[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for group banner home page photos...
My wife reported me to the pun police and they made a radon the house and confiscated my pun dictionary. > On reflection these were so bad I should take them to the krypton the hill > for proper disposal. > >> I laughed so hard I bumped my neon the table. Fortunately I wasn't hurt, >> I >> had thick pants on as summer days argon. These puns were a noble gas >> but >> most people would want to barium. >>Tim Laing >> >> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7c2d61b83250bf9a4412d8ff13a80ab8.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for group banner home page photos...
On reflection these were so bad I should take them to the krypton the hill for proper disposal. > I laughed so hard I bumped my neon the table. Fortunately I wasn't hurt, I > had thick pants on as summer days argon. These puns were a noble gas but > most people would want to barium. >Tim Laing > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8d147a6f885c9c45348949fac56a49c3.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[neonixie-l] Looking for group banner home page photos...
I laughed so hard I bumped my neon the table. Fortunately I wasn't hurt, I had thick pants on as summer days argon. These puns were a noble gas but most people would want to barium. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/db6209fcb9dbd1498dc1921b0527705e.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron themed clothing!
...Got Neon? How about a rubber undershirt and a nice neon lamp ring counter! Wear it in the winter when you are not sweating! This site has a lot of neat items And discounts out the wazoo.Tim Laing > I can just see it now... > > ...Got Nixie? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 15, 2014, at 10:53, "gregeb...@hotmail.com" >> wrote: >> >> No doubt the caption for a CD47 would be "Size DOES matter" >> >> It would be fun to get some orange LEDs (I know, it's blasphemybut >> at least they run at safe voltages) and make the dekatron "functional". >> Would fit in with the new rage of wearable computing devices. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e8a67aa3-c321-4e38-af3d-ed2b080c989f%40googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/91fc8a7632cc6668a9233def7ce87a7a.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[neonixie-l] Dekatron themed clothing!
Hi I have recently found a web site that sells all kinds of clothing and mugs etc with lots of interesting artwork. Users can upload their own images and vintage (non copyright) adverts etc. So you can get a shirt made with your image on it but also offer them for sale to others. They print on demand and ship fast. I am not related in any way to the website but I have perchased several shirts and a mug. Note they offer all kinds of online discounts so the prices are much lower than what is listed. Well I found a whole line of Dekatron clothing. Below are a couple of links. Dekatron "YOU CAN COUNT ON ME" shirt. http://www.cafepress.com/mf/85489468/dekatron_tshirt?productId=1210771642 Dekatron Neon Blanket wrap. http://www.cafepress.com/+dekatron_neon_blanket_wrap,1280589343 Dekatron Neon Tea Tumbler. http://www.cafepress.com/+dekatron_neon_tea_tumbler,1280589347 I will probably be puttins some artwork up on Cafepress one of these days. Who is going to do a CD47 shirt! Enjoy Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/dddc0272c8e1ccf5c4c29590dfe230b5.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[neonixie-l] Jeff Thomas is no more
I am very sorry to hear of Jeff's passing, my heart goes out to his family and especially his children. I was 25 when my father passed away in 1987, I miss him still. It would be so much harder at even an earlier age Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ecc1dd99f6a1c37f415321d6884cf717.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[neonixie-l] Univac cards with B-5971 Nixies BIN on E-bay and 1919 Kenrad tube
There are sets of 4 computer cards with socketed B-5971 multisegment nixies on E-bay with a BIN of $79 and $11 shipping in US. I have purchased some early tubes from this buyer and had good experiences. Auction 291115183163 There are 6 sets of 4 cards/nixies left. I don't think these are very common nixies. Standard disclaimer, not my auction, not related though I do wish I had his stash of goodies! He also has an interesting early Kenrad circa 1919 tube listed. Auction 291097590042. BIN 80 and 10 ship Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0ce76138ea3c2f37d6cfeda3341d2843.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[neonixie-l] [Fwd: Anybody have a CRT for a 576 or know of a source?]
Posted this over at Tekscopes, thought I would ask on these groups as well. Tim Laing Original Message Subject: Anybody have a CRT for a 576 or know of a source? From:lai...@wcoil.com Date:Sat, March 1, 2014 11:04 am To: teksco...@yahoogroups.com Cc: lai...@wcoil.com -- Looking for a CRT for a 576 curve tracer. The one I have is dim and has the classic double peak when adjusting the intensity. I know the CRT for the 576 is unique to that scope. The part numbers that this scope can use are 154-0563-00 or 01 or 02. I don't have my hopes too high. Thanks Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/60a9b9efc2539bfe52d3f99e200155c3.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] dekatron computing [and other stuff]
Kind of rotten to not even get an E-mail. I would say this outfit isn't run very well, or just doesn't care. Commonly I see places that have fund raisers or appeals for other help put bricks with people's and company's names in the walkway or patio that was built etc. Or why not a brass plaque on or next to the machine that shows the hardware donors?? Or a nice letter and a Nice Tee shirt that says "Ask me about Witch Dekatron I donated!" Or stick a bad tube on a little wooden base with a brass plate. Basically it comes down to poor management and a lack grateful acknowledgment or gratitude. It is not too late to do any of these things, especially since this has been called to their attention. What are they going to do when they need replacements or other parts. With the web the word gets out. In fact this is the kind of thing that ends up showing up in web searches forever. Tim L. > > -- 1 of 1 -- > From: Nick > Date: Feb 07 02:08AM -0800 > URL: http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l/msg/1ca0cae10ab2135d > > I'm with you on this - however, I gave a bunch of dekatrons to the NMOC > WITCH project and never even received an email back acknowledging that > that > had them (I know that they do) - I'm not alone in this - others had the > same experience. > > I think that regardless of the helicopter view from above & outside the > actual situation between the two parties, both sides have more than a bit > to do on the PR front. > > Nick > > On Friday, 7 February 2014 03:23:14 UTC, celephicus wrote: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e3776e27c9530f294c1ef8b3ddce1c19.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers
Nick, I don't think there are any external sensors. These units are analog simulators. They probably had a big set of patch panels that allowed wiring the various analog elements to simulate a cars suspension system etc. using the various log, sine and cosine etc circuits. You would simulate a shock and spring using caps resistors and the various amplifiers and oscillators. At least that is my limited impression of these things. I saw a much larger version of these analog computers that was used for airframe testing/design. Boeing donated one to Ohio Northern Universitie's Engineering dept. It was still in a room when I was going to college in the early 80s. I was a faculty brat so I ran around the University all through my childhood so I knew the University from the late 60s to 1986. I never saw it used for anything in all those years though. I remember a huge section of patch panels with hundreds of jumpers going all over the place. At one time analog computers were much more powerful and faster than any digital computers for doing complicated simulations of physical systems. I don't know very much more about analog computers. Tim L. > Fantastic... boat anchors! > > What on Earth would you do with them? They're missing all the external > sensors etc. > > Nick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/48488309bf1b25f5fa0e18b098395911.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers
Nick, I don't think there are any external sensors. These units are analog simulators. They probably had a big set of patch panels that allowed wiring the various analog elements to simulate a cars suspension system etc. using the various log, sine and cosine etc circuits. You would simulate a shock and spring using caps resistors and the various amplifiers and oscillators. At least that is my limited impression of these things. I saw a much larger version of these analog computers that was used for airframe testing/design. Boeing donated one to Ohio Northern Universitie's Engineering dept. It was still in a room when I was going to college in the early 80s. I was a faculty brat so I ran around the University all through my childhood so I knew the University from the late 60s to 1986. I never saw it used for anything in all those years though. I remember a huge section of patch panels with hundreds of jumpers going all over the place. At one time analog computers were much more powerful and faster than any digital computers for doing complicated simulations of physical systems. Tim L. > Fantastic... boat anchors! > > What on Earth would you do with them? They're missing all the external > sensors etc. > > Nick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/03bb612b0715b98194b6193011ad6dda.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers
I should have added these are on E-bay. > Check out auction 350987319019. It appears to be partial analog computers > made by Hickok that simulate Ford vehicles. Most likely solid state but > check out the card readers. They look like cardmatic tube tester card > readers. So maybe you could simulate the suspension on a Pinto and test a > 6L6 on the same machine! Standard disclaimer, not my auction etc. Tim > Laing > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d0ed6d4e2bc617059fc1202fd0e843ea.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers
Check out auction 350987319019. It appears to be partial analog computers made by Hickok that simulate Ford vehicles. Most likely solid state but check out the card readers. They look like cardmatic tube tester card readers. So maybe you could simulate the suspension on a Pinto and test a 6L6 on the same machine! Standard disclaimer, not my auction etc. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7f58ef4f914c3a0787968f39fb5e12cf.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Green glow in gas
I have several different plasma globes of different designs. Two of them have clear glass and do have a white and distinctly green glow. One I bought at Walmart on clearance, it is not a ball but more of a low dome. The other is a Radio Shack Realistic Lightning Fury. These are not common on E-bay but there is one up for bid right now. Auction 171211843616 not my auction, don't know the seller. The seller says white but when it is turned down to give the softer display there is a lot of green. I will try to get some pictures. Often times these are hard to photograph and have the colors come out as seen by the eyeball. Do some searches on gas fills for plasma globes. I remember reading about how to get the different colors. It has been several years since I read about the gasses. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/712d30af109fabe038055f7856431288.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] total nixie weirdness ,i approve
If I had those I would join a doomsday cult and have the nicest countdown clock for the end! Tim Laing Or I would buy a pinball machine to put them in. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/bbef7ce7de865298611028e329e03818.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] WW 2 IFF transponder. Nixie Test equipment.
Hi when I said my area may drop below freezing I meant inside the shop! I am in Lima Ohio (North West Ohio) We have snow now temp 32 climbing to 34 during the day (quite warm compared to the last few days) Just enough to make everything wet and slushy under the several inches of snow predicted for today. Then the temps drop to -3 by 8AM tomorrow with temps dropping to -15F winds 20-30MPH. I will be getting off work at about 6:15AM. I have an 87 Audi Quattro that I don't drive much and I was planning to take it to work. Well now the battery is bad. ( I think a bad cell). Charged it the other day to top it off and it was weak 3 days later. So battery, starting fluid. Oh the fun. We aren't like you Minnesotans we don't have block heaters and places to plug them in at if we did. All my mothers relatives are from MN. Lindstrom area. My sister lives in St Paul. Where do you guys live? I will get some pictures of the nixie gear soon, I have a couple of dekatron counters as well. O-scopes. Antique radios, antique scientific gear. I can take some general pictures as long as there are no neat freaks here to chastise me for the mess/messes! Tim L. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/38f1b50f97e74c36e3e1b83e75e947eb.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] WW 2 IFF transponder. Nixie Test equipment.
On the test equipment, most of it is either on shelves or fairly easy to get to. I can power most of it up but have to get a long extension cord to do so. A lot of this stuff is heavy so pulling it out to plug in is a bit of a chore as well. I am working this weekend, off Monday morning. My lair is not well heated and we are supposed to hit 40 year records for the lows on Monday/Tuesday. (I am in NW Ohio) Go to www.weather.com and enter 45801 for the zip to see what we are going to get. It is windy and we are supposed to get several inches of snow on Sunday as well. My area may drop below freezing. So the long and short of it is, weather permitting I will get some pictures :-) It really disturbs me that I can't find the IFF unit. Maybe the demolition charges took care of it! I would have sworn I knew right where it was... Tim L. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/aa8c81bcf488003e4eba80f3b18806d8.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: WW 2 IFF transponder.
Well I went looking and it wasn't where I thought it was??? Then on top of that the phone battery died. I will keep looking around. Tim L. > Hi, I don't have any pictures. I will try to do some digging tomorrow and > take some pictures to post. Though a little off topic. Maybe I will > throw in some shots of some nixie test equipment to get more on topic. > Tim L > >> I have a surplus WW 2 IFF transponder box that I picked up a couple of >> years ago at one of the hamfests for under $10. In unused condition, >> very >> nice with acorn tubes and a doorknob tube for the transmitter. I think >> it >> operates on 433MHz. I had an another one of these I picked up when I >> was >> in high school that had been partly gutted to make some type of ham >> transceiver in the 1950s. It came with the CQ mag that had the mod >> article >> in it. One interesting item was/ the bottom cover has 6 or 8 electrical >> fittings for thermite? demolition charges so if the plane was going down >> you hit the button before bailing out. The article said there was some >> after war excitement because some of these units went into the surplus >> channels with the demolition charges still in place! >> Tim L. >> My unit is just a rather uninteresting black box, the controls were >> somewhere else. >> >> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f01912cc0c265dd393765fc95458d77c.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: WW 2 IFF transponder.
Hi, I don't have any pictures. I will try to do some digging tomorrow and take some pictures to post. Though a little off topic. Maybe I will throw in some shots of some nixie test equipment to get more on topic. Tim L > I have a surplus WW 2 IFF transponder box that I picked up a couple of > years ago at one of the hamfests for under $10. In unused condition, very > nice with acorn tubes and a doorknob tube for the transmitter. I think it > operates on 433MHz. I had an another one of these I picked up when I was > in high school that had been partly gutted to make some type of ham > transceiver in the 1950s. It came with the CQ mag that had the mod article > in it. One interesting item was/ the bottom cover has 6 or 8 electrical > fittings for thermite? demolition charges so if the plane was going down > you hit the button before bailing out. The article said there was some > after war excitement because some of these units went into the surplus > channels with the demolition charges still in place! > Tim L. > My unit is just a rather uninteresting black box, the controls were > somewhere else. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0f4ea84b37c41645a003983f62cc0601.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] WW 2 IFF transponder.
I have a surplus WW 2 IFF transponder box that I picked up a couple of years ago at one of the hamfests for under $10. In unused condition, very nice with acorn tubes and a doorknob tube for the transmitter. I think it operates on 433MHz. I had an another one of these I picked up when I was in high school that had been partly gutted to make some type of ham transceiver in the 1950s. It came with the CQ mag that had the mod article in it. One interesting item was/ the bottom cover has 6 or 8 electrical fittings for thermite? demolition charges so if the plane was going down you hit the button before bailing out. The article said there was some after war excitement because some of these units went into the surplus channels with the demolition charges still in place! Tim L. My unit is just a rather uninteresting black box, the controls were somewhere else. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/6645c91c58754845941958b76adb4293.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Update on the NL5440A contest, Some E-bay sockets & a shameless plug
I just got this note from Jorge Tim: The tubes arrived safely, Thanks for the excellent packaging. During the Xmas vacation I am doing the layout of a board for the tubes and the RGB LEDs that will generate all the colors my daughter likes. Work in progress, I guess. I bought some of the sockets off ebay. Those will arrive before the year is over. Merry Xmas to you and your family. Jorge We look forward to seeing pictures of the finished project! For anybody needing some NL544x series sockets or NL84X series sockets there are some on E-bay right now at reasonable BIN prices. E-bay auction 261352976839 for the NL544x series tube sockets. E-bay auction 251402334378 for the NL84x series tube sockets. Disclaimer not my auction not affiliated with the seller etc. Now my shameless plug. I have 2 sets of 6 NL5440As up on E-bay ending tonight E-bay auctions 281231422331 and 281231423402. Priced pretty reasonably right now. Ends tonight in about 13 hours. Standard disclaimer, these are my auctions. I do know myself etc. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ec96afcb18f4d344fc04e3c4bf734660.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As
Well Jorge you (and your daughter) are the winner. Can you reply directly to me at laingt at wcoil dot com. Then we can arrange the shipping. Thanks to everybody that replied. Tim Laing > To the group. This was sent to me by Jorge directly. I like this project > for several reasons, creative, father daughter project etc. Tim Laing > >> Dear sir or madam: >> >> That is a very kind offer from you. I showed this to my daughter and she >> thought that she could find an old aged piece of wood from the beach a >> create a "Season" Tree. Spaces for the tubes could be carved out from >> the >> wood and with RGB LEDs, they could be illuminated on the bottom >> depending >> on the season. For Xmas, the LED colors would be green, white and red. >> For >> the 4th of July, red, white and blue, for Hallowen - all orange, etc. >> >> She would do the art work and I would help her with the electronics and >> programming side. Good daughter and father project. >> >> Thanks and have happy holidays. >> >> Jorge >> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/227f203dce5dfba9e232b2b65bdcc9db.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Winner!?!!! Re: [TCA] Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As
Hello, I am a bit slow here. Well no votes came in on the submissions from the group. I read all the submissions to my local judge (Maria, my wife). We both really liked the seasons tree. For the season that it is, it is very adaptable for occasions other than Christmas(Hey it could count down to Christmas!) and also for the father daughter aspect. So it is my inclination to reward the tubes to Jorge and his daughter. I liked the other two submissions as well and I want to thank everybody that responded. So I said there would be a vote what does everybody think of Jorge getting the tubes? Tim Laing > > >> To the group. This was sent to me by Jorge directly. I like this >> project >> for several reasons, creative, father daughter project etc. Tim Laing >> >>> Dear sir or madam: >>> >>> That is a very kind offer from you. I showed this to my daughter and >>> she >>> thought that she could find an old aged piece of wood from the beach a >>> create a "Season" Tree. Spaces for the tubes could be carved out from >>> the >>> wood and with RGB LEDs, they could be illuminated on the bottom >>> depending >>> on the season. For Xmas, the LED colors would be green, white and red. >>> For >>> the 4th of July, red, white and blue, for Hallowen - all orange, etc. >>> >>> She would do the art work and I would help her with the electronics and >>> programming side. Good daughter and father project. >>> >>> Thanks and have happy holidays. >>> >>> Jorge >>> >> >> >> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/800994880085fa2cc94c70fab665c281.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Nore shameless pluggery for NL5440As
I have a couple of 6 NL5440A sets listed on E-bay. Listing 281224495624 for one of them. I will be listing some other displays as well in the near future. I will be listing 6 Pinlight DIP-651Rs shortly. These are incandescent 7 segment displays in a small DIP package. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e804d5d6124aacbb524582c8cf390c2e.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As
> To the group. This was sent to me by Jorge directly. I like this project > for several reasons, creative, father daughter project etc. Tim Laing > >> Dear sir or madam: >> >> That is a very kind offer from you. I showed this to my daughter and she >> thought that she could find an old aged piece of wood from the beach a >> create a "Season" Tree. Spaces for the tubes could be carved out from >> the >> wood and with RGB LEDs, they could be illuminated on the bottom >> depending >> on the season. For Xmas, the LED colors would be green, white and red. >> For >> the 4th of July, red, white and blue, for Hallowen - all orange, etc. >> >> She would do the art work and I would help her with the electronics and >> programming side. Good daughter and father project. >> >> Thanks and have happy holidays. >> >> Jorge >> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/93f5a67ce9c35df2a81b300a7978665d.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Cutoff day Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As
I should have thought of a deadline for this contest so here goes. I think 8 AM Eastern Standard Time on this coming Thursday Dec 12th would be a good deadline for turning in ideas. Votes would be taken till Midnight Thursday. (In case of a tie, I will flip a coin.) I get off work Friday morning and if we have a winner selected the night before I can mail the tubes out on Friday. Hopefully they can arrive before Christmas. Tim Laing > I am listing a set of 6 tested NOS NL5440A (Smooth top design)nixies on > E-bay auction number 281219252887. Auction ends in about 16 hours. I > will be listing more of these tubes soon. This is my shameless plug. > > I have been a member of this group for a long time and have learned a lot > and have made many friends. So for the coming Christmas season I am going > to give away a set of 6 of the NL5440A tubes, the only cost will be for > postage(At the post office cost). > The informal contest will be for the most interesting use for these > tubes. Clock, GPS, Depth meter for your one man sub, what ever! Put the > ideas on the group and the group can vote. Most popular wins. I hope > this is ok with the moderators. In the far past the group has had opinion > surveys on other topics so I am thinking it can work a bit like that. > Tim Laing > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/785d83f1225eda3c507adc1b8301ccb4.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As
I am listing a set of 6 tested NOS NL5440A (Smooth top design)nixies on E-bay auction number 281219252887. Auction ends in about 16 hours. I will be listing more of these tubes soon. This is my shameless plug. I have been a member of this group for a long time and have learned a lot and have made many friends. So for the coming Christmas season I am going to give away a set of 6 of the NL5440A tubes, the only cost will be for postage(At the post office cost). The informal contest will be for the most interesting use for these tubes. Clock, GPS, Depth meter for your one man sub, what ever! Put the ideas on the group and the group can vote. Most popular wins. I hope this is ok with the moderators. In the far past the group has had opinion surveys on other topics so I am thinking it can work a bit like that. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/251b7f5bf17596c0f75de60ffd88cb94.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Antique Lamp...Neons...Tubes Tubes for the christmas tree.
I have seen single bubble light, night lights here and there. Tim L How about a string of 201As and Blue glass Arcturus 201As hung on the tree and lit up (Brass based tipped, even better) I almost forgot the super airline Gold glass GX201As And 200As no silver getter to block the light. So gold, silver, blue, clear. Would make quite a set. More modern you could use neon Voltage regulator tubes. I don't know how much light miniature xenon thyratrons would put out? Or eye tubes of various types? HV could come from some of the Taylor Edge switcher supplies. Tim L > I have not seen them anywhere in YEARS now. Thanks for letting me know, > as I'd like to get some of them. All I ever see it seems, are the > standard incandescent strings, and of course the newer LED strings. > Even in peoples homes I have not seen the bubble lights. Thanks > again, Ira. > > > > On 11/23/2013 7:28 PM, metasonix wrote: >> >> On 11/23/13 7:14 PM, Instrument Resources of America wrote: >> > >> > Thanks Bob. Yes that's exactly what I was talking about, bubble >> > lights, 3-4 inches long, with a bulb at the base. Methylene chloride, >> > poisonous or not?? If yes, then that's probably why we don't see them >> > anymore. >> > >> >> Ira: >> >> You could not be more wrong. Replicas are presently made in China, and >> numerous US retailers still sell them. Yes, they still contain methylene >> chloride. The "drinking bird" toys are also still made, also using >> methylene chloride. >> >> http://www.noveltylights.com/Bubble-Lights >> >> http://www.target.com/p/7ct-clear-c7-bubble-lights-with-silver-glitter-faceted-diamond-base/-/A-12696558 >> >> http://www.christmascentral.com/t-Category-Christmas-Lights-Bubble.aspx >> >> http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bubble+christmas+lights >> >> http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/Bubble_Lights/59456 >> >> Et cetera, et cetera. >> >> -- >> >> E.A.Barbour >> METASONIX,www.metasonix.com >> Wikipediocracy,www.wikipediocracy.com >> >> signature code follows= >> ㅓㄹㅈㅌդէվ३८१խտبثتفㄹㄱ둬183հճէսजहे >> ิคกวใཨེཨེབ༷qཝསབབ手鳥手鳥ابلتوتدηφοςگرېدۋسا >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2eff571b94f62610ea7b68817b210e6c.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] More pictures of the Christmas lights, as requested
Here are some more pictures. I got 13 lamps of various types, the string only takes 8 lamps. So a bit of a mishmash. I need to repair several of the sockets before I can try to light the set. I think the wiring is older than the lamps? The lamps are all marked Japan 15 volt. Some of the bulbs appear to be older than the others. I was just wondering if the best nail to use would be a coffin nail! Well it might be a nail in the testers coffin. I will repost the first 2 pictures as well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/935f89a10b3ee5a9bf4b541795d932eb.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. <><><><><><><>
[neonixie-l] Re: Electrical Safety on Christmas in Years Gone By.
Neat pictures, thanks for sharing. It must of taken a lot of work to collect all those bulbs! Tim L. > Wow, a subject area I still have some interest in :) > > I began collecting antique Christmas lamps in the 60's, and continued up > to > about 1990. > Germany was a big producer in the 20's and 30's, and then moved to Japan. > The clear glass painted envelope lamps from Germany often used a carbon > filament. > > We have wall mounted display cases for some of the more interesting and > rare lamps. And frequently decorate the tree with them. > > Jeff > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d07acb3037297c187f4eac2ac1dd4eee.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Antique Lamp...Neons...Tubes
I found an interesting web site www.bulbcollector.com (Probably known to a lot of you all ready.) that has a lot of interesting information on various types of antique lamps and some tube related info as well. On the bulbs they cover incandescent, neon, argon etc. What caught my eye was the following page www.bulbcollector.com/article005.html This page covers early neon and figural advertising lamps. There is quite a bit of information and references to the patent numbers. There is even a drawing of a neon lamp with segments brought out to make an animated walking man! This looks right up Dalibor Farnı's alley! With Dalibor's knowledge and modern etching methods some pretty neat things could be made with the nixie clocks. How about a little animated man in place of the colons? There is reference to how Birdseye got started in the neon lamps by buying out another company. For the TCA there is a series of pages with pictures of some real neat tube boxes as well. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f6b50a42d7aedd2f218643d9fa7b7b41.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Mouser Electronics for electronic parts
I did some more checking and Mouser has no minimum order, that according to their help topics page. The shipping options come up when you check out. For the small parts I was ordering I used the lowest cost option as I am in no hurry. The parts arrived quickly, they ship out very quickly! I placed an order late at night and realized I forgot a part. I called early in the morning when the customer service line opened. I told the lady I needed to add a part to my order. She said it was too late it had all ready been packed and shipped! Better yet for me she gave me free shipping for my extra part, that was very nice! Another nice thing about mouser is that you can share your project list with other people. I checked on Newark and they say no minimum order charges. I ordered from them $175 worth of parts and the shipping was a very reasonable $8.04. The outer box the parts came in was ridiculous. My parts would have fit in a box half the size of a shoe box. They came in a box about 18x24x36 inches! What a waste of materials and shipping space. This seems pretty normal for a lot of commercial purchases I make. Tim Laing > Thanks for the correction on the minimum order, I didn't remember. I > always try to combine things I may need to get an order that makes it > worth paying the shipping for. Like you said a $10 minimum is pretty easy > to meet! The project lists are real nice for future reference. They list > something like 340,000 different capacitors, so when you find what you > need it is nice to have a record for finding it again! > Tim L. > >> I agree, Mouser has been great for my current projects. I like how you >> can >> save a project list so when I do another, it is easy to order up just >> the >> parts I need without spending extra. >> They have always shipped quickly and for a decent price. They do have a >> $10 minimum, but that is easy to meet. >> >> On Sunday, November 17, 2013 1:23:53 PM UTC-5, TLaing wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Mouser is a great source for new electronic parts. Their selection is >>> about as good as Newark or Allied but they are much more small buyer >>> friendly. They have a real cheap shipping option ($4.95?) and if I >>> remember right no minimum order. It is easy to set up an account. They >>> ship fast and they have a nice project builder tool. The search tools >>> work >>> well. I have made several purchases from them for antique radio >>> rebuilds >>> and have been very happy. >>> I hate to see a tube type Tek scope dismantled for high voltage caps >>> unless it is trashed. >>>Tim Laing >>> >>> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/71e1a2380f2cdaa74dda41512d358281.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Mouser Electronics for electronic parts
Thanks for the correction on the minimum order, I didn't remember. I always try to combine things I may need to get an order that makes it worth paying the shipping for. Like you said a $10 minimum is pretty easy to meet! The project lists are real nice for future reference. They list something like 340,000 different capacitors, so when you find what you need it is nice to have a record for finding it again! Tim L. > I agree, Mouser has been great for my current projects. I like how you > can > save a project list so when I do another, it is easy to order up just the > parts I need without spending extra. > They have always shipped quickly and for a decent price. They do have a > $10 minimum, but that is easy to meet. > > On Sunday, November 17, 2013 1:23:53 PM UTC-5, TLaing wrote: >> >> >> >> Mouser is a great source for new electronic parts. Their selection is >> about as good as Newark or Allied but they are much more small buyer >> friendly. They have a real cheap shipping option ($4.95?) and if I >> remember right no minimum order. It is easy to set up an account. They >> ship fast and they have a nice project builder tool. The search tools >> work >> well. I have made several purchases from them for antique radio >> rebuilds >> and have been very happy. >> I hate to see a tube type Tek scope dismantled for high voltage caps >> unless it is trashed. >>Tim Laing >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0fa1681ddcef8b9e29712db3990936f0.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Mouser Electronics for electronic parts
Mouser is a great source for new electronic parts. Their selection is about as good as Newark or Allied but they are much more small buyer friendly. They have a real cheap shipping option ($4.95?) and if I remember right no minimum order. It is easy to set up an account. They ship fast and they have a nice project builder tool. The search tools work well. I have made several purchases from them for antique radio rebuilds and have been very happy. I hate to see a tube type Tek scope dismantled for high voltage caps unless it is trashed. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e87ba57cd8a5f8f47100a4ac5f1a59f9.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Thoughts on nixie lifespan and halogens...
Couldn't you just use a piece of canned tuna fish in each nixie? Tuna has mercury in it and I eat the stuff! Just joking of course. Tim Laing But I must add GREAT job on the nixies! Well not really great how about outstanding job! > From: Nick > Date: Oct 08 01:37AM -0700 > URL: http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l/msg/182f7481c86b8954 > > On Monday, 7 October 2013 23:15:27 UTC+1, I wrote: > >> Is there an exemption for Hg in C.F.L.'s and other Florescent lamps, >> since they are ALL made with it??? Ira. > > Nixes are not fluorescent lamps, therefore I cannot see how this exemption > would apply. All exemptions are subject to continual review anyway, so as > LED and other Hg-free technologies advance, RoHS have made it very clear > that the existing exemptions will be cancelled. > > Nick > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/20cf3005df5038f4a704e84a2d07%40google.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/521d0a56acfe03193d3b2a9f259de3d2.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Awesome Fabrication on Nixie
Well we have had the Haydu Brothers, Burroughs, National Union, Wang Labs, etc. Now we have to add Farny Labs to the list of Nixie producers. Great work Dalibor!! It would be neat to see some nixie tubes with Art Deco or Art Modern Numbers or some such decorative font! Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ce0e95e9e678da42f12605bcb4ace311.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] VFD lifetime
I have a VFD alarm clock that I bought broken at the Findlay Ohio Hamfest a couple of years before I graduated from high school. I repaired it and used it pretty much continuously from then till about 2 years ago when something in the electronics died. The Display still lit up ok but the clock would no longer work. I am almost 52 now. Do the Math! Tim Laing PS: No I didn't have to repeat the 2nd grade 24 times! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8c1749ae071e7c86eaf91789ab4d9ce0.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Z564S dekatrons
Oh that gets complicated. I did a group buy for over 1000 Nixie tubes for the Neonixie group some years ago. Boy that was a lot of work. I shipped tubes all over North America, Canada and Europe. It might be easier for you to see how many tubes are wanted in the US and Europe. Then maybe ship 2 boxes of tubes, one to somebody in the US that could then ship to other people in the US. The other box would go to somebody in Europe that could divide up the tubes and ship to the other people who bought tubes. I have no idea on the going price for this particular type of Dekatron. Most of what I have are the common ones and I got most of them for under $10 each. I would expect that these are going for more. I could go something around $20-25 each. (If they would be less, that would be great.) If you have a price a lot higher than $20-25 in mind I would have to do some serious thinking first. Due to an upcoming trip my budget is rather strained right now :-o The bank account is going ouchy! > Well, i am from czech republic, i was not planing to do a group buy > initialy. I was thinking more like i would buy the whole lot for somebody > else. So i need to know the price people would be able to pay so i can see > if i could buy the tubes in the first place. Hope you understand. I plan > to > call the seller on monday so i can ask him if he still has them. > > On Sunday, 21 July 2013 15:38:10 UTC+1, TLaing wrote: >> >> What kind of price range are we looking at on these tubes? Where are >> you >> located so we can get an idea on shipping. Thanks Tim. >> >> > Well, let me know what would be good price for all of you. >> > >> > On Sunday, 21 July 2013 13:18:30 UTC+1, TLaing wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello, if a group buy is done for the Z564S dekatrons, I would be >> >> interested in 2. Thanks Tim Laing >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5c8a114aae400aedc55877506cac16aa.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Z564S dekatrons
What kind of price range are we looking at on these tubes? Where are you located so we can get an idea on shipping. Thanks Tim. > Well, let me know what would be good price for all of you. > > On Sunday, 21 July 2013 13:18:30 UTC+1, TLaing wrote: >> >> Hello, if a group buy is done for the Z564S dekatrons, I would be >> interested in 2. Thanks Tim Laing >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e1159dffb8733819a6c13a49bc8f.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Z564S dekatrons
Hello, if a group buy is done for the Z564S dekatrons, I would be interested in 2. Thanks Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f9b723144e57a4702465f3152699f5b4.squirrel%40webmail.wcoil.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] WARNING: Shameless plug NL5440As and NL841s
WARNING: This is a plug from the shameless commerce division. I have been listing some nixies on E-bay on and off for quite some time. These are NL5440As and NL841s. Check out auction 281094521523. To see the other auctions just check my other items. Standard disclaimer, yes it is my auction, I personally know the seller! These tubes are double checked. Contact me off list I can deal outside of E-bay and do a bit of a Neonixie discount. Tim Laing Please note: To anybody that had a bowl of Cranky for breakfast this morning. I very rarely take up group bandwidth advertizing items for sale so don't get too peeved ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] neonixie digests, are all messages there?
I get the neonixie messages in digest form. I would swear that I am not getting all the messages and or digests. I keep seeing posts that seem to refer to other recent messages that I have not seen. At least on the old yahoo groups the digests were sequentially numbered. Anybody else notice this problem? Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] You Tube: Making a Round type C valve by Ron Soyland
I was looking at a video on a nixie display board and in the related videos this came up. Making a Round type C valve by Ron Soyland. The video is about an hour long! His Youtube channel name is glasslinger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GAMRHcbE3g0 I copied the link from this E-mail and tested that it works in a new window. The video is an hour long! He also has videos for making a Fleming valve, making a spherical audion, making a nixie tube. Making an RCA display tube. Glassworking tools. Benchtop vacuum system. Time to turn off the TV get a bowl of popcorn, a mug of hot chocolate and pull up a chair! Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] 5-ht please contact me
5-ht please contact me. Tim Laing Sorry to use Nixie bandwidth but this is nixie related. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] ppapon please contact me
Sorry to use bandwidth. Trying to contact ppapon laingt at wcoil dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Bruce Nauman Neon and Art
Well I have a BFA dual majors in Ceramics and Printmaking. I can't ever remember any of my friends having discussions about circles striving to be squares etc. For the most part we were normal people and not pretentious at all, of course we were in Ada Ohio, far away from the big city art scenes. I looked at the Bruce Nauman Neon, it didn't upset me, evidently I am not a prude. I have seen other neon that I liked much more. I showed the 69ers to my wife who is an Ex Catholic Nun. She had no problems with it. She is quite open minded and has a great sense of humor. I was more interested in the neon messages on the wall. I could not read the messages but even so the layout and colors were pleasing. The rotating sculpture did not impress me at all. In life I have much more problems with narrow minded intolerant people trying to push their narrow views of the world on to the rest of us. This goes for fundementalists and extremists of all ilks. Religious, Political, moral etc. Tim L. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] DutchGrey please contact me.
Sorry to use bandwidth here but I am trying to contact DutchGrey about some nixie tubes. Tim Laing laingt at wcoil dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Jon Pandicon
Jon I was on googlegroups and saw you had a Pandicon. I tried to contact you off list but I don't know if the message went through. You can contact me off list at laingt at wcoil dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Oops Need Spell Check Advertising [Fwd: [NEONIXIE-L] Digest Number 1053]
Been up too long, Write Avertising on the board 25 times mister Laing. > Hello, here is a digest from shortly after I joined Neonixie, in early > 2004. So I have been here just a little while. I also coordinated the over > 1000 tube Richardson group buy. I chip something into the group every now > and then. I also post once and a while when I list something on E-bay > that might be interesting to the group. So I don't see any problems with > Dieters post/advertising. Dieter has added a lot to the group, his post is > directly related to our hobby. If Dieter does well he is more likely to be > going out and finding more tubes and new types of Nixies for all of the > rest of us. Over the years I have seen a lot of people post new clocks > etc that they have up for sale. So the long and short of it is I see no > problem with the occasional blurb. The next one may be for that item you > never knew you had to have. >In Shameless Commerce > Tim Laing > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Advertizing [Fwd: [NEONIXIE-L] Digest Number 1053]
Hello, here is a digest from shortly after I joined Neonixie, in early 2004. So I have been here just a little while. I also coordinated the over 1000 tube Richardson group buy. I chip something into the group every now and then. I also post once and a while when I list something on E-bay that might be interesting to the group. So I don't see any problems with Dieters post/advertizing. Dieter has added a lot to the group, his post is directly related to our hobby. If Dieter does well he is more likely to be going out and finding more tubes and new types of Nixies for all of the rest of us. Over the years I have seen a lot of people post new clocks etc that they have up for sale. So the long and short of it is I see no problem with the occasional blurb. The next one may be for that item you never knew you had to have. In Shameless Commerce Tim Laing Original Message Subject: [NEONIXIE-L] Digest Number 1053 From:neonixi...@yahoogroups.com Date:Sat, February 28, 2004 8:58 am To: neonixi...@yahoogroups.com -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/CATolB/TM -~-> There are 19 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: New NMEA parser From: "Chris" 2. Re: New NMEA parser From: "Jonathan Peakall" 3. Re: Re: Lies in PICland From: "Jonathan Peakall" 4. Re: Poor data maintenance in PICland From: "Chris" 5. Re: Re: New NMEA parser From: "J.C. Wren" 6. Re: New NMEA parser From: "barnlop" 7. Re: Re: Poor data maintenance in PICland From: "Jonathan Peakall" 8. Re: Poor data maintenance in PICland From: "Nick de Smith" 9. More Nixie Patents Found From: "Peter J. Stonard" 10. Re: Lies in PICland From: David Forbes 11. software for programmer From: "toomuchcoffee23" 12. Re: Lies in PICland From: "Chris" 13. Re: New NMEA parser From: "Chris" 14. Re: More Nixie Patents Found From: "Sal Brisindi" 15. Radio Controlled Atomic Clock From: "James Drosopoulos" 16. Re: More Nixie Patents Found From: "Alan J. Franzman" 17. Tho real atomic wristwatch, was: Radio Controlled Atomic Clock From: "Jorgen Lund-Nielsen" 18. Re: Radio Controlled Atomic Clock From: "Chris" 19. Re: Tho real atomic wristwatch, was: Radio Controlled Atomic Clock From: "Chris" Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:58:10 - From: "Chris" Subject: Re: New NMEA parser --- In neonixi...@yahoogroups.com, "J.C. Wren" wrote: there's > no reason you couldn't hardcode some waypoints in, There is, No chip, beit a pic or any other, can take into memory every waypoint I am able to visit. I think you are suggesting a much grander project, perhaps the one you have recently finished ! Message: 2 Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:36:50 -0800 From: "Jonathan Peakall" Subject: Re: New NMEA parser The 16F88 has 4k of code space, and it is easy to use a serial EEPROM like the MCP24C256. Then you would have oodles of room for hardcoded waypoints. Jonathan www.madlabs.info - Original Message - From: "J.C. Wren" To: Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [NEONIXIE-L] New NMEA parser > I dunno if those brain-dead PICs have enough code space, but there's > no reason you couldn't hardcode some waypoints in, and show range and > bearing from where you are a selected waypoint. I've got those > algorithms in C around here. They were used in the vehicle tracking > project I worked on. > > --jc Message: 3 Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:44:09 -0800 From: "Jonathan Peakall" Subject: Re: Re: Lies in PICland Chris, So did it tolerate the 25mA worth of LED, or did that cause it to shut down too? I have a device I made that draws about 20mA from a 16F819 pin, and it has worked n
[neonixie-l] Selling Some Nixies on E-bay
I thought I would let people know that I am listing some Nixies on E-bay NL841s and NL5440As Look at auction 281056256986. Then look at my other listings. I will probably sell some more than the ones I have listed now. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] ceramic washers.
It should not be hard at all to make small ceramic washers. I would use a slip casting method. I would start with a plaster of paris sheet poured into a rectangular wood box. The top edges of the wood sides of the box allow you to scrape the poured plaster of paris sheet to have a flat top surface. Plaster of paris is easy to work when it is still damp. Then use a counter bore or make a simple flat bottomed cutter similar to a wood paddle drill. Make a whole lot of flat bottomed dimples (or maybe curved bottom dimples if you want convex washers) Get some porcelain slip and pour it on top of the plaster of paris slab. Squeegee the excess slip off. Let the slip harden to leather hardness. Use a pin or small drill bit to put the hole in the center of each disk of leather hard porcelain slip. Let the slip keep drying. The slip will shrink and pull away from the plaster. After a while you should be able to tip over the slab and have all the washers fall out. A simple table top kiln would be used to fire the porcelain. You could build one for well under $100 worth of parts. Tim Laing BFA in Ceramics -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] dekatron geiger counter on E-bay England
2 Dekatron geiger counter/rate meter on E-bay England site Auction 300846357475. A bit expensive but neat to see. Not my auction etc. Tim L. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Counting Tubes book, brought up on Neonixie
Hello, A few days ago somebody found a book called Counting Tubes, Theory and Applications on E-bay. Published 1949. Somebody else said it was a instant print abstact of articles. Well I went out and purchased a copy off of Amazon. I got a real honest to god original book. It was withdrawn from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York. The book subject is not the Dekatron or BeamX type counting tubes too early. It is mostly about particle counters, theory of operation, types of detectors, construction (from the perspective of buiding actual counting tubes in the lab.) There is quite a bit about power supplies amplifier circuits and other support circuits. This is a British book so all the tubes shown are European numbers. Book is 238 pages long with a lot of illustrations, hardbound. Quite an interesting book and worth the approx $10.00 plus shipping. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Merry Christmas and happy holidays
I will be away from the computer for a while so I just wanted to say May all your tubes glow warmly by and under the tree. And I hope old St Nick will enjoy his bright new Nixie! Let all the cathodes glow with the holiday cheer! Not A Poet, Don't You Know It. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Cat Door Purchased: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]
Hi, I just wanted to give an update. I purchased the magnetic cat door as the cat does not have a digital chip yet, he is still all analog! Although he does have 20 digits. I have to say this quietly as Skink is sitting in my lap, he will be visiting the vet on January 9th and will come home a little lighter in the gonad department. I will get him chipped at the same time, $25.00 more. In the long run I will probably get a microchip operated door. I am not very worried at all about other cats with magnetic collars in this area of town. We only seem to get the lowbrow slumcats that have no collars. We mostly have businesses and old houses divided into apartments. The typical landlord will not let a appartment dweller cut holes for cat doors. My biggest worries are stray cats, racoons, oppossums, and probably squirrels. Racoons I realy hate as they have gotten into the big house and done a lot of damage. Well many thanks for all the help with this issue. And happy holidays to everybody! Tim laing > > Hello, well the cat problem has escalated. I opened the door this morning > and there was a unfamiliar tom on the stairs who had our cat backed up by > the window so he couldn't get to his accustomed cat bed. I caused some > consternation on the part of the 2 cats, finally after some growling the > tom bailed out the window which I promptly closed. This is the second time > that I have seen the tom on the stairs and some things on the landing got > broken. >One of the guys on Neonixie-l pointed out some cat doors that work with > a collar. Due to the situation with our cat and me having to spray > Fabreze on the landing for the smell. I went and ordered a cat door > that was pointed out to me on E-bay, it works with a special collar. So > till that comes we will have to work out something with the cat on > going in and out. Skink the cat is going to the vets for a neutering > on the 9th of January, I will get him chipped at the same time and then > I may look to upgrade the door. Chip operated doors run well over $100 > though. > So I want to thank everybody for the ideas and the links to the door. I > havn't had a cat that we let inside for well over 10 years so I havn't > kept up on any of the doors etc for cats. All your ideas were a help > and I appreciate them very much. > Happy holidays to everybody! > Tim Laing >> Simple receiver tuned to harmonic would be easy. >> >> danial stocks wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Yep the nonlinear junction detector is another interesting approach. I >>> think the harmonic generation is possibly a less easy thing to detect >>> than an on frequency passive resonator, although the harmonic method >>> is also used in a number of systems. >>> Dan >>> >>> > >>> > > I don't think anyone has suggested a simple 'tag' which consists >>> of just >>> > > a coil with a diode in series. Could be a loop with detector, such >>> as >>> > > some of the cheapest RFID tags use. The interrogator is something >>> > > driving a large coil [in this case just around the openint] and >>> > > detecting the second harmonic generated by current flowing in the >>> > > diode. I think it could be very simple but not proposing a design. >>> > > >>> > > Ed >>> > > >>> > > danial stocks wrote: >>> > > >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> If you want to do something simpler, you could try a passive >>> resonance >>> > >> absorber - this is how some of those anti theft things in shops >>> work - >>> > >> have an oscillator sweeping a small frequency range - the tag on >>> the >>> > >> cat is a resonant LC circuit. When it is near the search coil, >>> there >>> > >> is a dip in te spectrum - basically the same idea as a grid dip >>> meter. >>> > >> This might be more sensitive than just a shorted loop. The >>> oscillator >>> > >> sweep will give immunity to random objects - something like a >>> shorted >>> > >> loop will absorb across the whole range - the sweep is wide enough >>> > >> that thermal variations etc in the resonant circuit are accounted >>> for >>> > >> - youare just looking for an absorption dip anywhere in the range. >>> > >> Shop sensors typically do this in the 6-8mhz range. >>> > >> Dan >>> > >> >>> > >> > >>> > >> > I work with RFID tags at work all the time, I hate those little >>> > >> buggers, >>> > >> > half the time they don't want to read on the pallets. Knowing >>> the >>> > >> typical >>> > >> > cat I will have to be replacing them all the time. I think if I >>> can >>> > >> get a >>> > >> > simple circuit to detect a shorted loop about 1.5-2 inches in >>> diameter >>> > >> I >>> > >> > will be pretty well set. I just want to throw something >>> together with >>> > >> > parts I have on hand. The RFID is a good idea though, thank you >>> for >>> > >> > suggesting it. >>> > >> > Tim Laing >>> > >> > > >>> > >> > > get an RFID reader. some RFID dev boards can be had for pretty >>> > >> cheap. Put >>> > >>
[neonixie-l] Re: Cat Door Purchased: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]
I just wanted to say thanks for the help with the cat door. I have decided if I ever get a orange marmalade cat I will name it Nixie in honor of the group! I hope everybody here has a happy holiday season. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Cat Door Purchased: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]
Hello, well the cat problem has escalated. I opened the door this morning and there was a unfamiliar tom on the stairs who had our cat backed up by the window so he couldn't get to his accustomed cat bed. I caused some consternation on the part of the 2 cats, finally after some growling the tom bailed out the window which I promptly closed. This is the second time that I have seen the tom on the stairs and some things on the landing got broken. One of the guys on Neonixie-l pointed out some cat doors that work with a collar. Due to the situation with our cat and me having to spray Fabreze on the landing for the smell. I went and ordered a cat door that was pointed out to me on E-bay, it works with a special collar. So till that comes we will have to work out something with the cat on going in and out. Skink the cat is going to the vets for a neutering on the 9th of January, I will get him chipped at the same time and then I may look to upgrade the door. Chip operated doors run well over $100 though. So I want to thank everybody for the ideas and the links to the door. I havn't had a cat that we let inside for well over 10 years so I havn't kept up on any of the doors etc for cats. All your ideas were a help and I appreciate them very much. Happy holidays to everybody! Tim Laing > Simple receiver tuned to harmonic would be easy. > > danial stocks wrote: > >> >> >> Yep the nonlinear junction detector is another interesting approach. I >> think the harmonic generation is possibly a less easy thing to detect >> than an on frequency passive resonator, although the harmonic method >> is also used in a number of systems. >> Dan >> >> > >> > > I don't think anyone has suggested a simple 'tag' which consists >> of just >> > > a coil with a diode in series. Could be a loop with detector, such >> as >> > > some of the cheapest RFID tags use. The interrogator is something >> > > driving a large coil [in this case just around the openint] and >> > > detecting the second harmonic generated by current flowing in the >> > > diode. I think it could be very simple but not proposing a design. >> > > >> > > Ed >> > > >> > > danial stocks wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> If you want to do something simpler, you could try a passive >> resonance >> > >> absorber - this is how some of those anti theft things in shops >> work - >> > >> have an oscillator sweeping a small frequency range - the tag on >> the >> > >> cat is a resonant LC circuit. When it is near the search coil, >> there >> > >> is a dip in te spectrum - basically the same idea as a grid dip >> meter. >> > >> This might be more sensitive than just a shorted loop. The >> oscillator >> > >> sweep will give immunity to random objects - something like a >> shorted >> > >> loop will absorb across the whole range - the sweep is wide enough >> > >> that thermal variations etc in the resonant circuit are accounted >> for >> > >> - youare just looking for an absorption dip anywhere in the range. >> > >> Shop sensors typically do this in the 6-8mhz range. >> > >> Dan >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > I work with RFID tags at work all the time, I hate those little >> > >> buggers, >> > >> > half the time they don't want to read on the pallets. Knowing the >> > >> typical >> > >> > cat I will have to be replacing them all the time. I think if I >> can >> > >> get a >> > >> > simple circuit to detect a shorted loop about 1.5-2 inches in >> diameter >> > >> I >> > >> > will be pretty well set. I just want to throw something >> together with >> > >> > parts I have on hand. The RFID is a good idea though, thank you >> for >> > >> > suggesting it. >> > >> > Tim Laing >> > >> > > >> > >> > > get an RFID reader. some RFID dev boards can be had for pretty >> > >> cheap. Put >> > >> > > the tag on the cat, door opens for the cat with the tag... >> > >> > > Dan >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> Hi, this is off topic but I know there are a lot of >> electronics >> > >> guys >> > >> > >> here. >> > >> > >> I posted this on Neonixie-L first. I also thought I would post >> > >> here as >> > >> > >> well. This cat door is for the black cat that was guarding >> my CRA >> > >> > >> skysweeper tube! I guess a automatic cat door would be on >> topic if >> > >> I >> > >> > >> used >> > >> > >> tubes. The tubes could sit under his cat bed and keep him >> warm. But >> > >> I >> > >> > >> think that transistors or an IC or two would be more >> practical. >> > >> Thanks >> > >> > >> guys. >> > >> > >> Tim Laing >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> Original Message >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> Subject: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door. >> > >> > >> From: lai...@wcoil.com >> > >> > >> Date: Thu, December 20, 2012 3:04 am >> > >> > >> To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com >> > >> > >> Cc: lai...@wcoil.com >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> -- >>
[neonixie-l] Passive Resonance Re: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]
Here is a link for a (old)patent on a vehicle in lane detector using passive coils in the roadway. No circuit details but it sounds like what Dan was talking about. 12 inch single turn coils in the road with a 100nF cap in series. etc. The hard part of this project is figuring out what the search description should be. http://books.google.co.in/patents/US5708427 Tim Laing > I don't think anyone has suggested a simple 'tag' which consists of just > a coil with a diode in series. Could be a loop with detector, such as > some of the cheapest RFID tags use. The interrogator is something > driving a large coil [in this case just around the openint] and > detecting the second harmonic generated by current flowing in the > diode. I think it could be very simple but not proposing a design. > > Ed > > danial stocks wrote: > >> >> >> If you want to do something simpler, you could try a passive resonance >> absorber - this is how some of those anti theft things in shops work - >> have an oscillator sweeping a small frequency range - the tag on the >> cat is a resonant LC circuit. When it is near the search coil, there >> is a dip in te spectrum - basically the same idea as a grid dip meter. >> This might be more sensitive than just a shorted loop. The oscillator >> sweep will give immunity to random objects - something like a shorted >> loop will absorb across the whole range - the sweep is wide enough >> that thermal variations etc in the resonant circuit are accounted for >> - youare just looking for an absorption dip anywhere in the range. >> Shop sensors typically do this in the 6-8mhz range. >> Dan >> >> > >> > I work with RFID tags at work all the time, I hate those little >> buggers, >> > half the time they don't want to read on the pallets. Knowing the >> typical >> > cat I will have to be replacing them all the time. I think if I can >> get a >> > simple circuit to detect a shorted loop about 1.5-2 inches in diameter >> I >> > will be pretty well set. I just want to throw something together with >> > parts I have on hand. The RFID is a good idea though, thank you for >> > suggesting it. >> > Tim Laing >> > > >> > > get an RFID reader. some RFID dev boards can be had for pretty >> cheap. Put >> > > the tag on the cat, door opens for the cat with the tag... >> > > Dan >> > > >> > >> >> > >> Hi, this is off topic but I know there are a lot of electronics >> guys >> > >> here. >> > >> I posted this on Neonixie-L first. I also thought I would post >> here as >> > >> well. This cat door is for the black cat that was guarding my CRA >> > >> skysweeper tube! I guess a automatic cat door would be on topic if >> I >> > >> used >> > >> tubes. The tubes could sit under his cat bed and keep him warm. But >> I >> > >> think that transistors or an IC or two would be more practical. >> Thanks >> > >> guys. >> > >> Tim Laing >> > >> >> > >> Original Message >> > >> >> > >> Subject: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door. >> > >> From: lai...@wcoil.com >> > >> Date: Thu, December 20, 2012 3:04 am >> > >> To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com >> > >> Cc: lai...@wcoil.com >> > >> >> -- >> > >> >> > >> There are a lot of smart people on this group so I thought I >> would ask >> > >> for >> > >> some help. We have a stray cat that we have adopted. He is an >> indoor >> > >> outdoor type of cat. My personal experience is if they started >> outdoors >> > >> they are very unhappy if you try to keep them in all the time. >> Well the >> > >> problem is there are some other strays that beat up on him and get >> at >> > >> his >> > >> food. My temporary solution was to leave the window to our stair >> landing >> > >> open and Skink could jump up about 5 feet and get in through the >> window. >> > >> Then he could sleep on the landing if we were not home and eat as >> well. >> > >> Well we have two problems, 1) it is now pretty cold(The stairs >> lead to >> > >> our >> > >> front door so that area is not heated.) 2) The big problem is I >> came in >> > >> tonight and the wild stray that has been going after Skink had him >> > >> cornered on the landing. Needless to say I wasn't too happy, the >> last >> > >> thing I need is a tom spraying on the landing! And no, I am not >> going >> > >> to >> > >> shoot the other cat as I live in town and I don't shoot cats etc. >> > >> My idea was to make a automatic cat door that would open for only >> one >> > >> cat. I was thinking that if I made a cat collar out of light gauge >> > >> copper wire with male and female spade connectors this would form a >> > >> single turn shorted loop. (The wire would be light gauge so if he >> got >> > >> caught the wire would break.) The cat door would be a partly >> formed with >> > >> a square wood tube that the cat would enter with a solinoid >> latched door >> > >> at one end. On
[neonixie-l] RE: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]
That is just about what I am thinking of. I just worry that the loud speaker announcing please return to the store and the flashing lights might scare the cat! Just kidding of course. Wire loop and a small cap for the cat. Then the sweeping oscillator for the door. Now I need to find the circuit diagram. The other simple way to do it would be to build a metal detector and put a couple of nuts in each bowl of cat food! I think that would work better with a dog though. Yes yes just kidding again. We were up wrapping presents all last night so I could mail them today. It is rought when you don't get the gift list for the grandchildren till 3 days ago! Tim Laing > > If you want to do something simpler, you could try a passive resonance > absorber - this is how some of those anti theft things in shops work - > have an oscillator sweeping a small frequency range - the tag on the cat > is a resonant LC circuit. When it is near the search coil, there is a dip > in te spectrum - basically the same idea as a grid dip meter. This might > be more sensitive than just a shorted loop. The oscillator sweep will give > immunity to random objects - something like a shorted loop will absorb > across the whole range - the sweep is wide enough that thermal variations > etc in the resonant circuit are accounted for - youare just looking for an > absorption dip anywhere in the range. Shop sensors typically do this in > the 6-8mhz range. > Dan > >> >> I work with RFID tags at work all the time, I hate those little buggers, >> half the time they don't want to read on the pallets. Knowing the >> typical >> cat I will have to be replacing them all the time. I think if I can get >> a >> simple circuit to detect a shorted loop about 1.5-2 inches in diameter I >> will be pretty well set. I just want to throw something together with >> parts I have on hand. The RFID is a good idea though, thank you for >> suggesting it. >> Tim Laing >> > >> > get an RFID reader. some RFID dev boards can be had for pretty cheap. >> Put >> > the tag on the cat, door opens for the cat with the tag... >> > Dan >> > >> >> >> >> Hi, this is off topic but I know there are a lot of electronics guys >> >> here. >> >> I posted this on Neonixie-L first. I also thought I would post here >> as >> >> well. This cat door is for the black cat that was guarding my CRA >> >> skysweeper tube! I guess a automatic cat door would be on topic if I >> >> used >> >> tubes. The tubes could sit under his cat bed and keep him warm. But I >> >> think that transistors or an IC or two would be more practical. >> Thanks >> >> guys. >> >> Tim Laing >> >> >> >> Original Message >> >> >> >> Subject: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door. >> >> From:lai...@wcoil.com >> >> Date:Thu, December 20, 2012 3:04 am >> >> To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com >> >> Cc: lai...@wcoil.com >> >> -- >> >> >> >> There are a lot of smart people on this group so I thought I would >> ask >> >> for >> >> some help. We have a stray cat that we have adopted. He is an indoor >> >> outdoor type of cat. My personal experience is if they started >> outdoors >> >> they are very unhappy if you try to keep them in all the time. Well >> the >> >> problem is there are some other strays that beat up on him and get at >> >> his >> >> food. My temporary solution was to leave the window to our stair >> landing >> >> open and Skink could jump up about 5 feet and get in through the >> window. >> >> Then he could sleep on the landing if we were not home and eat as >> well. >> >> Well we have two problems, 1) it is now pretty cold(The stairs lead >> to >> >> our >> >> front door so that area is not heated.) 2) The big problem is I came >> in >> >> tonight and the wild stray that has been going after Skink had him >> >> cornered on the landing. Needless to say I wasn't too happy, the last >> >> thing I need is a tom spraying on the landing! And no, I am not >> going >> >> to >> >> shoot the other cat as I live in town and I don't shoot cats etc. >> >> My idea was to make a automatic cat door that would open for only >> one >> >> cat. I was thinking that if I made a cat collar out of light gauge >> >> copper wire with male and female spade connectors this would form a >> >> single turn shorted loop. (The wire would be light gauge so if he got >> >> caught the wire would break.) The cat door would be a partly formed >> with >> >> a square wood tube that the cat would enter with a solinoid latched >> door >> >> at one end. On the outside of the wood cat tunnel I would wind some >> >> turns of copper wire that would be tied into an oscillator circuit. >> The >> >> shorted turn would either kill the oscillator or shift its frequen
[neonixie-l] Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.
There are a lot of smart people on this group so I thought I would ask for some help. We have a stray cat that we have adopted. He is an indoor outdoor type of cat. My personal experience is if they started outdoors they are very unhappy if you try to keep them in all the time. Well the problem is there are some other strays that beat up on him and get at his food. My temporary solution was to leave the window to our stair landing open and Skink could jump up about 5 feet and get in through the window. Then he could sleep on the landing if we were not home and eat as well. Well we have two problems, 1) it is now pretty cold(The stairs lead to our front door so that area is not heated.) 2) The big problem is I came in tonight and the wild stray that has been going after Skink had him cornered on the landing. Needless to say I wasn't too happy, the last thing I need is a tom spraying on the landing! And no, I am not going to shoot the other cat as I live in town and I don't shoot cats etc. My idea was to make a automatic cat door that would open for only one cat. I was thinking that if I made a cat collar out of light gauge copper wire with male and female spade connectors this would form a single turn shorted loop. (The wire would be light gauge so if he got caught the wire would break.) The cat door would be a partly formed with a square wood tube that the cat would enter with a solinoid latched door at one end. On the outside of the wood cat tunnel I would wind some turns of copper wire that would be tied into an oscillator circuit. The shorted turn would either kill the oscillator or shift its frequency allowing the door to open. I can build just about anything electronic or mechanical and have lots of parts on hand but I am not very skilled on scratch designed circuits like this. Would somebody here be willing to help me with some pointers. I can work from an hand drawn schematic. I should be able to supply power from a wall wort if needed. Thanks Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] There are still Dekatron deals out there
I had some luck tonight I picked up 5 new in the box ERICSSON GC10B off of E-bay for the opening bid of $9.99 with $7.99 shipping. So there are still deals out there to be found. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Dates Re: Business Trip to Paris Area Tim Laing
Thanks for the information so far. Our group will not have a car so I am pretty much limited to the metro system and walking. Tim > I should have said we will be there from May 2nd Leaving on May 6th. > >> I am leaving in a few hours for a trip to the Paris area for a business >> trip for equipment acceptance tests. I am one of the maintenance >> mechanicss for this new equipment. I wanted to know if there are any >> good >> places or areas to check out if I get a chance. Antique electronics, >> Tubes, antiques etc. Old tubes from the 20s and 30s are particularly >> interesting. Not to pricy and fairly small are the watch words. I >> should >> have WiFi at the Hotel so I will have my internet and E-mail. >> >> I copied a few of you guys that I have corresponded with by BCC so I >> don't >> spread your E-mail addresses all over. >> Thanks Tim Laing >> >> This is the hotel: >> >> >> Novotel Cergy Pontoise Confirmation number: >> Check in >> Check out Tue 1-May-12 >> Sun 6-May-12 3 Avenue Du Parc >> Cergy, Val-d'Oise 95011 France >> 33 (1) 30303947 Fax 33 (13) 0309046 >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Dates Re: Business Trip to Paris Area Tim Laing
I should have said we will be there from May 2nd Leaving on May 6th. > I am leaving in a few hours for a trip to the Paris area for a business > trip for equipment acceptance tests. I am one of the maintenance > mechanicss for this new equipment. I wanted to know if there are any good > places or areas to check out if I get a chance. Antique electronics, > Tubes, antiques etc. Old tubes from the 20s and 30s are particularly > interesting. Not to pricy and fairly small are the watch words. I should > have WiFi at the Hotel so I will have my internet and E-mail. > > I copied a few of you guys that I have corresponded with by BCC so I don't > spread your E-mail addresses all over. > Thanks Tim Laing > > This is the hotel: > > > Novotel Cergy Pontoise Confirmation number: > Check in > Check out Tue 1-May-12 > Sun 6-May-12 3 Avenue Du Parc > Cergy, Val-d'Oise 95011 France > 33 (1) 30303947 Fax 33 (13) 0309046 > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Business Trip to Paris Area
I am leaving in a few hours for a trip to the Paris area for a business trip for equipment acceptance tests. I am one of the maintenance mechanicss for this new equipment. I wanted to know if there are any good places or areas to check out if I get a chance. Antique electronics, Tubes, antiques etc. Old tubes from the 20s and 30s are particularly interesting. Not to pricy and fairly small are the watch words. I should have WiFi at the Hotel so I will have my internet and E-mail. I copied a few of you guys that I have corresponded with by BCC so I don't spread your E-mail addresses all over. Thanks Tim Laing This is the hotel: Novotel Cergy Pontoise Confirmation number: Check in Check out Tue 1-May-12 Sun 6-May-12 3 Avenue Du Parc Cergy, Val-d'Oise 95011 France 33 (1) 30303947 Fax 33 (13) 0309046 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Oops on my post to Nick
Sorry my last post to Nick DeSmith went to the group. It was meant to go just to him. No big secrets or anything. I will just claim I was tired. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: Sold thanks Re: Selling NOS Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscope
Hi Nick, I am glad you got the tube in good condition. PLEASE keep me in mind if you make up something with an AVR I would love to have the tube I have come to life. What do you think, a retro scope clock? I sold the CK1414 I got with the rest of you because I found a RCA 1698 monoscope on E-bay for $41.00 and I wanted to buy it. I have spent way too much on tubes lately ARRGH..must stop..feel will power getting weaker.ARRGH. you probably know the feeling. Well I need to get to bed, work again tonight 12.25 hour shift. Tim L. > Tim, > > I just got mine from you, thanks. Very nice tube. Cleaned it up - needed a > brass brush/bit of wire wool to clean up the pins - target (character set) > on these monoscopes is very usable - I really want to power it up. > > The test sheets are quite informative. It'd be good to produce a driver > board with an AVR or somesuch and a VGA/DVI output + a serial/USB input to > make a "ticker" or similar (or dare I say it, a clock?) > > Nick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Sold thanks Re: Selling NOS Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscope
Hello, I have 2 people that want it as of now. I will contact the first person to answer and go from there. Thanks to all. Tim Laing > Hi, I recently noted that there were some Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes > on E-bay that were going for buy it now $20.00 + $10.00 shipping. I bought > one for myself and 4 more for members of these groups that live in Europe > as the seller only shipped to the US. Well I find that I have one of > these tubes on the shelf all ready so I would like to sell this one. It > comes with the original box and a test document listing all the measured > voltages and currents for the specific tube. The foam packing turned to > dust so the tube will be bubble wrapped put in its box and then that box > will be boxed. > I am asking $27.50(I got a shipping discount from the original seller.) > plus the actual cost of shipping to the purchaser plus paypal fees if > you pay that way. These tubes don't come up very often. > The shipping to Europe was $17.88 first class international mail for the > other people just to give an idea of the cost. > So to repeat $27.50 + shipping to you + paypal fees if you pay that way. > Thanks Tim Laing > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Selling NOS Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscope
Hi, I recently noted that there were some Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay that were going for buy it now $20.00 + $10.00 shipping. I bought one for myself and 4 more for members of these groups that live in Europe as the seller only shipped to the US. Well I find that I have one of these tubes on the shelf all ready so I would like to sell this one. It comes with the original box and a test document listing all the measured voltages and currents for the specific tube. The foam packing turned to dust so the tube will be bubble wrapped put in its box and then that box will be boxed. I am asking $27.50(I got a shipping discount from the original seller.) plus the actual cost of shipping to the purchaser plus paypal fees if you pay that way. These tubes don't come up very often. The shipping to Europe was $17.88 first class international mail for the other people just to give an idea of the cost. So to repeat $27.50 + shipping to you + paypal fees if you pay that way. Thanks Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] AVO 8 Mark3 VOM parts needed.
I picked up a AVO Avometer 8 mark3 VOM on E-bay recently to go with an AVO tubetester that I aquired a few years ago. Boy are these meters built heavy. It probably weighs twice as much as my Simpson 260. Well these meters are not very common over here (USA).I thought that one of the group members in Europe might have a parts unit. I am looking for a few small parts. One of the black binding posts, mine has the plastic insulating cover broken off. I could also use 3 of the little screws that go around the sides of the meter and hold the back of the case to the front of the meter. I am guessing these may be some British size. The leather handle is missing but I can live without that. If anybody has any of these parts please contact me. Thanks Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Happy Easter
In my town they have an old tradition of hiding nixie tubes all over in the parks on Easter. Then the kids all do the big Easter nixie hunt, then at the end of the day everybody makes clocks, DMMs and frequency counters! After dark we fire up the huge teslacoils and look for any nixies that were missed! TL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay
The seller evidently had 20 of these tubes. After I bought one and made my posting. (I thought it was a good idea to buy first!) The sales went on at a good clip. Somebody must have a use for them as they bought 10! I ended up buying a total of 5 as the seller would not sell to buyers outside the US. So I was contacted by 3 people from this list and the TCA list and asked to make purchases for them which I did. We will all have to wait a while for the tubes to be shipped as the seller contacted me and told me he was out of town on business. It would be pretty nifty to build a CRT clock or Four or more letter word using one of these tubes to produce the characters. It would have to be a raster scan though from what I understand. Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Re: Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay
Well those are going fast! 17 down 3 to go. Somebody bought 10 of them! They don't sell internationally and I purchased one for a German group member and one for me. > Standard disclaimer not my auction not affiliated with the seller. > Somebody has Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes buy it now for $20.00 + 10.00 > shipping on Ebay more than 10 available. They appear new in the box FAA > surplus Item number 300677567307. You can see the symbols on the target > plate at the end of the tube. Pretty nifty piece of technological history. > Tim Laing > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes on E-bay
Standard disclaimer not my auction not affiliated with the seller. Somebody has Raytheon CK1414F10C monoscopes buy it now for $20.00 + 10.00 shipping on Ebay more than 10 available. They appear new in the box FAA surplus Item number 300677567307. You can see the symbols on the target plate at the end of the tube. Pretty nifty piece of technological history. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Jens, Vacuum Gauges
Sorry to post this here. Jens, I sent you an E-mail about some vacuum gauges. Did you get it? I had no reply. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] ABC, ancester of Binary Electronic Computers
I just finished reading the book "The Man Who Invented The Computer, The Biography of John Atanosoff" By Jane Smiley. (I picked up the book on E-bay for under 7 dollars) This is a very interesting book. (Though the technical discussion on vacuum tube electronics leaves a lot to be desired.) J Atanosoff was a physics professor at Iowa State College who along with a student assistant Clifford Berry produced an electronic Digital (Base 2) computer using a capacitor drum memory. It had 30 parallel processors! It was very efficient as it only used 600 tubes and was the size of an office desk. ABC stands for Atanosoff Berry Computer. Atanosoff came up with the ideas for this in the late 30s. In fact the ENIAC patents were invalidated in 1973 due to Atanosoff's prior work. I remember reading a little about the ABC many years ago in I think, Scientific American Magazine. Look up John Gustafson and ABC on the Internet. John and others built a working replica in the 1990s. Also look up Konrad Zuse a German digital computer pioneer. His digital computers were relay based he started in the mid 30s. The book I cited above covers the inventors and builders of ABC, ENIAC, Colossus, Z1 etc. It is a very interesting book. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Mechanical Timebase!
There is always a lot of discussion about various timebases for clocks on this group. One I have never seen discussed is using a high quality watch or clock movement. I have some real neat antique pocketwatches. I thought it would be real neat to set up a pocket watch movement where you can see all the works (It would have to be in a dust proof enclosure.)in operation. I thought you could pick off the oscillations of the balance wheel using a fiber optic through beam photoeye on one of the photoeyes made for detecting tiny objects. I see these in my industrial maintenance work from time to time. The watch could be set up with a electic winding mechanism. With the photoeye output (Usually 9-24 volt sourcing or sinking depending on the photoeye.) all you would need is some divider circuits to produce your timebase signal for a clock. Nixie, numitron etc. See WIkipedia Balance Wheel. A good 17-23 jewel watch movement sitting in one position a constant temperature can be very accurate. Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Synchronous Alternators and motors
Having worked at Lima Electric (Sadly No longer in Lima Ohio, Factory Closed) for over 5 years making synchronous alternators, and 3 years in the Engineering Test Lab I can pass on a little information on alternator speeds. On a sychronous alternator the rotor operates with DC excitation, either supplied by slip rings (automotive alternator) or by a excitor rotot/stator combination.( There is also DC or AC excitation) Lima electric pioneered alternators without sliprings, this was made possible by solid state rectifiers. A synchronous alternator will operate just as well as a motor if voltage is supplied to the stator. In any case as a motor the rotor locks exactly to the speed of the rotating magnetic field in the stator. (unlike an induction motor where torque is produced by slip, synchronous speed - actual speed of the motor. This can be looked up on the web) This is what makes a synchronous motor valuable as a clock. Well in any case in a sychronous motor shaft speed is directly proportional to input frequency as long as the motor stays in step. (Excessive torque demands can pull a motor out of synchronous speed) Conversly with a synchronous alternator. Output frequency is directly proportional to rotor shaft speed. Rotors are most commonly made with two, four or six poles for 50 or 60 HZ units. A 2 pole alternator will produce 60 Hz when run at 3600 RPM a 4 pole alternator will produce 60 Hz when run at 1800 RPM and a 6 pole alternator will produce 60 Hz when run at exactly 1200 RPM. A synchronous motor will run at exactly the same speeds at 60 Hz. 2 Pole=3600 4 Pole=1800 6 Pole=1200 etc. For 50 Hz 2Pole=3000RPM 4Pole=1500RPM and 6Pole= 1000RPM The formula is RPMsync=120 times Hz divided by the number of poles on the rotor For power generation on a grid or any place that more than one alternator are working together all the alternators must run at exactly the same speed and must be in phase. If an alternator is not in "sync" horrible things can happen. The phase voltage and frequency must exactly match before an alternator is brought on line with the other alternators. This is where a synchroscope using lamps or meters comes into use. In our test lab I had two test stands, one with a 250HP synchrounous motor and the other with a 500HP synchronous motor. The 500HP motor had to be manually synchronized with the incoming line voltage before closing the main contactor. This involved using a auxilliary motor to bring the large motor up to synchronous speed. I then had to manually turn up the excitation voltage to the rotor using a variac to match the incoming line voltage. A meter would indicate the voltage phase between the motor (which was acting as a generator) and the incoming line. The meter would slowly swing between 0volts and 480volts. When the meter read 0 volts I had to close the contactor. If I was off a little the whole motor would ring like a bell as the rotor was jerked into step. If I was way off the main fuses to the plant would blow. (I never did that, thank God!) I did blow a set of 500 amp fuses though once. In any case for the huge Megawatt alternators in power plants for the grid it becomes obvious that Frequency control and phase are very important for proper operation of the grid. Sorry this got so long. I havn't posted in a long long time and I guess the verbage just had to vent! Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Terry Pratchett also DM160s
Interesting that Terry P. should come up! I picked up one of his books at the airport about 3 years back and got hooked. I have almost every book he has written and I have been giving copies to the grandkids and nieces. I just ordered the latest book "Snuff" another Sam Vimes diskworld book. My favorites have been Small Gods, the Death books, Sam Vimes (Nightwatch books), and particularly Wee Free Men. I realy enjoy his writing and humor. I had to get a few of his books from Alibris sellers in England as I couldn't find them here. I am currently reading THe Science of Diskworld III Darwin's Watch. This is one of the books I couldn't find over here. Maybe somebody needs to build a clock based on the Clacks system. More to the nixies Somebody has a Mil Surplus Sonar board with 50 DM160s mounted on it Ebay 130585845241 Ends in 2 days. Not my auction. I just purchased 50 DM160s recently on E-bay for 49.95+12 shipping. They arrived well packed and are marked Philips. Seem to be real nice quality. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Bellingham WA visit
Anybody have any recommendations for activities around Bellingham WA. I will be going to the American Museum of Radio and Electricity for sure. I will have a rental car so I am mobile. Surplus stores museums etc? Any members in the area?Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Facebook Group Tube Collectors Association
Recently the Tube Collectors Association set up a closed Facebook group. Some of us have been posting a lot of tube related pictures there. I have downloaded about 40 pictures into an album of the 2 prototype endview nixies that I won on E-bay some time back. They look like a smaller endview version of a B7971. I don't think that the group moderator requires TCA membership to join. I just thought this would be of interest to the group. It is a great way to share pictures.Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Clock readout based on changing resistance Ohmmeter
I know that some of the group have built clock circuits that would output a changing frequency to interface with a Nixie frequency counter. I know that there have been circuits that output current or voltage for analog meters. What I was thinking of was a clock circuit where the output would be a programmable resistance to be read on an ohmmeter. I know there are digital programmable pot ICs. But will any of them output from say 10 ohms to 2400 ohms in 10 ohm steps? I know this could be done with reed relays and discrete resistors set up in a decade circuit. What I was thinking of is I have a couple of very old Wheatstone bridges from the 1800s. You balance the bridge using either numbered rotary decade switches that directly read out the unknown resistance or you use shorting plugs that go into numbered holes to read out the resistance in decades. The bridge is balanced when the galvanometer is nulled out to a zero reading. This would make a unique interactive clock. It wouldn't be very practical but cool. If the switches/plugs were set for a too early or late time(resistance) the galvanometer would read unbalanced. You balance the bridge to read the time. This could also be used on direct reading Ohmmeters as well. I am not sure how much current flows throug th bridge but the old galvanometers are not very sensitive. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Market for high efficiency high voltage power supplys TUBE RADIO
I can tell you where there would be a fairly big market for high efficiency high voltage power supplies (IF THEY CAN BE PROPERLY SHIELDED FOR RF LEAKAGE) that is B power supplies. The common voltages used in the old battery radios for the plate supplies are 22.5, 45, 67.5, 90, 135, 180 volts DC. The very old radios using 201A triodes(Most Common) use 5 volts for the filaments, this was usually supplied by a 6 volt storage battery with the voltage dropped by a reostat. The early light socket B eliminators would put out maybe a maximum of 60 miliamps. Most of the old radios wouldn't draw that much. Later portable tube radios going all the way to the late 50s would use either a 67.5 volt battery or a 90 volt battery. The very popular Zenith Transocienanic short wave radios use a 90 volt battery and draw around 11-20 milliamps. The A battery filament supply is 9 volts at 50-60 miliamps. Many of the very compact portable tube radios would use 1.5 or 3 volts for the filament supply and 67.5 or 90volts for the B supply. It would be very handy to wire the supply with a sense circuit that would detect when the filament supply was turned on. I would think that mounting the switcher in a metal enclosure with input and output leads properly bypassed would take care of the RF noise problem. Ferrite beads, inductors, bypass capacitors. I just wanted to throw this out. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Yahoo groups with missing moderator solution.
Hello, I belong to the Emco yahoo group (emco_cnc_us...@yahoogroups.com) The moderator came up missing. People in the group figured out a few weeks ago how to work with Yahoo to assign a new moderator/moderators. They were able to accomplish this and have a new moderator. I was just thinking of the old Neonixie group and its files. If you go into the Emco recent archives you can read what had to be done. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Mystery Indicator? Tube,Ended Auction on E-bay
Does anybody know what this tube is? This is an ended auction 170 623 013 824 take the spaces out to make the 12 digit E-bay number. Splitting into 3 digit sections makes it easier for me to write down without errors. You will have to be logged in to look at completed listings. I bid on it but didn't win. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Shameless plug NL5440As and NL841s on E-bay
Hello, This is a shameless plug for some Nixies that I am selling on E-bay Look at auction 280643083174 for 12 NL5440A smooth top nixies Look at auction 280643093508 for 12 NL841 Nipple top nixies. Thanks Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Making Nixies
I worked in a Television CRT factory for several years in the sealing and pumping, getterflash, highvoltage processing, ageing, final test and matching. (I made some vacuume tubes of my own at work using parts of CRT electron guns. I pumped them down flashed them and aged them. I have never gotten to the point of trying to get them to light up) When the plant closed I scrounged a lot of equipment. So I have the gear to set up a good vacuum system and the knowledge of how to use it. I also have some dead nixies that I could donate for parts. When I get some time WHEN!!! I want to get a shop set up to try making and pumping down my own homemade tubes and try some nixie type projects. My cousin had her own Neon shop in Minneapolis MN. and I bought her neon plant. I did some glass blowing years ago. I have a BFA in ceramics so I have been around kilns for several years. So I want to put this all together one day. Who knows when... So if the people looking at making nixies want to contact me directly my E-mail is above. This project realy interests me. I am in NW Ohio, Lima to be exact. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Making Nixies. Nixie Library Reference Books
These are the books in my Nixie Library. Some are pretty technical. More technical than I am! Cold Cathode DIscharge Tubes J.R. Acton, J.D. Swift 1963. Academic Press Inc Publishers New York ( No Library Of congress Numbers) Very deep waters a lot of theory and math. Cold Cathode Glow Discharge Tubes Weston 1968 Iliffe Books Ltd London( No Library Of congress Numbers) More practical material on construction and materials. Still a lot of theory and math. But a technical layman can learn a lot from this book. Electronic Counting Circuits J.B. Dance 1967 Library of Congress Catalog Card system 67-13048 Iliffe Books Ltd London Practical Circuits Bible. With descriptions of opertation of all the different types of counters and indicators. Nixies, trigger tubes, dekatrons, E1T Cold Cathode Tubes J.B. Dance 1967 Iliffe Books London( No Library Of congress Numbers) Descriptions of the different types of cold cathode tubes and basic circuits. Applications of Neon Lamps and Gas Dischage Tubes, Edward Bauman Vice president, Signalite Incorported. 1966 Carlton Press New York Library of congress card number 66-28779 1001 uses for neon lamps/diodes showing signalites products. Using and Understanding Miniature Neon Lamps by William G Miller 1969 Howard W. Sams Lib Congress Cat 69-16778 General book for nonmathematical electonic persons. Practical applications and circuits using neon lamps. I would say Weston to get a good grasp on what you need to build nixies. Acton If you want to get your Phd! Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Shameless plug NL5440As and NL841s on E-bay
I am making a shameless plug. I have some (QTY 12) NOS NL5440A smooth top nixies on E-bay auction 280634472003 ends in about 15 hours. I also have some (12) NL841's also on E-bay 280637054757, about 5 days 14 hours on that auction. These are from Richardson Electronics the same source that we did the bulk buy from a few years ago that I organized. I started the prices out real low. I may put more up for bid and or offer some directly to the group. I need to pay for some electronic goodies. (AVO Tube Tester!) Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] 3rd try! Mullard Z700 U trigger tubes
If you have the book Electronic Counting Circuits by Dance, a lot of his trigger tube counter circuits use Z700 U tubes. These are 4 lead trigger tubes with the primer electrode for consistant firing even in darkness. So if you want to build a trigger tube clock this may help. I have found a source for these on E-bay his E-bay ID is supra_buyer. I have no relationship with this seller. I purchased 6M-E5 miniature Eye tubes from him in the past, the deal for the Z700 Us is my second transaction. I purchased the Z-700U tubes in a buy it now sale E-bay # 280619094369. The sale was for 10 tubes for $5.00 Plus the cost of shipping. I purchased a fairly large quantity of Z700 U tubes from him directly. He said that he has more of these tubes. I told him that I would let the group know about them. If anybody is interested they can contact him directly about these tubes. Again I have no relationship with this seller other than as a buyer. From my transactions I would say he has been honest with me. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Re: Trigger tubes, Mullard Z700 U
Didn't see this post on the digest? Will try this again. > If you have the book Electronic Counting Circuits by Dance, a lot of his > trigger tube counter circuits use Z700 U tubes. These are 4 lead trigger > tubes with the primer electrode for consistant firing even in darkness. > So if you want to build a trigger tube clock this may help. I have found > a source for these on E-bay his E-bay ID is supra_buyer. I have no > relationship with this seller. I purchased 6M-E5 miniature Eye tubes from > him in the past, the deal for the Z700 Us is my second transaction. I > purchased the Z-700U tubes in a buy it now sale E-bay # 280619094369. The > sale was for 10 tubes for $5.00 Plus the cost of shipping. I purchased a > fairly large quantity of Z700 U tubes from him directly. He said that he > has more of these tubes. I told him that I would let the group know about > them. If anybody is interested they can contact him directly about these > tubes. Again I have no relationship with this seller other than as a > buyer. From my transactions I would say he has been honest with me. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Trigger tubes, Mullard Z700 U
If you have the book Electronic Counting Circuits by Dance, a lot of his trigger tube counter circuits use Z700 U tubes. These are 4 lead trigger tubes with the primer electrode for consistant firing even in darkness. So if you want to build a trigger tube clock this may help. I have found a source for these on E-bay his E-bay ID is supra_buyer. I have no relationship with this seller. I purchased 6M-E5 miniature Eye tubes from him in the past, the deal for the Z700 Us is my second transaction. I purchased the Z-700U tubes in a buy it now sale E-bay # 280619094369. The sale was for 10 tubes for $5.00 Plus the cost of shipping. I purchased a fairly large quantity of Z700 U tubes from him directly. He said that he has more of these tubes. I told him that I would let the group know about them. If anybody is interested they can contact him directly about these tubes. Again I have no relationship with this seller other than as a buyer. From my transactions I would say he has been honest with me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Pneumatic Cylinders For Industrial Clock Cases
Hi I did the posts about the Extruded Aluminum Air Cylinders that would make good industrial futuristic clock cases. I sold the one to one of the group members and he is real happy with it. I have 2 more complete units and a Center extrusion only. I have 4 end caps 2 that are solid and 2 that have the hole for the piston rod. To make a symetrical case I would put one togther with 2 solid endcaps and the other together with the endcaps with the holes. (I also cut off 2 piston rod sections to put in the holes if wanted. The case could be mounted on a support from the rods and could pivot around its axis.) I would like to offer these to the group first come first served. I would like to get $20 for each of the complete cylinders with the end caps +postage cost. Shipping weight is about 5 pounds. (I would say too expensive to ship out of the US. The center extrusion (finish has some nicks and scratches) only, you add covers would be $5.00 + postage (2 pounds?) ID is 63mm 2.5 inches Stroke was 90mm but center section measures about 5.5 inches say 5.25 inches interior space between end caps when installed. If interested contact me off list. Paypal accepted other options can be worked out. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] My last word on the E-bay Otis Tube Listing
Some comments were made about private E-mails. Well go to his listing and you will see that he posted my statement about using my listing under questions. He then posted the reply that I got from him and posted here as his answer. You can't get more public than that. Anybody reading his listing all the way through will see it. And thats the word according to judge Wapner! (old reality TV reference!) Nuf Said! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Weasel update: E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery??
Well here is the update, such as it is. I turned this into E-bay earlier tonight. I also sent an message to the seller through the question link on the sellers auction. I was not nasty, at least I thought. Here is what I sent to him. Dear loveourfoxbody, It is against E-bay rules to copy other peoples listings without permission. Your title is exactly the same as my listing down to the Thyratron2 which I put in on an older listing where I had 2 of the tubes up for auction at the same time. You also copied the picture I took of the tube lit up. You copied verbatum including grammer errors the first 91 words in my listing. At least you could have asked! I have informed E-bay as this is a violation of their rules. Getterflash -getterflash Here is his rather hurt and indignent response. Dear getterflash, Sorry I did not know that. If I did I would have asked. I guess it's in ebays hands now. Since you knew you could have notified me first before ebay I would have gladly changed the ad. If they cancel the ad I hope you will be happy. I will then relist w/a different ad. Thats ok I've blocked you as a bidder for the 50+ tubes I have to sell. Thanks again Billy -loveourfoxbody I think he probably does have the tubes and is on the up and up on that. At least I will give him the benefit of the doubt. I guess since I am a dirt bag for reporting him I won't get to buy his items :( So if he has 50 tubes as he states don't bid high as you will get other chances!!! In my situation I have a few more tubes but I don't want to sell any more, at least at this time. So sorry for the misunderstanding. I wonder if he was one of the people that requested data sheets from me. More likely he found some data on the web. Again I would like to thank the people here that sent me additional data sheets on top of what I all ready had. I was curious about the differences between the 2040 and the 1C21. I don't have a 1C21 so I would be happy to get one to play with. I know that there is a clear conductive coating on the glass top. I don't know if it is on the inside the outside or both sides. I would think that the 1C21 would not be touch sensitive, but it would be fun to try! If the coating is on the outside and there are no other differences then it might be possible to find some kind of conductive coating. The tin coating is vacuum deposited and not something you can do easily. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery??
Well should I be flattered or pissed off, what do you think? Over the years I have sold a few Otis Elevator Touch switch neon filled 2040 Thyratrons. The last one I sold was on Nov 28-2010. Title of auction was: Nixie Era Otis Elevator Ne Touch Switch 2040 Thyratron2 Auction 280592584705 or easier to remember(but take out the spaces when typing in on E-bay) 280 592 584 706. Well I got a surprise yesterday! There is a listing for Nixie Era Otis Elevator Ne Touch Switch 2040 Thyratron2 Auction 110 642 996 087 (remove the spaces when entering number.) I had a 2 after thyratron in my title because I had listed 2 of these tubes at one time and this was the second one listed. I forgot to remove the 2 when relisting. The darkened picture of the lit up tube is a copy of my picture right down to the light flare from the camera lens around the tip of the tube. For the listing description he used most of mine including the bold underline and different colors! I am flatteed that he included my grammatical mistakes as well! He will even send the 7 pages of data I have? I have more now due to the generousity of my friends on this list!! Well in any case I think I am going to report this to E-bay. What do you think. At the very least contact this seller and tell him the teacher found out that his science report was copied from the encyclopedia.(boy I dated myself there!) This reminds me of a story my dad told me (he was a biology professor PhD) On of his friends had a paper turned in for a class and when the professor read it, it was some of his own work copied verbatum with the students name attached! GOTCH YA! Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] ETL Tube Handbook on E-bay England
First of all not my auction not related to seller other than I assume we are both humans! It is a very interesting looking ELT tube handbook. One of the pages shown is for cold cathode tubes. Probably a dekatron data trove. 250754928152 about a day day and a half left. Shipping to US pretty high. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Otis Neon Filled 2040 touch switch on E-bay
First of all this is my item up for sale on E-bay so this is a shameless plug! I am selling a Otis Neon filled 2040 thyratron touch switch, the auction is 280592584705. I thought that some people might find this interesting. I also have seven pages of circuit data on this tube that I can forward to any interested people. Tim Laing -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
