Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Seriously? This is out of control on ebay

2023-05-21 Thread Audrey
Yeah oxidization is definitely a concern On Sun, May 21, 2023, 7:52 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On May 21, 2023, at 7:20 PM, Audrey wrote: > > Isnt that usually only the case with vacuum tubes? I think you're thinking > of thoriated heaters > > > I leave it to someone else to come up with a

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Seriously? This is out of control on ebay

2023-05-21 Thread Mac Doktor
> On May 21, 2023, at 7:20 PM, Audrey wrote: > > Isnt that usually only the case with vacuum tubes? I think you're thinking of > thoriated heaters I leave it to someone else to come up with a definitive answer but a neon sign can start cold because the cathodes are coated with the stuff. I

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Seriously? This is out of control on ebay

2023-05-21 Thread Audrey
Isnt that usually only the case with vacuum tubes? I think you're thinking of thoriated heaters On Sun, May 21, 2023, 7:03 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On May 21, 2023, at 5:02 PM, Audrey wrote: > > I mean... a broken nipple only sounds repairable by someone getting into > neon making > > > If the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Seriously? This is out of control on ebay

2023-05-21 Thread Mac Doktor
> On May 21, 2023, at 5:02 PM, Audrey wrote: > > I mean... a broken nipple only sounds repairable by someone getting into neon > making If the cathodes have any chemicals on them to enhance electron emission that will oxidize upon contact with the air. Reprocessing them will require

[neonixie-l] How do you manage to brutalize them so badly?

2023-05-21 Thread Audrey
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Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Goodness

2023-05-21 Thread Joe Croft
Could be cheap over voltage protection as well -joe On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 3:31 PM Moses wrote: > Most NE-2 bulbs are a perfect indicator for the 90v ring voltage. > > On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 1:14:10 PM UTC-7 Mac Doktor wrote: > >> >> On May 21, 2023, at 4:01 PM, martin martin wrote: >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Seriously? This is out of control on ebay

2023-05-21 Thread Audrey
I mean... a broken nipple only sounds repairable by someone getting into neon making On Sun, May 21, 2023, 8:43 AM Yohan Park wrote: > I threw away a couple of IN-18 tubes that had broken nipples a few weeks > ago. Should have sold them for $25 each... > On Friday, May 19, 2023 at 10:18:46 PM

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Goodness

2023-05-21 Thread Moses
Most NE-2 bulbs are a perfect indicator for the 90v ring voltage. On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 1:14:10 PM UTC-7 Mac Doktor wrote: > > On May 21, 2023, at 4:01 PM, martin martin wrote: > > On my clients asked me to 'take away' this 1994 Panasonic phone system. > I was about to drop it off a the

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Goodness

2023-05-21 Thread Mac Doktor
> On May 21, 2023, at 4:01 PM, martin martin wrote: > > On my clients asked me to 'take away' this 1994 Panasonic phone system. > I was about to drop it off a the local e-waste center.. Instead, I opened it > up and found 12 nice little NE-2s! Lightning arrestors? Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The

Re: [neonixie-l] Anybody interested in one of these, i'll let it go real cheap

2023-05-21 Thread MichaelB
Yes it is, EleksTube IPS is what its called On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 10:46:34 AM UTC-7 SD wrote: > is that one of those OLED (or IPS?) display clocks that look like nixies? > > On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 1:37:21 PM UTC-4 Michail Wilson wrote: > >> >> What is real cheap? >> >> Sent from Space

Re: [neonixie-l] Anybody interested in one of these, i'll let it go real cheap

2023-05-21 Thread MichaelB
Send me an IM Michail. or an email On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 10:37:21 AM UTC-7 Michail Wilson wrote: > > What is real cheap? > > Sent from Space > > On May 21, 2023, at 8:51 AM, MichaelB wrote: > >  > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >

RE: [neonixie-l] Anybody interested in one of these, i'll let it go real cheap

2023-05-21 Thread Michail Wilson
Yes. It is. Michail From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of SD Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2023 10:47 AM To: neonixie-l Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Anybody interested in one of these, i'll let it go real cheap is that one of those OLED (or IPS?) display clocks that look like nixies? -- You

Re: [neonixie-l] Anybody interested in one of these, i'll let it go real cheap

2023-05-21 Thread SD
is that one of those OLED (or IPS?) display clocks that look like nixies? On Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 1:37:21 PM UTC-4 Michail Wilson wrote: > > What is real cheap? > > Sent from Space > > On May 21, 2023, at 8:51 AM, MichaelB wrote: > >  > > -- > You received this message because you are

Re: [neonixie-l] Anybody interested in one of these, i'll let it go real cheap

2023-05-21 Thread Michail Wilson
What is real cheap? Sent from Space On May 21, 2023, at 8:51 AM, MichaelB wrote:  -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Seriously? This is out of control on ebay

2023-05-21 Thread Yohan Park
I threw away a couple of IN-18 tubes that had broken nipples a few weeks ago. Should have sold them for $25 each... On Friday, May 19, 2023 at 10:18:46 PM UTC+2 Mac Doktor wrote: > On May 19, 2023, at 4:01 PM, Audrey wrote: > > Did you get your refund, at least? > > > Yes, they were totally