[neonixie-l] Re: Driver chips besides 7441 or 74141

2018-03-04 Thread gregebert
The MAXIM device uses BiCMOS technology, so the I/O pins are probably NPN devices and should be more tolerant of voltages above 76 VDC. It's best to follow the datasheet for all possible operating conditions, but I think you could use a bleeder resistor across the MAX6921 pins and GND. First, m

[neonixie-l] Re: Need tubes (not nixies)

2018-03-04 Thread J Forbes
looks like all I have is a 5U4GB in a Motorola box, but it's a used Zenith tube. The empty box would be easier to mail, eh? -- 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 a

[neonixie-l] Re: Need tubes (not nixies)

2018-03-04 Thread Terry S
And I should have stated as this is just for display, I'm only looking for tubes in their original numbered boxes, and nothing will be sold Empty numbered boxes from the list also welcome. Tester photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32165280@N02/albums/72157674341385913 On Sunday, Ma

[neonixie-l] Re: Driver chips besides 7441 or 74141

2018-03-04 Thread 'Mike Playle' via neonixie-l
On Monday, February 26, 2018 at 2:49:00 PM UTC, John Snow wrote: > > What driver chips have you used besides 7441 or 74141 in direct drive mode > for your Nixie projects? > > I've used Max69** chips with VFD projects but have not found a good Nixie > driver chip yet. > I've just hooked up a MAX

[neonixie-l] Need tubes (not nixies)

2018-03-04 Thread Terry S
I'm trying to fill the slots in my drug store tube tester. Through some lucky finds and some gracious donations, I've filled over 200 of the ~400 slots. Here is my list: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwUiE-766SEkN0otQk9pVGo0TmM These are mostly otherwise useless TV tubes. Accepting donati