[neonixie-l] Threads (part ) birthday present needed

2011-03-31 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 11-03-31 06:23 PM, jb-electronics wrote: Hi all, I am sorry for changing the thread, it was not on purpose. I am posting to NEONIXIE via Thunderbird, I just clicked on the last email I received (that was a Mullard Dekatron email), UNfortunatly, thunderbird also followes the rules for Networ

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Nolan
You have to be careful of problems like the IN-9 has. It would look funny if the lite-saber light appeared starting in the middle or the wrong end. ;-) Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to n

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: OT: Help with birthday present needed

2011-03-31 Thread jb-electronics
Hi all, I am sorry for changing the thread, it was not on purpose. I am posting to NEONIXIE via Thunderbird, I just clicked on the last email I received (that was a Mullard Dekatron email), changed the title, and removed all content from the email and wrote my gibberish. My email program must

Re: [neonixie-l] OT: Help with birthday present needed

2011-03-31 Thread jb-electronics
Hi David, thanks for your reply. Why do you use a relay? It is not needed. The diodes provide the switch function for you. I included the relais to ensure that the batteries are cut off 100% when not needed. If there were only diodes then some current might flow, given the supply voltage wa

[neonixie-l] Re: OT: Help with birthday present needed

2011-03-31 Thread Jon
On Mar 31, 8:40 pm, jb-electronics wrote: > Hi folks, > > OK, this will be some kind of off-topic, but it is of course related to > electronics. Was it really necessary to change the stream of this thread rather than start a new one? Perhaps a kindly mod couple split them up and restore the or

Re: [neonixie-l] OT: Help with birthday present needed

2011-03-31 Thread David Forbes
On 3/31/2011 12:40 PM, jb-electronics wrote: Hi folks, In a little test run, the clock was connected to the main power supply (wall wart) and worked fine. I let it run for about 1 hour. Then I removed the wall wart, and it switched to battery. But now get this: The PIC suddenly got really warm,

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread Grahame Marsh
But you could use an IN9 or IN13 and make a "light-knife" or a sword for a hobbit (mixing my films) ... not really back on topic, sorry. -- 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@google

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread jb-electronics
Thanks for the info, I was wondering if the tubes were mounted within some kind of acrylic tube? Jens Am 31.03.2011 22:03, schrieb H. Carl Ott: On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:56 PM, jb-electronics wrote: Carl, that looks amazing! Sort of been done. https://www.amazing1.com/plasma_fire_saber.ht

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread H. Carl Ott
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:56 PM, jb-electronics wrote: > Carl, that looks amazing! > >> Sort of been done. >> https://www.amazing1.com/plasma_fire_saber.htm > > Well, the sound quality in the videos is terrible, but say you'd substitute > the blade of a standard Hasbro fx lightsaber or so, this wo

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread jb-electronics
Carl, that looks amazing! Sort of been done. https://www.amazing1.com/plasma_fire_saber.htm Well, the sound quality in the videos is terrible, but say you'd substitute the blade of a standard Hasbro fx lightsaber or so, this would be the real thing! I guess I have found my next project ;-)

RE: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread Tidak Ada
Same principle as a TuneonR an neon version of a tuningindicator from the past eric -Original Message- From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jb-electronics Sent: donderdag 31 maart 2011 21:20 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Cc: Krzysztof Wiec

[neonixie-l] OT: Help with birthday present needed

2011-03-31 Thread jb-electronics
Hi folks, OK, this will be some kind of off-topic, but it is of course related to electronics. My sister's birthday is coming up, and I decided to build her a binary clock ;-) See the schematic here: http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/clock_schematic.png See the PCB and the housing here: ht

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread H. Carl Ott
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:20 PM, jb-electronics wrote: > Would it be possible to manufacture these in a much longer version with a > larger diameter? I was just thinking - these things might make fascinating > fake light sabers. Sort of been done. https://www.amazing1.com/plasma_fire_saber.htm

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread jb-electronics
Hello Krzysztof, OK, then my memory served me well. Would it be possible to manufacture these in a much longer version with a larger diameter? I was just thinking - these things might make fascinating fake light sabers. Jens Am 31.03.2011 21:02, schrieb Krzysztof Wieckowicz: Hello Jens,

Re: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread Krzysztof Wieckowicz
Hello Jens, it's right way. More current - larger bar. Regards Krzysztof - Original Message - From: "Jens Boos" To: "neonixie-l" Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:21 PM Subject: [neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work? Hello folks, I was just wondering, how do the bargraph tu

[neonixie-l] How do the bargraph tubes work?

2011-03-31 Thread Jens Boos
Hello folks, I was just wondering, how do the bargraph tubes work? The more current flows through the tube the larger the bar gets, is that right? Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neoni