[neonixie-l] Re: Question on driving a nixie tube with two anodes

2013-01-26 Thread threeneurons
Even though the B5025 has the same pinout as the ZM1030, the electrical characteristics are bit different. The ZM1030 has the same levels as normal (non-biquinary) nixies. Strike at ~170V, and maintain ~130V. The B5025 strikes ~130 to 150V, and maintains ~100V. Also the ZM1030 is a mercury enha

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello Jens, pretty sophisticaed way of leak detection ;-) what do You think by the "insufficient greasing on my needle valve"? The rubber o-ring used to connect the valve to the system was not greased properly? Or something else? "it is not airtight if the scale is adjusted to just zero" - does

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread Dalibor Farný
I am not sure if the picture is visible, so it is attached.. Dalibor 2013/1/26 Dalibor Farný > Hello Jens, > > pretty sophisticaed way of leak detection ;-) > > what do You think by the "insufficient greasing on my needle valve"? The > rubber o-ring used to connect the valve to the system was n

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread Michael Gregg
On 01/25/2013 03:52 PM, jb-electronics wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am still working on Nixie tubes, but I have to take it a little slow > at the moment because I switched my university and I am currently sort > of living in two cities ;-) > > However, today I had some time so I took a look at my vacuu

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2013-01-26 Thread James Drosopoulos
Yeah, james, can you put images here? > > -- > Bryan Goines > > On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:33 PM, kay486 wrote: > > you should just put the images here, id love to see them too! > > On Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:42:22 UTC, James Drosopoulos wrote: > > Hello Bryan, > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello Michael, 10E-6 torr is not necessary. For testing purposes is 10-2 torr enough, because then the tube is filled to somewhere around 30 torr what is much higher pressure.. The initial pressure is not so critical in nixie tubes, but influeces the total lifetime of the tube.. However it would

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread jb-electronics
Hi Dalibor, what do You think by the "insufficient greasing on my needle valve"? The rubber o-ring used to connect the valve to the system was not greased properly? yes, there was some fibre or something hair-like that caused a small leak. I think that the valve stem is not fully pressed to

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread jb-electronics
Hi Michael, yes, I will document everything on my website. In fact, most of it is already done, but right now I am writing the vacuum system part and I want to document all the steps that I did until now. And now it is far from perfect. So I will show all different setups and number them. My

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2013-01-26 Thread James Drosopoulos
Hi Bryan , Ok took some photos so you can get an idea of what they look like. The series resistors are 1/8 watt 100 ohms and the supply voltage is 5 volts . Unfortunately Google says they're too big to post .I'll send them to you personally . Your e-mail address is masked so I can't see the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2013-01-26 Thread John Rehwinkel
> Ok took some photos so you can get an idea of what they look like. The > series resistors are 1/8 watt 100 ohms and the supply voltage is 5 volts . > Unfortunately Google says they're too big to post . I had James send them to me, and uploaded them to my server for everybody: http://www.vit

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2013-01-26 Thread kay486
Thanks! On Saturday, 26 January 2013 19:10:15 UTC, jrehwin wrote: > > > Ok took some photos so you can get an idea of what they look like. The > series resistors are 1/8 watt 100 ohms and the supply voltage is 5 volts . > Unfortunately Google says they're too big to post . > > I had James sen

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Wamco Minitrons

2013-01-26 Thread Bryan Goines
John, thanks! -- Bryan Goines Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) On Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 1:58 PM, kay486 wrote: > Thanks! > > On Saturday, 26 January 2013 19:10:15 UTC, jrehwin wrote: > > > Ok took some photos so you can get an idea of what they look like. The

[neonixie-l] Re: Question on driving a nixie tube with two anodes

2013-01-26 Thread Planetariophage
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