[neonixie-l] Panaplex displays...

2020-04-27 Thread martin martin
Might be good to restore or rob for parts.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Heathkit-Digital-Clock-Alarm-GR-1075-Panaplex-Nixie-Era-Tested/124093488546?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225086%26meid%3Dec87131d65c44dfbbfd35e59163ee7ac%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D15%26m

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Elektronika-7 Clock... What kind of IV-26 tubes? Just found out there's Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 IV-26's.

2020-04-27 Thread celzey11
USA but with a 120-240 step up transformer. On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 12:56:53 PM UTC-4, David Pye wrote: > > Curious - which country are you in with 240v mains? > > On Mon, 27 Apr 2020, 17:08 celzey11, > > wrote: > >> Just went ahead and ordered some 2111 green plexiglass...will try it. >> O

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Elektronika-7 Clock... What kind of IV-26 tubes? Just found out there's Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 IV-26's.

2020-04-27 Thread David Pye
Curious - which country are you in with 240v mains? On Mon, 27 Apr 2020, 17:08 celzey11, wrote: > Just went ahead and ordered some 2111 green plexiglass...will try it. > Other random sidenote, do you think 240v is too high to run the clock on > (it was designed for 220v)? I'm using a converter.

[neonixie-l] Re: Elektronika-7 Clock... What kind of IV-26 tubes? Just found out there's Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 IV-26's.

2020-04-27 Thread celzey11
Just went ahead and ordered some 2111 green plexiglass...will try it. Other random sidenote, do you think 240v is too high to run the clock on (it was designed for 220v)? I'm using a converter. I noticed the filaments in the tubes are glowing slightly, and that this can reduce the life of the tu

[neonixie-l] Re: Elektronika-7 Clock... What kind of IV-26 tubes? Just found out there's Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 IV-26's.

2020-04-27 Thread Terry Kennedy
On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 11:06:08 PM UTC-4, celzey11 wrote: > > Hi, the beast finally showed up...and the front glass was smashed. So > again, thanks Terry for not only the excellent write up on electrically > restoring these clocks, but also on recreating the glass front. Sidenote, > have

[neonixie-l] Re: Favorite component suppliers....

2020-04-27 Thread Paul Andrews
Weird and wonderful hardware: https://www.mcmaster.com/ Another electronics site, seem especially good for transformers: https://www.arrow.com/ I’m surprised no one has mentioned https://octopart.com/, which shows prices from multiple sources. I guess I don’t use it