[neonixie-l] Re: Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-06 Thread Mark Moulding
I've had good luck just buying an extension cord and chopping off the female end. They're available in all sorts of configurations, including the three-wire zip cord you described, and are often cheaper than the cost of the desired wire alone if purchased by by the foot. The molded plug looks

Re: [neonixie-l] whats the life of the Burroughs HB-106

2024-04-06 Thread gregebert
Ever since I got a clearly marked 5031 nixie, I assumed the others with the same shape with no visible marking were also 5031's but there apparently are other numbers such as 6844 and HB-106. I too have several dead ones, and I often wondered if they had been circulating in Ebay-land as unteste

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-06 Thread J Forbes
Huhthere is a Digital Museum of Plugs and Sockets https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/PowerCord1.html On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:08:31 PM UTC-7 Nick Andrews wrote: > If you want a permanently attached cord, you could cut the rectangular > end off an IEC cord and install it with the str