What a find!!!
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 7:21:23 AM UTC-4 Bill Notfaded wrote:
> It was the world population at the time it was made.
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> Bill
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> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 8:03 PM Owen Crawford wrote:
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>> What is the backstory behind this tube and why does it only have the 7
>> digit repeate
It was the world population at the time it was made.
Bill
On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 8:03 PM Owen Crawford
wrote:
> What is the backstory behind this tube and why does it only have the 7
> digit repeated?
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> On Sunday, 11 July 2021 at 06:49:29 UTC+10 Bill Notfaded wrote:
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>> I actually didn't pay
It's also worth mentioning that with a multiplexed design it's easy to dim
the tubes for a dark room and obviously extend the life.
I have a bedroom arduino-based clock that has 4x NL5780 multiplexed.
The brightness auto-dims so that it's nice at night (and at a level that
would be invisible duri
Seems a fair price.
The tubes seem "well used" (silvered) and some not nicely stored.
Remember that these were an easily replaceable item at the time and were
often over-driven in equipment to get more brightness.
I have 6 of these in a clock that is direct-drive and has been running 24/7
since a
