 
Is the intent to go to a longer string since you currently have 4x  power 
supplies?
 
Michail  


 
In a message dated 12/22/2015 2:30:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
_ro...@cqr-ltd.com_ (javascript:)  writes:

Hi Folks,  
I've been upgrading my twitter connected  nixie clock ( see 
_http://nixiebot.tumblr.com_ (http://nixiebot.tumblr.com/)  ) and have  
designed a little 
PCB to replace the current veroboard mess that holds the  PSU and so on (the 
tubes are on smart sockets).


The PCB carries spots for up to six TaylorEdge 1363 PSU modules, also  a 
connector for jumpering over to a raspberry pi then breaking out the  UART TX 
and RX signals, plus a spot for a 5V switcher regulator (standard  7805 
pinout, I use a traco TSI 10n-1211 myself as I have some lying around  ) to 
power the Pi and smart sockets.
Oh and a pulldown resistor for the common enable on the PSUs and a  divider 
for the signal coming from the last smart socket so the pi doesn't  get its 
RX pin damaged.


I got it made through _dirtypcbs.com_ (http://dirtypcbs.com/)  ( see here: 
_http://dirtypcbs.com/view.php?http://dirt&accesskey=accesskey=03a603186
ce693aac_ 
(http://dirtypcbs.com/view.php?share=14240&accesskey=03a603186ce693a85368e67043d333fd)
   ) and as a result have about twenty spare as it 
ended up being too big for  the small 5cm x 5cm deal but small enough to 
panelise two for the 10cm x  10cm deal... They delivered eleven panels in three 
weeks, still cost about  the same as getting one made anywhere else though!


So, if anyone in the UK wants a bare board for free then drop me a  line 
with your address and I'll pop it in an envelope, season of good will  and all 
that :)
Usual disclaimers apply, not my fault if you burn your house down  with 
this! 


If I were to do it again I would:   
a) Make the DC in track to the PSUs a bit wider (should  be good for 6A 
as it is though)
b) Move the 5V regulator as it makes one 1363 slot  unusable with the 
regulator I use due to overhang and interferes with the  power in connector 
too.
c) Add in some spots for power decoupling caps.
d) Change the mounting holes so it can stack on top of  a Raspberry Pi 
properly
e) Panelise it properly (it was a quick copy and paste  job in eagle so 
component designations are different on each board of the  pair. It's such 
a simple circuit that this shouldn't be a problem )


I've attached eagle files in case anyone feels they might be useful.  All 
critique welcome :)


Some new features have crept into the NixieBot software  too... 
  It now can make animated gif movies for  scrolling messages (100 
frame limit though due to twitter upload limits )  simply 
use_underscores_to_separate_ It no 
  It keeps a rolling buffer of all tweet text in  the last 1000 random 
stream tweets, it has word lists to classify nice  words and bad words so 
you can request a movie of the words used of a  certain class, along with 
modifier hashtags to control the display format  (whether displayed in the 
or

Re: [neonixie-l] 1363 carrier board, free surplus for UK readers

2015-12-26 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Very nice.

Other than funds, is there anything stopping you from going to a longer
string of tubes?

Is the intent to go to a longer string since you currently have 4x power
supplies?

Michail

In a message dated 12/22/2015 2:30:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
ro...@cqr-ltd.com writes:

Hi Folks,
I've been upgrading my twitter connected nixie clock ( see
http://nixiebot.tumblr.com ) and have designed a little PCB to replace the
current
veroboard mess that holds the PSU and so on (the tubes are on smart sockets).

The PCB carries spots for up to six TaylorEdge 1363 PSU modules, also a
connector for jumpering over to a raspberry pi then breaking out the UART TX
and RX signals, plus a spot for a 5V switcher regulator (standard 7805
pinout, I use a traco TSI 10n-1211 myself as I have some lying around ) to
power
the Pi and smart sockets.
Oh and a pulldown resistor for the common enable on the PSUs and a divider
for the signal coming from the last smart socket so the pi doesn't get its
RX pin damaged.

I got it made through dirtypcbs.com ( see here:
http://dirtypcbs.com/view.php?share=14240&accesskey=03a603186ce693a85368e67043d333fd
) and as a
result have about twenty spare as it ended up being too big for the small 5cm
x
5cm deal but small enough to panelise two for the 10cm x 10cm deal... They
delivered eleven panels in three weeks, still cost about the same as
getting one made anywhere else though!

So, if anyone in the UK wants a bare board for free then drop me a line
with your address and I'll pop it in an envelope, season of good will and all
that :)
Usual disclaimers apply, not my fault if you burn your house down with
this!

If I were to do it again I would:
a) Make the DC in track to the PSUs a bit wider (should be good for 6A
as it is though)
b) Move the 5V regulator as it makes one 1363 slot unusable with the
regulator I use due to overhang and interferes with the power in connector
too.
c) Add in some spots for power decoupling caps.
d) Change the mounting holes so it can stack on top of a Raspberry Pi
properly
e) Panelise it properly (it was a quick copy and paste job in eagle so
component designations are different on each board of the pair. It's such
a simple circuit that this shouldn't be a problem )

I've attached eagle files in case anyone feels they might be useful. All
critique welcome :)

Some new features have crept into the NixieBot software too...
It now can make animated gif movies for scrolling messages (100
frame limit though due to twitter upload limits ) simply
use_underscores_to_separate_words.
It keeps a rolling buffer of all tweet text in the last 1000 random
stream tweets, it has word lists to classify nice words and bad words so
you can request a movie of the words used of a certain class, along with
modifier hashtags to control the display format (whether displayed in the
order
they arrived, or sorted by alphabet ( defaults to deduplicated list, can
be left raw), or by popularity with display of count. So a sort of grammar
of the commands you can send it over twitter via hashtags goes like this:
#NixieBotShowMe [word or phrase | [ #twitNice | #twitSwears [#alphabetic
[#raw] | #charts]]]

More features to come over the new year I'm sure :)

Cheers,
Robin.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Jeff Thomas WWVB clock

2015-12-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

It you don't have the WWVB clock mech, I would happily donate one to  you.
 
Personally, I think one would be better off with a specific WWVB reception  
module (no hacking of the clock).  I got those as well.  (eBay, of  course).
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312  

 
In a message dated 12/19/2015 7:52:23 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
neonixie-l@googlegroups.com writes:

Very cool. The trickiest part will be the clock module mods. Have you  
found the Quartex module yet?


Terry


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie - Shorted segment - How to blast it apart?

2015-12-09 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

This picture is of tubes I purchased on ebay (2 of 8)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcuilr9axdssz1y/7971-Tube-Short.jpg

One can't be fixed (obviously), and the one had shorted.Thumped it hard
enough to release.

This POST is about 3 of the 13 tubes (only 12 shipped - waiting on seller
response (even though I completely opened the box under video camera)).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121817475654

Actually, one tube has a pin completely bent inward 90deg. I took the
risk and was able to bend it completely normal. tube works.

3 have crossed over segments. Will post a pic if the above links work.

Michail Wilson

In a message dated 12/9/2015 5:50:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
michaelxsea...@gmail.com writes:

I'd inspect the shorts. If it's a solid mechanical connection between
segments, the tapping method may be your best option, but be careful!

Blasting works OK for fine whiskers, but not strong mechanical
connections, of course.

Good luck!

On Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 11:26:54 AM UTC-6, Michail wrote:
In the past, I have received a couple of B-7971 tubes where two segments
are shorted in that the wire was bent enough to touch another segment.

This causes, not only both segments to light, but will short down the full
line of tubes (obviously depending on the build design).

Once, I was able to 'thump' the tube hard enough with a knuckle to
dislodge it (risky, but I was surprised it worked).

I just purchased 13 tubes on ebay (actually, the seller shorted me by one
and I fortunately compeletely opened and counted tubes from the package
while recording video - little hard to argue that). In any case, 3 of the
remaining tubes have the same issue. I really would hate to risk thumping the
tubes in fear of breaking them.

I thought I saw at one time that someone applied power to heat it and
shake the tube or simply apply a lot of power in order to completely blast the
short. I don't recall.

Any suggestions?

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Re: [neonixie-l] New square Nixie watch

2015-12-03 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I am interested.
 
Do you have a picture of the two diff watches (side by side)?
 
Michail  Wilson
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dfor...@dakotacom.net writes:

Folks,

I have been working on my square Nixie watch lately.  The one that I did 
three years ago, then got distracted by running a  robotics team. I 
opened up the display window to show the tubes in their  entirety. This 
version also has water-resistant seals on all openings -  even the USB 
charging port is sealed. Dimensions are unchanged at 51 x 48  x 16mm.

It's back from the fabricators. I have ten pieces in various  colors. 
Still have to test out the PC board and program the  CPU.

http://www.cathodecorner.com/nwl/index.html

It will be a  bit more expensive due to the extra fancy case machining 
required, but  fine fashion accessories always cost more.

Let me know if you want one.  First come, first served.

-- 
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[neonixie-l] Restoration of Nixie clocks

2015-10-26 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I don't want to make this a long story or to get pity; however, 
 
My house caught fire 2 weeks ago.  Structure is fine.  Cause of  fire was 
salt water tank (not a nixie clock).
 
Structure is fine, but smoke damage has destroyed a LOT.  Reason for  my 
post is that I have (or had) over 30 nixie clocks and stock piles of  tubes.  
They tell me they dip (in what?) electronics, but are worried that  the TUBE 
devices (the clocks).
 
I have a day to decide if I want them to try dipping.Suggestions on an 
answer or sell off the clocks as is for a premium (heh - sad  face) as they 
are covered in soot and obvious smell of being in a fire.
 
I did take 2x MOD6 clocks on Friday to work to see if I could just clean  
them myself.
On my way to work, I got rear-ended, so needless to say, those 12 tubes  
were destroyed in the back.  Uhhhg, bad luck.
 
So, question - anyone know 'what' they are going to DIP the clocks in and  
will it destroy the tubes?
 
Michail 
 

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sale IN-18

2015-10-19 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

eBay prices.  :)
 
Michail  Wilson
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jondad...@gmail.com writes:

Whoa, $40 each...on sale ???...way too pricey for me.

On  Monday, October 19, 2015 at 2:58:20 PM UTC-6, Yuriy Ovchinnikov wrote:  
Sale:   
IN-18 - 23 pcs. for $40 each,
sockets for IN-18 - 50 pcs. for $2.5 each.



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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-17 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

David,
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre
the  complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert 
firefighters,  propane tanks converted to bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 
explosive devices,  and bombs rigged in cars.
 
You would have to agree that very few people really know what a clock  
looks like without it's case.
 
Always take  the blue pill and cut the red wire.
 
I am good with unsubbing to this thread.
 
Anyone finish building their new MOD6 clock?
 
Michail 
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/16/2015 10:18:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
dfor...@dakotacom.net writes:

Michail,

How many children have brought a homemade explosive  device to school 
that looked like a clock, in the history of the world?  I've never heard 
of that happening, ever. On the other hand, I personally  have brought 
several homemade electronic devices to school that were not  bombs.

The problem is not the kids, it's that school officials think  that what 
they see in Hollywood movies is  real.



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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

The same was probably said about guns vs toy guns, until it actually  
started happening.
 
Michail  


 
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Michail,

How many children have brought a homemade explosive  device to school 
that looked like a clock, in the history of the world?  I've never heard 
of that happening, ever. On the other hand, I personally  have brought 
several homemade electronic devices to school that were not  bombs.

The problem is not the kids, it's that school officials think  that what 
they see in Hollywood movies is  real.


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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Without going into a long email...

We don't know what the device looks like! We don't even know if it was
counting down or working at all.

A claim is that he couldn't call his parents, because he was being
searched the entire time. We do have to realize that his parents were called
long
before he even got to the police station, so that would have been on their
way. Very rough to say he wasn't allowed to call them, cause they were
probably on their way or even there before he arrived. We also don't know
what questions were asked or the answers he provided.
It's very possible that they asked... could it be used as a timer for a
bomb and he could have honestly answered that it could be (just like any timer
or even wrist watch). We simply don't know.

The major issue here for me is, I hate seeing the race card pulled every
damn time something happens or is done by anyone but white. If anything
happens, it's a 'hate' crime to the media - race or sexual orientation, etc
just so that it gains media attention.

Also, as for Nixie clock and school. My son (14 now) built a kit last
year for a kind of show and tell. Although not considered a bomb, they
wouldn't let him, because it was "High Voltage" and considered dangerous. My
son
is white, so I couldn't pull the race card. Also, not gay, so couldn't
call it out as a hate crime / prejudice thing either.

Also, I would MUCH rather a clock (movie bomb) real or not be taken away.
Too many kids dying in schools by people NOT doing anything about it. How
many kids go to school to get shot up while someone had prior knowledge
that could have prevented the entire issue. Take a $10 clock vs losing
possible many kids to a bomb. (Note, he was warned not to show it to anyone
else, but still did. - another warning ignored.)

Michail

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andywilli...@pobox.com writes:

I saw that on the local news last night. (I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth
area of Texas.) It sounds like the school district is trying to hide behind
a general statement about protecting students and the Irving police
department is blaming the victim. Here’s a more detailed local news story.
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article35430726.html

If Ahmed had brought a nixie clock to school, would he have been accused
of making a time machine?

I would like to add that when I went to high school in Texas in the early
1970s, I brought an LED clock to electronics class. I wasn’t arrested,
suspended or had the clock confiscated.

On Sep 16, 2015, at 6:41 AM, Nick <_nick@desmith.net_
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...also http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34266389

Nick

On Wednesday, 16 September 2015 10:17:55 UTC+1, petehand wrote:
Although nothing should surprise me by now about the insanity of the
American school system, this one touches a nerve. A kid - a young teenager -
made a clock of his own design, took it to school, and found himself in police
custody accused of making a fake terrorist bomb - a "movie bomb". Maybe it
wouldn't have happened if he'd used nixies instead of 7 segment displays,
as then the morons at his school might have asked him what it was instead
of instantly recognizing it as a deadly bomb like the ones they've seen in
Hollywood movies. Way to go, teachers, for discouraging him from ever doing
anything creative like that again.

_https://www.youtube.com/watch?https://www.y_
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Re: [neonixie-l] smps protection question

2015-09-15 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Don't mean to jump on your thread; however, I have tried buying from
alibaba many times; however, I am in Washington.

Washington state (from contacting them) is the only State they are NOT
allowed to sell/ship to. I have had to pass up on a lot of kewl deals.

Car Key programmer (to avoide dealer fees) - found on another site for $40
more.
2 wheel balance board smart 10. - found on another site for $75 more.

Michail

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I have been playing with a couple of HV smps's I have purchased from
alibaba with an audio circuit and have found a problem I was wondering if
anyone
had any suggestions for fixing. Essentially they get very unhappy if one
plugs in an rca line level input while the amp is turned on. Here is an
example of one of them.

http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6849909268.html?orderId=68754413558174

The unit doesn't die outright and still puts out the HV it was set to but
it gets very noisy. You can see the power led flicker consistently, as soon
as you put a load on it.

Any thoughts on this are appreciated.

Bob

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Re: [neonixie-l] FS: IV-4, IV-12, IV-17, IV-26

2015-09-11 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Price on the IV-4's and IV-17's
 
Michail  Wilson
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FS:   
IV-4 - 11 pcs., 
IV-12 - 73 pcs., 
IV-17 - 13 pcs., 
IV-26 - more 800 pcs.

Anyone want?

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Scottish PC (the Aye-Mac)

2015-09-11 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Nixies for the win.
Strange there are no pictures of it powered up. Guess the computer is
worthless without ram or video card anyway, but it should be lit up. Would
have had that extra spark/pop in a photo.

Michail

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n...@desmith.net writes:

What's more, its got NIXIES ! (or at least a nixie clock on top!)

Nick

On Thursday, 10 September 2015 12:29:14 UTC+1, zeltus wrote:

_http://www.scotlandnow.http://www.scotlandnow.dhttp://www.scotlandnow.
http://www.scot_
(http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/video-scottish-computer-expert-designs-6404379)

Made oi larf it did. For you Merkins out there, IrnBru is the reason us
English are scared of them there Scots.

OK, I'll go back to lurking now.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IV-25 VFD Nixie Matrix tube project

2015-08-21 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I really like the clock (kit); however, priced just a little high for me.

Auctions are buy now. Can't even make an offer. :(

Michail

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ajlgr...@gmail.com writes:

Voila : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321716239642

Not wanting to kill the magic of homebrew though :-)

On Wednesday, 19 August 2015 19:01:48 UTC+1, Alex wrote:
You may get inspiration from the clock kit that I occasionally see for
sale on ebay that has 5 or 6 of these in vertical columns, scrolling 5x7 pixel
font digits for a clock. I had similar thoughts to yourself a few years
ago and bought a load of IV26 tubes, but unfortunately bought either type 2
or 3 (cant remember which) so shelved it... Dreaming up projects is so much
easier than building them!

Good luck,
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Re: [neonixie-l] biNixie clock, 95% complete

2015-07-29 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Nice,

I like it.

Interested in seeing the sketch/program.

Suggestion: Since you're using the RTC, why even have visible buttons?
They would almost never be used. Just put them on the bottom or back of the
box where the power cable goes in.

Michail

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Hi.

Yesterday Michail said "It's kind of like having a 4 tube nixie clock.
Little boring. Need 6 tubes. :)". Well, I went the other way around and
almost completed a 2 tube nixie clock :)

"Action" is necessary with two tubes if you want to display all time
information. Even more if date is required as well. Preview video:
_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DykPl6_dmRE
_ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DykPl6_dmRE)

The circuit is 95% complete: it misses a couple of buttons to manually
adjust the time. I should then find a suitable wooden box. Speaking of
buttons, I am looking for suggestions to keep the 60's look since I hit Earth
slightly later than that "era".

Circuit details:

- Two Burroughs B5092 on correct sockets
- Arduino clone with my own firmware (will be public)

- RTC DS1307 with battery backup

- _lumos.sk_ (http://lumos.sk/) HV PSU

- K155DI BCD decoder/drivers

My clock feels like a bridge across cold war powers time warped to 2015 :)

Paolo

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Re: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

2015-07-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Looks nice.

the kit from Alan project is a nice kit with battery backup. I think it
was upgraded to a 1307

I did it with an arduino with a ds3231.

I just hate making an enclosure which is why I am looking for test
equipment with 3 meters already.

For the scales, it's easy to use Tonne software (Meterbasic)
http://www.tonnesoftware.com/meter2.html

Michail

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bilt...@gmail.com writes:

I made this a few years ago. It uses three meters (bought cheap on ebay)
for hours, minutes and seconds and runs quite well. It synches to the 60Hz
line and it's been running since I built in in 2010. As I remember, it was
on this group that someone burned a chip for me to use in the clock and I
think he had a site. I did the dials in a drafting program.

My clock is here:
_www.billtime.com/test/meter_clock.jpg_
(http://www.billtime.com/test/meter_clock.jpg)
_www.billtime.com/test/meter_clock.jpg_
(http://www.billtime.com/test/meter_clock.jpg)

Bill S

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I have done a couple (analog) Panel Meter clocks (I know, not nixie -
sorry).

I was thinking of using an old voltmeter with big meter for a single
needle clock, but don't think it will be very good for a 'clock'.

Searching the webz, I can't find what I am looking for.

Does anyone know of an old meter which has 3 meters in it? (As big as
possible)

Michail

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Re: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

2015-07-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Thanks,

I considered it, but need 3 needles. Although that would be great for a
clock, I want seconds to show time movement.

It's kind of like having a 4 tube nixie clock. Little boring. Need 6
tubes. :)

Michail Wilson
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In a message dated 7/28/2015 1:24:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
offl...@zeelandnet.nl writes:

Did you already consider the movement of a SWR-meter with the two crossed
pointers? OK that’s only two (hours and minutes) But what about to make a
‘pendulum’ using an ordinary meter mounted upside down?
You can find SWR meters at ham-fests.
SWR-meter
[
https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/HZPrMewWFFIa3EccRXWhOw--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9MzUxO3E9OTU7dz00NzI-/http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/Radio/swr-meter
.jpg ]
eric

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Onderwerp: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

I have done a couple (analog) Panel Meter clocks (I know, not nixie -
sorry).

I was thinking of using an old voltmeter with big meter for a single
needle clock, but don't think it will be very good for a 'clock'.

Searching the webz, I can't find what I am looking for.

Does anyone know of an old meter which has 3 meters in it? (As big as
possible)

Michail

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Re: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

2015-07-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Thanks.

I considered that as well.

Something like...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALLSTAR-PERFORMANCE-80113-AUTO-METER-3-GUAGE-PANEL-/
231295430256?hash=item35da482e70&vxp=mtr

But, that is price prohibited. And, would still have to be mounted.

I might just have to settle on
_http://www.ebay.com/itm/181756799959?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageNam
e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT_
(http://www.ebay.com/itm/181756799959?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT)

and be forced to make an enclosure.

Michail Wilson
206-920-6312

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On 15-07-28 12:42 PM, Michail1 via neonixie-l wrote:
> Does anyone know of an old meter which has 3 meters in it? (As big as
> possible)

How about the Dashboard of an not so old old car? The cars these days
have everything displayed electricaly, so the Speedo and tach are really
just electrical meters. Some have a gas guage and temperature guage
that also work electricaly.

(one caution, some use a stepper motor to drag along a magnet much like
a speedometer, with the speed of the motor depending an the value that
they want to show.)

Perhaps their is a "pick and pull" junkyard in your area where you can
salvage what you need.

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Re: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

2015-07-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Dan,  
 
Yes, that would be awesome.  Ummm, when it the model/part.  I am  in no 
hurry and can wait for one to appear again if I knew what it was.
 
Michail  
 

In a message dated 7/28/2015 10:00:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
d...@post.tele.dk writes:

 
 
A meter with 3 meters in it? Something like this? 
They do exsist but are quite rare... I think.  I have only seen this  one  
(which I own) and one other for sale once – it vanished quite fast  though..
 
Dan
 
 



 
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Subject: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter


 

 
I have done a couple (analog) Panel Meter clocks (I know, not nixie -  
sorry).
 
I was thinking of using an old voltmeter with big meter for a single  
needle clock, but don't think it will be very good for a 'clock'.
 
Searching the webz, I can't find what I am looking for.
 
Does anyone know of an old meter which has 3 meters in it? (As big as  
possible)
 
Michail
 
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Re: [neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

2015-07-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Thanks,

I have done that project (PIC) and I have done Arduino project.

I was hoping to find an old meter that already had 3 meters in it instead
of building one. Convert something vintage to a clock.

Alan does have a nice and cheap kits though. Although not a premade
circuit board - It required point to point soldering. (Having missed a single
ground wire, it took days to trace out the mistake.

Michail

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nickst...@gmail.com writes:

http://alan-parekh.com/projects/multimeter-clock-simpson-260/

May be a bit more than you're looking for...

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I have done a couple (analog) Panel Meter clocks (I know, not nixie -
sorry).

I was thinking of using an old voltmeter with big meter for a single
needle clock, but don't think it will be very good for a 'clock'.

Searching the webz, I can't find what I am looking for.

Does anyone know of an old meter which has 3 meters in it? (As big as
possible)

Michail

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[neonixie-l] OT - Panel Meter

2015-07-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I have done a couple (analog) Panel Meter clocks (I know, not nixie -  
sorry).
 
I was thinking of using an old voltmeter with big meter for a single needle 
 clock, but don't think it will be very good for a 'clock'.
 
Searching the webz, I can't find what I am looking for.
 
Does anyone know of an old meter which has 3 meters in it? (As big as  
possible)
 
Michail
 

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Re: [neonixie-l] MOD-SIX_SLW clock now available for sale

2015-07-08 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Is there any option or way to send words/text to the unit?
 
Would be nice if bluetooth or arduino/serial connection to send text to the 
 clock (or to the repeater which would in turn send to the clock.
 
Michail
 
 

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Re: [neonixie-l] MOD-SIX_SLW clock now available for sale

2015-07-08 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l



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See details here:

http://www.badnixie.com

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[neonixie-l] 16 (25) Segment Display

2015-07-01 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Is this an awesome deal or what?
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201350574090
 
Mentioning because I think people might want to use as a test bench for  
smart socket?
 
Anyone have a circuit  made up to drive such a unit?  Would be  nice to 
string a few together at that price.
 
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Re: [neonixie-l] leap second nixie

2015-06-30 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I would be surprised if he even accepted $600 each.

Michail

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I'll give you 600 dollars for those tubes;-)

Don't see that very often.I recognize most of the tubes, but what is
the large end view at the top right? Another Rodan behemoth?

Cheers,

Nick

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Some clocks are right twice a day. This one once every few years:

http://leapsecond.com/images/CD47-235960.jpg

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Re: [neonixie-l] Newest Nixie watch renderings

2015-06-18 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Looks like John and I have to get beer cans.  Going back to my  favorite 
spot.

Michail  

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On 06/18/2015 03:07 AM, David Forbes wrote:

> I  think the project has momentum enough to get another batch of
>  prototypes made. Should be interesting!

OK, I'm drooling.  Any  idea what this new design might cost?  Need to
start picking up beer  cans  :-)

John

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Re: [neonixie-l] FLW kit available?

2015-05-30 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Well,
 
How many did ya get?  If 6 or more, I would suggest a MOD6 kit.
 
 
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I just  managed to score five B-7971 tubes at an estate sale, and would 
like to use  them in a FLW.  I was interested in the Jeff Thomas/Pete Hand kit, 
but  apparently their websites are no longer active.  Are these kits still  
available anywhere?   Or other options, for that matter.

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Re: [neonixie-l] new project: FLW with socially outsourced word generation

2015-05-27 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

The link to youtube video is actually a tiny picture.

Wanna see the video and details. :)

Michail

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Hi Folks,
I got around to doing something with the B-7971 I had. Along with a
raspberry pi that had lain unused for far too long.
It's an FLW-alike that is connected to Twitter to harvest words, here's a
link to a short vid:
_youtube video_ (https://i.ytimg.com/vi/86_GQmUG-Lk/default.jpg)

Not much electrical engineering going on with the design as I just used
TaylorEdge PSU and smart sockets, the fun was in the programming the Pi.

It needs a case making but I'm waiting on a camera extension cable right
now (and also tempted to add at least two more tubes ... has anyone from the
UK here got any I could buy?)

It displays the time and the words that will fit on the display from a
random tweet feed. It also displays TWOI: the TWitter Originality Index or the
ratio of original tweets to retweets seen in the random feed.

It will listen out for any tweets with the hashtag #NixieBotShowMe use
that tag and it'll send you back a picture of the next word in your tweet
after that tag that will fit on the display.

Other tags you can add on are #NBreceipt for a DM acknowledgement and
#TheTime .

@mention others in your tweet to get them mentioned in the reply.

Outgoing tweets are limited to one a minute and queued so you may have to
wait a while if it gets popular.

Follow it on twitter @NixieBot to see all the words that get sent.

Bear in mind that it's the internet providing words so don't blame me if
you see something rude. Hopefully the fact that everyone who wants to can see
what was submitted by who (and reply to them ) should make it somewhat
self policing... maybe!

Future additions planned include fetching and displaying the odd stock
quotation every now and then (for old time's sake) and maybe plugging it into
this mailing list for a word source too. Other ideas welcome :)

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: FLW Clocks

2015-04-17 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I have 6 myself.  So, I would be interested in a kit.
 
Michail  
 

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chuc...@all2easy.net writes:

I would  maybe be able to be convinced to design something
which uses those tubes,  if, for instance a trade could be worked out
so that I'd have some of them  to work with.

How many of them might you have in your  stash?

Chuck


>
>
> Original Message  
>From: gregory.peet...@verizon.net
>To:  neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
>Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Re: FLW  Clocks
>Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 05:26:47 -0700 (PDT)
>
>>I  wish someone would build a kit that uses the 5971 Alpha tube.   I
>have a 
>>stash of these just waiting to be  lit.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On  Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 6:41:13 AM UTC-4, celephicus  wrote:
>>>
>>> Everyone on this list has heard of four  letter word clocks. But a
>clock 
>>> with seconds has 6  digits. Has anyone ever made a six letter  word
>clock?
>>>
>>> Tom Harris  >
>>>   
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Need help with a tubehobby clock overheating

2015-03-29 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Funny.
I bought many of his kits years ago.
I was always getting the spelling wrong.
 
So, I registered _www.peteskits.com_ (http://www.peteskits.com)   and 
simply redirected it to his site.  Much easier to remember.
 
Michail  
 

In a message dated 3/28/2015 12:15:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
jwalton...@gmail.com writes:

 
 
Sorry, corrected link  below.  Phones are fun... 
Kiran,  
PV Electronics makes a nice kit.   Their "Spectrum"  model uses the IN-18 
nixies and accepts a GPS and also has a motion sensor  that turns off the 
high voltage when no one is around to extend the life of  the tubes.  Really 
nice feature!  
They also have a couple different cases available for the  Spectrum model.  
  
I recently bought one and would recommend them. It runs  nice and cool.  
http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk 
Jeff Walton  
From:  neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On 
Behalf  Of Kiran Otter
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:51  PM
To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
Subject: [neonixie-l]  Re: Need help with a tubehobby clock overheating
 
 
By the way, I'm open to recommendations on a different  clock kit that will 
use my IN-18s.  I haven't had much luck finding  another make.

Kiran

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Re: [neonixie-l] Something about imitation and flattery and...

2015-03-09 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

I confirm they are not at walmart (yet); however, if they were, I would buy
one.

I didn't get to see the watch on the site as it is 404.

Michail

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On Tuesday, 3 March 2015 17:19:44 UTC, nixiebunny wrote:
>From what I can see, they improved the amount of metal in the case, and
copied the circuit board 100% identically.

As we say in Blightly, aren't just even a trifle miffed about this?

They've lifted all your IP, even to putting their name on the boards...

Nick

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: New Telly

2015-03-06 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Now how are you going to convince the seller that you didn't drop it?

I am surprised at how many laptop screens I replace for people and it's
always the same It was like that when I opened the box (a month or two
after purchasing). heh.

Michail

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n...@desmith.net writes:

Very nice John. Lovely.

Receipt?

Cheers

Nick

ps. I moved This thread as it was in the wrong place originally -
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Modular Arduino clock layout updated

2015-02-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

:)
Still interested. How many boards are you doing?

Also, thoughts of a 7971 driver board? =:D

Michail

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neonixie-l@googlegroups.com writes:

You guys persuaded me to add a 2nd LED under each tube. Done. 3 - not
going to happen.

I also liked Pete's cascode anode driver idea so much I've adopted that as
well.

Interesting side effect of doing that -- no need for a ground connection
to the 2 digit extension boards. That seems strange even to me... but the
nixies don't need it, the cathode drivers are all on the main board, and the
LED and colon drivers don't require a ground connection either, as they are
low side drivers on the main board.

This frees up two pins on the 20 pin inter-board connectors. Hmmm
Thinking out loud, I'm wondering if I can use one of the pins to identify to
the Arduino just how many extension boards there are -- therefore allowing
the software to auto-configure based on the hardware. A pull-up on the
extension board and a pull-down on the main board would form a voltage divider
I
could feed into an analog input. 2 extension boards would change the
voltage level. The code can then make the mux rate and colons behave as
required,
based on the number of tubes present.

Getting close to ordering boards, if I can just put a stop to the
creeping elegance.

Terry

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Ok, John shamed me into tweaking the layout. Here's the latest revs. I did
address the lines crossing the hole keepouts, as well as rationalizing out
a whole bunch of vias. My criteria for a clean design includes as few as
possible jogs in the traces, minimal number of vias within reason, and an
adherence to x on one layer and y on the other until the routing is done,
then around the margins, it becomes OK to violate that rule. Symmetrical
layouts of repeated circuitry. Also only 45 degree bends, (90 or 45 at vias
OK) clean pad entry, (no acid traps), trace widths no narrower than the
design justifies... very conservative rules. Makes for high yields and
reliable boards. Anyway, now I'm pretty happy with both of these boards, and
after
some careful design validation, I'll be ready to order boards. So your
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Itching to build...

2015-02-07 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Terry,
 
I am interested.
 
Michail  Wilson
206-920-6312  

 
In a message dated 2/7/2015 12:30:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
neonixie-l@googlegroups.com writes:

 
Ok, so I went ahead and started designed my own clock, borrowing heavily  
from an existing open source design.


Here's what it entails. I have IN-18's and love those tubes, so naturally  
it uses them. I designed a main module that has the Arduino interface, power 
 supply, control logic, 2 anode drivers, and 2 IN-18 tube socket  
footprints. At the end of that module there is a 20 pin connector to mate with  
a 2nd 
board I designed, identical in shape and size to the main module, but  only 
has the 2 IN-18 socket footprints and the corresponding anode drivers.  
This slave module also has the 20 pin connector at far end.


The result is that a clock can be configured using 1, 2, or 3 modules. If  
someone wanted, they could build a 2 digit clock (not sure why you would do  
that) or a 4 digit (my preference) or a 6 digit clock.


I will be including provisions for under-tube LED lighting, even though I  
dislike it, and colons, which I do like. The colons will be controllable. I  
prefer a flashing colon on 4 digit clocks, and a static colon on 6 digit  
clocks.


Since it's Arduino driven, the end user can do whatever he/she likes as  
far as timekeeping, (GPS, etc) features, etc. I will be producing a number of  
boards excess to my needs, so let me know if you are interested. I will NOT 
be  supporting software that will be up to you. The board is designed 
such  that the open-source software should work without modification, or with 
very  little, for basic 4 or 6 digit clock functionality.


The boards will have both thru-hole and surface mount parts. You will  need 
to be able to solder your own SMT components.


Any interest? As far as pricing, I'm only going to be looking to recover  
my blank board costs. 


Terry

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 10:09:35 AM UTC-6, Terry S  wrote:

 
I know there's a plethora of IN-18 kits out there -- please tell me  about 
your favorite. I've got tubes and I want to build my own case this  time. If 
you're selling kits and want to blow your own horn I'm good with  that as 
well. I'd design my own and have done so in the past, but I  know there are 
already many choices.
 
I can do SMT work no problem, would like a highly featured clock with  GPS 
sync capability, but it should be able to operate stand-alone as  well.
 
Would consider either 4 or 6 tube, 6 preferred. LED lighting is  
unnecessary, colons are necessary.
 
Arduino based would be nice so I can play with the code a little  easier, 
PIC ok as far as that goes too. 
 
Compact form factor is a plus, as is low cost. 
 
Please don't just throw out links I can find those. I'd rather hear  
about your actual experience with the kit.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Terry



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Re: [neonixie-l] A couple of my videos

2015-02-05 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Funny.  I joked with my wife saying I found a clock for the  bedroom.
She started the video and on the first click, she said  NO.
 
Michail  Wilson
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cro...@gmail.com writes:

 
Sweet clock, I take it you don't have it in your bed room hehe  ;)


-joe



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Re: [neonixie-l] New Nixie watch with custom made tube - close to prototype

2015-01-30 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Love it.

Michail Wilson
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Hi All,

I am working on a very fun project for about 3 years - a 4-digit nixie
tube that can fit on a watch. I know this will be very interesting to you guys
so after long time I am posting it here, since I am close to production.

I have posted it on a watchuseek forum:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f77/first-true-nixie-watch-concept-1482449.html

Check it out, you will see a 3D model of the watch with some more details.

The nixie tube inside will be assembled soon - in a couple of weeks, and
I'll post some photos what I finish it.

I must mention Dalibor Farny here because he helped me a lot during my
work. Thanks Dalibor!

Vladimir

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Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie tubes IN-IV-types

2014-12-31 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Is that a bulk sell or are you trying to find buyers for individual  tubes?
 
Any suggested prices?
 
Michail  Wilson
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In a message dated 12/30/2014 11:03:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
yuriy121...@gmail.com writes:

Hi,  
I have nixie tubes IN-IV-types:
 
IV-3 – 7 pcs., 
IV-4 – 46 pcs., 
IV-6 – 49 pcs., 
IV-8 – 112 pcs., 
IV-20 – 3 pcs., 
IV-28А – 1 pcs., 
IN-1 – 48 pcs., 
IN-2 – 49 pcs., 
IN-4 – 3 pcs., 
IN-7 – 32 pcs., 
IN-А – 3 pcs., 
IN-8 – 6 pcs., 
IN-8-2 – 4 pcs., 
IN-14 – 2 pcs., 
IN-15А – 19 pcs., 
IN-15B – 3 pcs., 
IN-17 – 8 pcs., 
IN-19А – 1 pcs., 
IN-19B – 1 pcs., 
IN-19V –  7 pcs. 
А-101 - 25 pcs. 
Do you need them?

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 gone bad.

2014-12-28 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Terry,

I have a bunch of IN-18 tubes; but honestly, I don't notice a diff from my
old ones to my new ones (visually).

Michail Wilson

In a message dated 12/26/2014 2:02:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
neonixie-l@googlegroups.com writes:

The subject IN-18 in my Nixichron has degraded now to where only the top
1/4 of the digits are lighting.

Does anyone have a well-weathered IN-18 for sale? I prefer not to install
a new tube.

Terry

On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7:19:07 AM UTC-6, Terry S wrote:

One of the IN-18s in my Nixichron has started to fail. I don't know if
it's cathode poisoning or some other failure mode.

In the 10's hours position, several of the digits are not lighting
completely, they are dark toward the bottom of the tube, probably the bottom
1/3
of the numeral.

This happened rather suddenly, or at least I only noticed it recently. The
"1" digit is fine, and that's what is lit most of the time. The other
digits only come into play during display of the GPS coordinates every 1/4
hour. As they scroll across the clock, I can see the bad digits.

Has anyone seen this particulat failure mode in an IN-18? Bottom of some
digits failing to glow?

I do have a couple spare tubes, but they have no hours on them. I'll try
one to be certain it's just the tube. But I'd actually like to find a used
tube, something with several years worth of use on it, so the brightness
will be a better match.

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Re: [neonixie-l] Looking for documentation package for pete hands old FW-4 cl...

2014-08-21 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Responding directly.

Michail

In a message dated 8/21/2014 8:08:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
zebrathi...@gmail.com writes:

I found an old FW-4 board but I don't have the instructions for it (which
switch does what, what kind of wall wart does it need?)
Does anyone here have a copy of those files? I tried emailing pete hand at
the last address I had but haven't heard back.
Many thanks for your assistance.

(I bought some 7971s and plan on getting this working...)

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Re: [neonixie-l] Compatible GPS receiver for a Nixichron?

2014-07-31 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

It's a great idea; however, I would suggest coping all the pages below the
front page as well. Links still go back to original.

Michail Wilson
206-920-6312

In a message dated 7/31/2014 11:21:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
elektronikbik...@gmail.com writes:

On 31 Jul 2014, at 18:45, Nicholas Stock <_nickstock@gmail.com_
(mailto:nickst...@gmail.com) > wrote:

Terry, that's a great idea. Is anyone on the list in touch with his
relatives/some one who knows where it's hosted etc?

I have lots of server space, i can store a backup here indefinetely, no
problem.

If anyone has any gripes with this, or want me to change something on the
fronpage, let me know!

http://www.nixie.dk/~jthomas/

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Compatible GPS receiver for a Nixichron?

2014-07-31 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

That is the one I had.

Keep in mind, I think he said that 2 of the wires were changed. So, the
end had to be replaced to make this happen. I believe later changed so that
the wires were swapped at the unit instead of changing the end.

Of course this might have been the issue for someone else completely, but
just thought I would bring it up as someone else might recall the exact
issue. (Might have been only on a 4 letter word gen)

Michail Wilson
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In a message dated 7/30/2014 5:52:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
neonixie-l@googlegroups.com writes:

Here's the receiver Jeff recommended:
_http://www.ebay.com/itm/280476254707?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageNam
e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT_
(http://www.ebay.com/itm/280476254707?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT)

He did mention needing to reprogram it.

Terry

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 12:33:46 PM UTC-5, Mike Schudel wrote:

I have a IN-18 Nixichron clock that Jeff Thomas built for me about 10
years ago. The GPS antenna that came with it I've had to repair and it's
basically on it's last leg from a hail storm last weekend. The original
antenna
is in a rectangular clear and translucent blue case. It's the one shown on
his old site. _http://www.amug.org/~jthomas/http://www.amu_
(http://www.amug.org/~jthomas/nixichron.html)

Does anyone know of a replacement GPS antenna, with the PS/2 connection,
that I can use? When I started having issues with this a few years ago Jeff
pointed me to a few antennas on Ebay but he would need to reprogram the
unit to be able to use them.

Now that he has passed away, sadly, it would be nice to find a direct plug
and play replacement.

Thanks!

Mike

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Re: [neonixie-l] 7971 nixies sighted on Ebay

2014-05-15 Thread Michail1 via neonixie-l

Easy to sell for $750 for a set of 6.  The bigger issue on ebay is if  you 
can trust the seller or not.  And the fact that MOST of those auctions  say 
"as is" or "not tested".  I do have to say that my favorite auction was  the 
one showing the crack and stating you only need to fix the crack and refill 
 with gases.  Heh.
 
Buy them and keep them for an investment.  I would happily sell ya a  set 
of four for a Bitcoin.
 
Also, it's hard to appreciate that big clock until you have it in front of  
you.  You might just want one for each room.  I mean, they all sync up  to 
the same GPS signal transmitter.  I spent days running from room to room  
seeing if the time was dead on accurate.  Ok, JK.
 
I think there are people in this group that have the clocks for sale as  
well.  Half the fun and appreciation is building it yourself.   :]
 
Michail  
 

In a message dated 5/15/2014 2:31:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
benpottin...@gmail.com writes:

Wow!  Did anyone check out those auctions? I saw a set of 6  for 750$ and 
another set of 4 for 1200$!! Apparently the sellers think they  won the lotto 
with those things!  Does anyone really want a large glowy  tube that badly? 
 I'm all about cool stuff, I bought a bunch of Russian  tubes to play 
around with, but I'd have to REALLY want that clock with big  digits pretty 
badly 
I think.  But hey, if they can fetch those prices for  the tubes then more 
power to them.  It's the amazing craziness of the  free market (which also 
produces crazy things like Aston kutcher making  700,000$ an episode for a 
half hour comedy  sitcom!)

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