Re: [neonixie-l] Old Post Office Clock

2021-01-03 Thread Alex
I would suggest that these were never actually used as clocks, due to their somewhat homebrew look. I suggest they were weighbridge / scale displays which may of been constructed to give a large readout, driven from the aux port on a scale unit. Would make sense for a postal service to have

Re: [neonixie-l] Recycle or keep?

2021-01-03 Thread Nick Andrews
Say what? I've never heard anything like that before. Seems counterintuitive. On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 2:40 AM Rik Declercq wrote: > paper conservator chiming in... pedantically off-topic-ish. > > cardboard (or paper) that old does not belong in the recycling bin. the > fibers have become

Re: [neonixie-l] Recycle or keep?

2021-01-03 Thread Rik Declercq
paper conservator chiming in... pedantically off-topic-ish. cardboard (or paper) that old does not belong in the recycling bin. the fibers have become damaged/oxidized too much to be recyclable-grade. (Sorry for bad Engrish) On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 1:02 AM Nisei wrote: > Oh by the way, >