[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Nominal cathode current - Confused -

2016-04-07 Thread Jon D.
Greg, I'd like to see the schematic of your current limiting. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To pos

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Nominal cathode current - Confused -

2016-04-07 Thread gregebert
Yes, I typically use a PMOS device to regulate the current at the anode. You can also use a PNP, but the non-zero base-current needs to be accounted-for. I drive the gate with an isolated DCDC converter at roughly -12V; to make the current adjustable you can use a pot to drive the gate. Using a

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2016-04-07 Thread Lukas Niebieszczanski
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[neonixie-l] Re: My Page - What do you think?

2016-04-07 Thread Jonathan F.
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[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Nominal cathode current - Confused -

2016-04-07 Thread Eddy
Thanks, Indeed, a current source seems to be a good idea. Did you put a transistor in the anode line? I'm wondering what the anode current does with a normal current limiting resistor when lighting e.g. the '1' and the '4'. The '1' character has only about the half of surface area of the '4'. S

[neonixie-l] Re: IN-18 Nominal cathode current - Confused -

2016-04-07 Thread Eddy
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 11:20:31 AM UTC+2, Eddy wrote: > > Looking at different websites, translated IN-18 datasheets, I get more and > more confused what the correct direct drive cathode current is. > Here at tube-tester: http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/data/in18.htm the > nomina