[neonixie-l] Weasel update: E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery??

2011-02-04 Thread laingt
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 ot

Re: [neonixie-l] Weasel update: E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery??

2011-02-04 Thread Frank Bemelman
Well, the seller had a 100% feedback on ~300 transactions, so one could say this seller is an honest guy. Ok, so it is not allowed to copy ads, now we all know. I was not under the impression he tried to steal a significant part of your business by coping your ad. Seems it was just an honest mi

[neonixie-l] Re: E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery??

2011-02-04 Thread Nick
I'm closing this thread as it'll just lead to complaints. 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

[neonixie-l] 2040 Otis elevator tubes vs 1C21

2011-02-04 Thread John Rehwinkel
> 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. They're available from vacuumtubes.net ($17) and tubedepot.com ($28). > I know that > there is a clear conductive coating on the glass top. I don't know if it >

[neonixie-l] Re: Cylinder Pics Where to get cool clock housings?]

2011-02-04 Thread Lucky
Hey Tim here is the simplest way to reduce file size using windows: Open your file (picture) then click 'save as' this will give you the option to reduce the quality therefore file size of your picture. Hope that helps. I would also be very interested in one of these cylinders. Why not keep the end

[neonixie-l] Re: Cylinder Pics Where to get cool clock housings?]

2011-02-04 Thread will
Got your email. It looks great! Get back to me with a price if you can, I think it's just large enough to hold my circuit boards. Also, I agree, the cap with the hole in it could be good to use for wires and stuff, but it's not really necessary. On Feb 4, 10:13 am, Lucky wrote: > Hey Tim here is

[neonixie-l] Re: Cylinder Pics Where to get cool clock housings?]

2011-02-04 Thread Lucky
Not really necessary but means he has 4 cylinders (with holes) rather than only 2 (without holes) Would be a shame to see the rest go to waste. AND\OR Tim you could always fit 2 ends with holes to a cylinder, at least it's symetrical, just hate to see things go to waste. Will I have been looking o

[neonixie-l] Re: Weasel update: E-bay Imitation is the sincerest form of flat...

2011-02-04 Thread A.J. Franzman
If you want to stop people copying or hotlinking your images, that's what watermarks are for. Before I started watermarking, I've discovered people hotlinking my images and always ratted them out by changing it to a text message. I came very close a couple of times to making it something lewd and d

[neonixie-l] Re: Cylinder Pics Where to get cool clock housings?]

2011-02-04 Thread will
Thanks dave, I actually posted a thread a little while back, my original plan was to use some kind of bakelite radio, but I just had no luck finding a cheap one in the US, then LaingT emailed me suggesting the air cylinder. Personally, I like the air cylinder idea a lot better, it's also a lot more

[neonixie-l] Re: Cylinder Pics Where to get cool clock housings?]

2011-02-04 Thread A.J. Franzman
On Feb 4, 3:17 am, lai...@wcoil.com wrote: > Failed the first time message too large google 4 meg limit. So only > sending one picture.  I need to find out how to reduce the file sizes. As > I don't need the resolution of my 10 megapixel camera.  Tim What application do you use (other than the cam

[neonixie-l] Re: Cylinder Pics Where to get cool clock housings?]

2011-02-04 Thread Lucky
No worries Will. Must admit I quite fancy one of these cylinders myself On 4 Feb, 19:10, will wrote: > Thanks dave, > I actually posted a thread a little while back, my original plan was > to use some kind of bakelite radio, but I just had no luck finding a > cheap one in the US, then LaingT emai

[neonixie-l] Advice needed: flea markets in Barcelona, Spain

2011-02-04 Thread Dmitri Vorobiev
Hello, I'll be leaving to a business trip to Barcelona, Spain in a week. Sunday morning will be free, so I thought I could spend time visiting a flea market. Naturally, I would like to go to a place where there is a chance to find something related to antique electronics. I'll be grateful for any

[neonixie-l] Re: Any interest in slot machine projection displays?

2011-02-04 Thread marta_kson
> The listing says "of the same kind as the IEE..." which means that they > are not made by IEE, but similar design to IEE displays. It's my own listing and all I have found out is that the GB patent number refer to IEE. I think those units are made in the UK on a licence granted by IEE and not ma

[neonixie-l] Re: Advice needed: flea markets in Barcelona, Spain

2011-02-04 Thread will
I've never been to spain, but I hear the open-air markets there have a lot of cool stuff like that. Good luck with your search. Also, ¿habla Español? On Feb 4, 4:44 pm, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote: > Hello, > > I'll be leaving to a business trip to Barcelona, Spain in a week. > Sunday morning will be

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Advice needed: flea markets in Barcelona, Spain

2011-02-04 Thread Dmitri Vorobiev
Nope. I don't speak Spanish. Dmitri On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 1:51 AM, will wrote: > I've never been to spain, but I hear the open-air markets there have a > lot of cool stuff like that. Good luck with your search. > > Also, ¿habla Español? > > On Feb 4, 4:44 pm, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote: >> Hello, >

[neonixie-l] Re: Any interest in slot machine projection displays?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeff Thomas
On Feb 4, 4:40 pm, marta_kson wrote: > BTW does any of You know how I can remove the us-only shipping that > unintentionally got into the listing? Buyers from all countries of the > world is of cource welcome to bid on it. Marta, once a bid has been placed (you currently have one bidder), you c

[neonixie-l] Re: Any interest in slot machine projection displays?

2011-02-04 Thread Lucky
Actually if you get someone to 'ask a question'-"will you ship to wxy", then you can add that you will ship worldwide, ask me for details, or similar in your answer and show it. Dave. On 5 Feb, 00:02, Jeff Thomas wrote: > On Feb 4, 4:40 pm, marta_kson wrote: > > > BTW does any of You know how I

[neonixie-l] Re: Any interest in slot machine projection displays?

2011-02-04 Thread Lucky
Something like that ;-) On 5 Feb, 00:09, Lucky wrote: > Actually if you get someone to 'ask a question'-"will you ship to > wxy", then you can add that you will ship worldwide, ask me for > details, or similar in your answer and show it. > > Dave. > > On 5 Feb, 00:02, Jeff Thomas wrote: > > > On

[neonixie-l] Ghosting on IN-14s even with long blanking period.

2011-02-04 Thread will
I got my IN-14s in the mail the other day (Well, three out of four, one was broken, but m_bulb on ebay very kindly offered to send me two more tubes. Awesome customer service right there). I've been working on multiplexing them, and everything works well except for the fact that I'm experiencing so