[neonixie-l] Re: Lead-in wire glowing

2011-07-08 Thread jfowkes
Hi All, Thanks for the replies, I'll try burning in the tubes as suggested. As an aside, I read (somewhere on the internet that I can't find) that it is good practise to keep nixie tube anodes at ~90V when the tube is not lit? Is this correct, and is it worth doing for hobby clocks? Cheers,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-08 Thread JohnK
OK, so you have just outlined what you can do this weekend.. what are you going to do for the rest of the next week? :-)) John K. [who greatly appreciates that top notch report from you] - Original Message - From: dylan roelofs doktorb...@gmail.com To: neonixie-l

[neonixie-l] B7971 wanted !

2011-07-08 Thread Mefistofelix
Anyone have any B7971's for sale ? Thank you. M -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/0RpK3SmPHh4J. To post to this group, send an email to

[neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-08 Thread Nick
On Jul 8, 5:57 am, dylan roelofs doktorb...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen-    My name is Dylan Kehde Roelofs; I've been a scientific glassblower for 20 years, and I believe I can answer a few of your questions.. ... Excellent summary from someone who actually knows what they are talking about -

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-08 Thread jb-electronics
I concur, a remarkable summary, many thanks for that from me as well. Does anyone happen to know a book covering these topics? I would love to learn more about this. Regards Jens Am 08.07.2011 16:03, schrieb Nick: On Jul 8, 5:57 am, dylan roelofsdoktorb...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen-

[neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-08 Thread James
How about a pinch seal with an inline row of wires? I've only ever made those with two wires, but I don't see why it would be that much more difficult to put 10+ wires through with an appropriate jig. Induction heating is easy, I built one of those a while back that I use for other things. As for

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-08 Thread David Forbes
On 7/8/2011 2:20 PM, James wrote: How about a pinch seal with an inline row of wires? I've only ever made those with two wires, but I don't see why it would be that much more difficult to put 10+ wires through with an appropriate jig. Induction heating is easy, I built one of those a while back

[neonixie-l] Re: 3000 tubes per year?

2011-07-08 Thread James
On Jul 8, 2:34 pm, xdugef i...@xdugef.com wrote: I had an idea the other day which may not be possible because of the heat involved in the making of a nixie or because of the conditions inside the tube once it's filled with gas but it were possible to include an ic inside the tube then you