[neonixie-l] Re: Vacuum pumps for evacuating DIY nixies?

2023-09-14 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Look at Dalibor's videos. On Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 12:08:57 UTC+1 milesan...@gmail.com wrote: > Good day. > > Since we require to reach vacuums of 10 - 50 torr depending on the gas > mixture. What sort of vacuum pumps are we looking at sourcing to achieve > those levels? > -- You

[neonixie-l] Re: Repair of an original Jeff Thomas NixiSat...

2023-09-14 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Just a quick addition - the dead Xicon electrolytic had no visible signs of failure - no bulging or leakage at all. The DMMs, however good they are, were mostly useless in this case as they were simply confused by what was happening - no DMM or analog VM would have helped much - an analog VM

[neonixie-l] Repair of an original Jeff Thomas NixiSat...

2023-09-14 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
So, I have had an original NixiSat from new, so a long time now - I detailed it's restoration to a more modern time source and working condition in these two threads: https://groups.google.com/g/neonixie-l/c/vcNOdSB3nYM/m/3AmeUTtCAQAJ ...and...

Re: [neonixie-l] Original Tube Prices

2023-09-13 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Many years ago I bought some NOS B7971s - they came in expanded polystyrene trays moulded to half a tube lying down, 16 at a time, at about USD 10 each. Whilst they could have been pulls, there was very little ghosting so I suspect they were genuinely NOS or at least very close to being NOS.

[neonixie-l] Re: Info in FAA FA-10046 Time Code Display and IRIG....

2023-06-21 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Nobody? On Friday, 9 June 2023 at 18:18:47 UTC+1 Nick wrote: > Just found one of these in my store, NIB... > > Two things... it's 110V only and needs 60Hz for its fallback mode (when > the IRIG feed is not available).. > > I'm in the UK where we have a more sensible 230VAC @ 50Hz (joking). So,

[neonixie-l] Info in FAA FA-10046 Time Code Display and IRIG....

2023-06-09 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Just found one of these in my store, NIB... Two things... it's 110V only and needs 60Hz for its fallback mode (when the IRIG feed is not available).. I'm in the UK where we have a more sensible 230VAC @ 50Hz (joking). So, I can power this lovely (small) beast with a standard step-down xfrmr

Re: [neonixie-l] Date codes on ETL GR10x tubes...

2023-05-30 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
> What would the cost be per tube, used or NIB? > > Thanks > Rob > > On 30 May 2023, at 17:40, 'Nick' via neonixie-l > wrote: > > So here's the thing: I'm rationalising my rather large nixie collection > over the next few months I don't need lots of every nixie. &g

[neonixie-l] Date codes on ETL GR10x tubes...

2023-05-30 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
So here's the thing: I'm rationalising my rather large nixie collection over the next few months I don't need lots of every nixie. I'm starting with a stash of ETL GR10Gs in varying condition - one has a broken 7 internally, 3 others are "dark" to the point of ... just useable... another

[neonixie-l] WANTED: Burroughs Panaplex II type BR 12250

2022-12-19 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Hi I'm after up to 4 of these if possible, though any would be helpful! Thanks Nick -- 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

[neonixie-l] Wanted: Info on HP 1970-0062 Panaplex?

2022-12-15 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Hi I've been looking for cross-reference information on HP 1970-0062 displays - the usual places (Sphere etc.) don't seem to have anything on these. Atualy displays would be good too! Any information gratefully received! Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[neonixie-l] Re: Looking for Beam-X tubes

2022-12-07 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I have some extras available - I'm in the UK... BD-301 x 6 BX-1000 x 1 BX-2005 x 2 6700 (BD-301) x 1 6700 x 1 Contact me off list if interested... Nick On Tuesday, 6 December 2022 at 02:13:16 UTC LB wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I recently decided to begin designing a nixie clock with as few >

Re: CK1414 Monoscope - was Re: [neonixie-l] What kind of display is this?

2022-05-30 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I also believe that they were used for text on RADAR displays. There were a lot of variants of the CK1414 - the suffix specifies the mask in the tube - it's the mask that determines what characters the tube can generate. I have two types here - CK1414-07 (Brimar) & CK1414F10C (Raytheon) - they

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: OT: Secret Life of Components

2022-04-13 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
pril 2022, 17:41:27 BST, 'Nick' via neonixie-l < > neoni...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > I met Tim a few times years ago - In another life I used to make > solid-state Tesla coils and electromagnetic can crushers/disk platter > launchers using massive low-ESR capacito

[neonixie-l] Re: OT: Secret Life of Components

2022-04-12 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I met Tim a few times years ago - In another life I used to make solid-state Tesla coils and electromagnetic can crushers/disk platter launchers using massive low-ESR capacitor banks - the UK TC group had (and still have) an annual bash up at the Cambridge Museum of Technology

[neonixie-l] Re: Admin help

2022-04-12 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Hi Jonathan We're looking at this but first impressions are that your membership looks just file - I don't know if Google just shows you the list of groups you've used recently rather than the whole lot, but it's not obvious. Are you sure that it's not a caching issue and something that a hard

[neonixie-l] Neon supplies...

2022-03-13 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Ukraine produces 50-70% (depending on whom you ask) of the world's neon and its use is key in semiconductor manufacturing. Never knew that...

[neonixie-l] Re: Managing RTC when there's GPS time

2021-10-01 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I also use TinyGPS++, though a version I've modified for the MSP430 and other processors - I've also made it "const correct" and added conditional compilation so that a reduced size version can be built if you don't need the maths stuff (that drags in a whole bunch of libraries that may waste a

[neonixie-l] Re: Creative use of neon

2021-09-18 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Bruce Nauman? Whoever made the letters was really good... I wonder if the fabricator (rather than the artist) was Neon Workshops/Richard Wheater? There's a lot in the styling of those letters that looks like his work. On Friday, 17 September 2021 at 16:37:14 UTC+1 Nixcited delighted wrote: >

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-09-14 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
does not update. >>>> Later firmware is more forgiving, according to the original developer, and >>>> the accessibility of multiple pools beginning with 2.20 firmware resolved >>>> sync issues for me. >>>> >>>> Early NWTS firmware also

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-08-29 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
issues for me. >>> >>> Early NWTS firmware also did not have the ability to tweak the time. >>> That is a useful feature to synchronize clocks from different designers. >>> It's useful if you have clocks near each other and they differ by a second >>&

[neonixie-l] Re: Estate sale in Huntsville Alabama 26th-28th according to Nixie Clock Fan Page at Facebook!

2021-08-17 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Just to note that there are an enormous number of nixies there, plus clocks and whatever... all very high quality... The auctioneers and family are aware of the value of these items and are being advised by neutral parties, so prices will be in line with market rates for all items Having said

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-08-09 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
ze clocks from different designers. >> It's useful if you have clocks near each other and they differ by a second >> or two. >> >> >> Jeff >> >> Original message >> From: 'Nick' via neonixie-l >> Date: 7/22/21

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: I had to have the 7777777777 tube!

2021-07-31 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
That's weird - we passed that number in 2020 - was the tube made last year and if so, who made it? Nick On Tuesday, 13 July 2021 at 12:21:23 UTC+1 Bill Notfaded wrote: > It was the world population at the time it was made. > > Bill > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 8:03 PM Owen Crawford wrote: > >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Red Coated Tubes

2021-07-31 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Nope - it reduces the purple haze (!) around the cathodes due to the Hg doping, thus improving definition and legibility. On Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 00:49:12 UTC+1 gregebert wrote: > I wonder if red-coated nixies were an attempt to entice manufacturers from > switching to 7-segment LEDs,

Re: [neonixie-l] Utmel.com

2021-07-25 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
That diode is USD 0.20 in 1000-off qty from Farnell in the UK (same group as Newark)... ...but no stock available until December 15th ! (this year) On Sunday, 25 July 2021 at 04:14:31 UTC+1 M1 wrote: > Thanks all. > > > > Received several suggestions and found a wide range of prices (below

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-07-22 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
tiple NTP sources > begins with firmware 2.20 and 2.21 > > > > The NWTS is still available through > https://www.tindie.com/stores/mazevedo/ > > > > Jeff > > > > > > *From:* 'Nick' via neonixie-l > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 21, 2021 2:36 PM > *To

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-07-21 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Indeed - NWYTS: 2.5, NixiSat: 110210 Couple of things - who is maintaining/selling NWTS now and who has the source code etc. for the NixiSat? Both are estate items, regrettably, and both are important! On Wednesday, 21 July 2021 at 18:34:48 UTC+1 MichaelB wrote: > Ahhh you're right, Jeff.

[neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-07-21 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
! I have the latest (last) firmware if you ever want a copy I'm running 110210 - is yours later than that? Thanks Nick On Wednesday, 21 July 2021 at 14:15:54 UTC+1 MichaelB wrote: > That'll do the trick! I have the latest (last) firmware if you ever want a > copy. > > On Wednesday, July 21,

[neonixie-l] Re: Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-07-21 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Thanks to all who replied but I decided to stop being pathetic and to do it myself! Basically, after the upgrades to the Haicom 204III GPS puck, the NixiSat is talking to the puck using RS232, 4800 baud, 8 bits, no parity and is expecting to just receive a $GPRMC sentence once a second. So,

[neonixie-l] Using a NWTS on a NixiSat to replace a Haicom 204III puck...

2021-07-20 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
Has anyone done this? I have an original Jeff Thomas NixiSat with the later firmware and the HaiCom 204III puck that I added a few years ago - see https://groups.google.com/g/neonixie-l/c/evzX0noEGXg/m/4ygtcNnhj3wJ The current site of the clock has no GPS visibility, so I want to replace the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Cold Cathode Glow Discharge Tubes, GF Weston 1968

2021-06-29 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
File store: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzH-L4OXjfbRYTRHU01jcDk1c3c?usp=sharing Documentation folder. On Tuesday, 29 June 2021 at 20:47:19 UTC+1 neonixie-l wrote: > > Please check the group library, Documents folder, for this and other books > related to neon. Excuse that I'm

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Cold Cathode Glow Discharge Tubes, GF Weston 1968

2021-06-29 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I've taken the liberty of putting a few of the more popular books into the group library at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1-i1uv20HFjT5RMy1ePGIwAyMcbMA-6sv All the books have been processed with Acrobat pre-flight and have the OCR and background cleaned up. Some books that has

[neonixie-l] Electronic Counting Systems by Dance...

2021-05-20 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
This is a bit embarrassing - A while ago I leant my copy of this to a member of the group but I can't find out who it was...!!! If you have it, please be nice to me and let me know by PM! Many thanks Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[neonixie-l] Interesting "haptic" clock...

2021-04-14 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
An interesting clock - a variant on the illuminated ones... https://hackaday.io/project/179039-haptic-word-clock -- 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] LM-324 op amp

2021-04-05 Thread 'Nick' via neonixie-l
I would strongly recommend getting a copy of the excellent "Opamps for Everyone", 5th ed. by Bruce Carter & Ron Mancini. It's one of my go-to books... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Op-Amps-Everyone-Bruce-Carter-dp-012811648X/dp/012811648X This is a highly revised version of the original Rev B