[neonixie-l] Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Grahame Marsh
Hi I have added a webpage where I test a variety of other small CRTs with the scope clock 2 hardware. http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/scope2a.html This page will continue to carry updates as I trial other CRTs and other PSU configurations. I'm still extending the range of clock faces and

[neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Dekatron42
Wonderful as always! /Martin -- 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. To view this

[neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2012-12-11 Thread kay486
Id recomend you asking here http://www.tubeclockdb.com/forum/Related-Technology/2477-Wamco-Alphanumeric-minitrons.html?limit=10start=10#3200 On Tuesday, 11 December 2012 01:17:09 UTC, bryan wrote: Anyone from here have Wamco Minitrons KW-105S (7-segments)? --

[neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2012-12-11 Thread kay486
Id recomend you asking here http://www.tubeclockdb.com/forum/Related-Technology/2477-Wamco-Alphanumeric-minitrons.htmlhttp://www.tubeclockdb.com/forum/Related-Technology/2477-Wamco-Alphanumeric-minitrons.html?limit=10start=10#3200 On Tuesday, 11 December 2012 01:17:09 UTC, bryan wrote: Anyone

Re: [neonixie-l] Wamco Minitrons

2012-12-11 Thread Bryan Goines
Yeah, I found out that they are still in production for $250 per one item. Yes, you are right, they are ridiculously expensive. I have old 4 KW-105S. ($10 each from eBay) -- Bryan Goines On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 7:35 PM, John Rehwinkel wrote: Anyone from here have Wamco

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2012-12-11 Thread Bryan Goines
Awesome, Thanks! I'll ask there. -- Bryan Goines On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 12:37 PM, kay486 wrote: Id recomend you asking here http://www.tubeclockdb.com/forum/Related-Technology/2477-Wamco-Alphanumeric-minitrons.html

[neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread kay486
love it! I always wanted to make a scope clock, but i wasnt sure what scope looks the best, there arent any databases of scopes that would have pictures of glowing tubes (atleast im not aware of any, if somebody knows such a site, let me know please!) On Tuesday, 11 December 2012 13:51:10

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2012-12-11 Thread Bryan Goines
I found similar ones on eBay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/200860310888?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 It might bigger than KW-105S, but I am unsure. I have to look up the specification. -- Bryan Goines On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Bryan Goines wrote: Awesome,

[neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Michel
Great design and source of information Graham! Fantastic. Just wondering about 1 thing, is it possible to adjust the brightness of the scopeclock according to the ambient light? Usually you would use the control grid of course, but what it you would adjust the current through the filament? It

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread JohnK
Valve [tube] filaments [heaters/cathodes in this case] generally do not have life extended by running lower power. Cathode emission is complex and heater should be run within the specs. That spec is not just to achieve maximum rated emission. Some oscilloscopes had a connection for cathode

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Grahame Marsh
Michel Ambient light based brightess control is something I have been playing with. I remember, as a nipper, we had a valve BW TV set with a LDR in the front panel so it had a sort of automatic brightess control. But I would certainly do the control by varying the grid voltage wrt the