Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2021-11-18 Thread Audrey
That stuff hurts to think about bartek On Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 4:38 PM Bartek Ogryz wrote: > Nice tubes, with ugly price ;) > I remember, I could have bought some of them for 20EUR/pc 15 years ago > "That much? You must be crazy!" - I had thought... :( > > In 15 years, I'll think to myself:

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2021-11-18 Thread Bartek Ogryz
Nice tubes, with ugly price ;) I remember, I could have bought some of them for 20EUR/pc 15 years ago "That much? You must be crazy!" - I had thought... :( In 15 years, I'll think to myself: "If I had bought them then for 1000EUR, I would be a millionaire today" ;) Bartek. czwartek, 18

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2021-11-18 Thread Nick Andrews
A house number display made with these would look very cool. While also being the most expensive one ever made... On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 9:47 AM gregebert wrote: > For the lucky few who have one or more of these enormous beasts, have you > seen any hint of degradation or leakage ? I've always

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2021-11-18 Thread jb-electronics
I think the glass is actually quite thin. Jens On 2021-11-18 10:47 a.m., gregebert wrote: For the lucky few who have one or more of these enormous beasts, have you seen any hint of degradation or leakage ? I've always wondered if there were manufacturing challenges due to the size. Also, is

Re: [neonixie-l] A pair of Rodan Okaya CD47 / GR414 on eBay (used with green corrosion on one pin).....

2021-11-18 Thread gregebert
For the lucky few who have one or more of these enormous beasts, have you seen any hint of degradation or leakage ? I've always wondered if there were manufacturing challenges due to the size. Also, is the glass thicker than typical nixies ? On Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6:08:19 PM UTC-8