Re: [neonixie-l] B6844A’s 2nd

> i just said they go black in a week? am i missing something? run at a lower > voltage? another resistor thats not in the specs? multiplexed?… i will go > count them, want the black ones too? I'm envisioning an art project where they're only active occasionally for brief intervals. I'll happi

Re: [neonixie-l] B6844A’s 2nd

i just said they go black in a week? am i missing something? run at a lower voltage? another resistor thats not in the specs? multiplexed?… i will go count them, want the black ones too? > On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:10 PM, 'John Rehwinkel' via neonixie-l > wrote: > >> If you have ever run across t

Re: [neonixie-l] B6844A’s

> If you have ever run across the tube very close to the B5092 but with the > rounded(bullet) front end B6844A > I made a 6 digit clock and it looked real good! > For about one week, then it started to go black, in two weeks all tubes were > black > It came from no mercury in the tubes, results i

[neonixie-l] Re: Welcome & please introduce yourself!

Greetings all, my name is John and I recently got started in electronics and Arduino as a hobby. I am a total newcomer but I stumbled across a Nixie tube clock on Instructables and I think they are the coolest looking things in the world. So I found this group and joined up because I want to kno

[neonixie-l] IN-8-OC Nixie tube wanted

Hello Nixie friends, In April there were a few IN-8-OC Nixie tubes for sale here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/362305760720?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true I was on vacation and when I came back all were gone. I am wondering: does anybody have one for trade or sale? Thanks in advance! Best wishes Jens

[neonixie-l] Re: B6844A’s

I have some that are dual-marked 5092/6844, and never noticed any failures. Luckily, most of mine are genuine Burroughs 5092. On a related note, I have a few 6091 (the next-size up from a 5092) and those show darkening inside the glass, which I'm certain is sputtered-away cathode material that

[neonixie-l] B6844A’s

If you have ever run across the tube very close to the B5092 but with the rounded(bullet) front end B6844A I made a 6 digit clock and it looked real good! For about one week, then it started to go black, in two weeks all tubes were black It came from no mercury in the tubes, results in a fantas

[neonixie-l] Many B7971 Tubes just hit ebay.

Bunch of tubes just hit ebay. Not my auctions. https://www.ebay.com/itm/312381895369 https://www.ebay.com/itm/401659058394 https://www.ebay.com/itm/312381924006 https://www.ebay.com/itm/401659076206 https://www.ebay.com/itm/312381989092 Michail Wilson 206-920-6312 -- You recei