Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2024-05-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
> instead of NIMOs. > > On Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4:20:48 PM UTC-7 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Well, none of my green ones have the 'right' number on them either, so >> maybe they were all pre-production? >> >> On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 9:41 AM liam bartosiewicz >>

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2024-05-09 Thread Nicholas Stock
ly get marked with that > > On May 9, 2024, at 8:37 AM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > >  > Hi Greg, 6000-93- on the side. So no P number as I've seen on others. > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 8:31 AM gregebert wrote: > >> Are there any markings, part numbers, etc that i

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2024-05-09 Thread Nicholas Stock
8, 2024 at 7:10:39 PM UTC-7 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> I'm going to sell this Red NIMO tube. It's apparently unused (no phosphor >> burn at all) and all the digits work as you can see in the video. I'll be >> honest and upfront with everyone here, I'm looking for seri

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2024-05-08 Thread Nicholas Stock
if interested, please send me an offer. All the other used green NIMOs sold. Best, Nick On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 7:11 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > I won't be trying that test :) > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 28, 2024, at 19:06, liam bartosiewicz > wrote: > >  > That’s s

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Unique Nixie project with IN-7X family!

2024-05-07 Thread Nicholas Stock
Very inventive, nice use of the symbol nixies. The animations look cool. Well done.Cheers,NickSent from my iPhoneOn May 7, 2024, at 00:04, newxito wrote:Great idea, very nice! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2024-04-28 Thread Nicholas Stock
I won't be trying that test :)Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 28, 2024, at 19:06, liam bartosiewicz wrote:That’s super cool! I wonder if it’s better at resisting burn in than the normal green phosphor.On Apr 28, 2024, at 5:49 PM, Pramanicin wrote:Bit speechless didn't know I had this,

Re: [neonixie-l] ZM1350

2024-04-28 Thread Nicholas Stock
I've given up thinking what a good price is now that looks like about $200 each when taking tax/currency conversion into account. They are very nice tubes when lit up. They've gone to a good home (presumably Michail from his smiley face reply... ;) On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 4:28 PM Robert

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NEW CD46

2024-04-08 Thread Nicholas Stock
Prohibitive is not the word I would use 藍Aspirational? Crazy? Insane?I know there's some inflation going on but this is ridiculousNickSent from my iPhoneOn Apr 8, 2024, at 07:43, Paul Andrews wrote:!!!On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 10:03:09 AM UTC-4 Adam Piórko wrote:The price is

Re: [neonixie-l] A very rare Chinese Nixie tube '电工牌' SZ-2

2024-04-01 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hg doped?NickSent from my iPhoneOn Apr 1, 2024, at 10:31, Peter Hall wrote:Yes-there lovely,7please,lol.FromPeter Hall insidiousnixies輦Utube On 1 Apr 2024 11:49 pm, liam bartosiewicz wrote:One of these was sold the other day on eBay for a bit over $100, someone got a pretty good deal if you

[neonixie-l] IN1 and IN4 nixie tubes

2024-03-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
Does anyone need any of these? I'm never going to do anything with them to be honest, so time to make some room in the mancave. IN1 - $4 ea IN4 - $5 ea PM me if interested. About 50 of each IIRC. Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l"

Re: [neonixie-l] Today's eBay Bargain

2024-03-19 Thread Nicholas Stock
At least it's an actual nixie tube and not one of the plethora of 'Nixie' clocks using edge lit acrylic. However, that price is insanity... as is this NL7037... https://www.ebay.com/itm/134955060322 Each to their own though... On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM d4myli wrote: > Stupid seller

Re: [neonixie-l] SP356

2024-03-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
You were very fortunate then!! On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 1:21 PM Audrey wrote: > Didn't know they were rare, got 2 of them in a lot of 4 panaplexes for $25 > > On Sun, Mar 3, 2024, 4:18 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/335286039638 >> >> Not

[neonixie-l] SP356

2024-03-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335286039638 Not my listing etc etc.. Bit pricey, but these are pretty rare these days. Cheers, 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,

Re: [neonixie-l] Rare Nixie

2024-03-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
I've never seen one of those before, so for what my opinion is worth, pretty rare Nick On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 4:25 AM Robert wrote: > How rare is this? > > [image: s-l400.jpg] > > Collectible rare Nixie tube probably a sample for exhibition or > demonstration #1 >

Re: [neonixie-l] Beckman SP-353s on eBay -- WARNING !!

2024-03-01 Thread Nicholas Stock
No need to apologize Jon, I thought the very same thing when I first saw these types of devices back in the day, we all make mistakes! Cheers, Nick On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 9:10 AM Jon D. wrote: > Well, my bad then. I actually have a few of these somewhere that I know > work, but I never

Re: [neonixie-l] Beckman SP-353s on eBay -- WARNING !!

2024-03-01 Thread Nicholas Stock
Jon, that's how they are it is not a sign of them having been broken. The displays I have here are just like this and work fine. I have bought from this seller before and they've been fine (a few years ago now). However, that price is a bit steep! Even with the discount... On Fri, Mar 1,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: EleksTubeIPS replacement firmware

2024-02-28 Thread Nicholas Stock
to select a set of coins and currency :)On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM Paul Andrews <judg...@gmail.com> wrote:Hi Nick. I’ve fixed the problem Richard d was having, so it’s Ok to update to the latest version on the web site.On Feb 27, 2024, at 11:02 PM, Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com> wr

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: EleksTubeIPS replacement firmware

2024-02-27 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hi Paul, I'm running the version prior to the latest and I've noticed on two occasions the displays have been blank, the clock portal is still responsive, but no display on the OLEDsa restart fixes it. Cheers. Nick On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 8:36 AM Paul Andrews wrote: > Richard ran in to an

Re: [neonixie-l] NL-8091

2024-02-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
Somebody got a bargain if all 6 of those work well On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:37 AM Adam Piórko wrote: > Hi, > I wonder when we'll hit a price ceiling for Nixie tubes. > I was watching an auction and I was curious how much it would go for: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/116072358696 > > I

Re: [neonixie-l] The new guy

2024-02-15 Thread Nicholas Stock
Welcome aboard Thomas! Cheers, Nick On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM Thomas Lund wrote: > Hello. > I'm the new guy here, I have interest in electronics, like diy audio, > solid state, and as I get more mature (read old) tube audio. > I inherited a large pile of tubes which sparked the

Re: [neonixie-l] B-7971 on ebay for $140

2024-02-07 Thread Nicholas Stock
s/1ako4k3/i_recently_inherited_two_boxes_of_burroughs_b7971/ > > carl (no affiliation) > > Henry Carl Ott N2RVQhcarl...@gmail.com > > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 11:47 AM Nicholas Stock > wrote: > >> That's a pretty reasonable price th

Re: [neonixie-l] B-7971 on ebay for $140

2024-02-07 Thread Nicholas Stock
That's a pretty reasonable price these days... On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 8:45 AM Michail Wilson wrote: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/315143518581 > > > > Not my auction. 0 feedback user, but has 10 available. > > > > Michail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[neonixie-l] Reaches for popcorn....

2024-02-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://www.ebay.com/itm/176223472746 Fugly tubes anyone? I kid (sort of...).. Super, super rare. Don't see these at auction often, not my listing! Cheers Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [neonixie-l] EleksTubeIPS replacement firmware

2024-01-26 Thread Nicholas Stock
Paul, I uploaded it without issue on the PC (tried using my Mac, no dice using Chrome, it could connect but kept resetting the clock...). The interface is awesome as is the ability to change all the fonts etc bravo sir! Far better clock now On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM Nicholas Stock

Re: [neonixie-l] EleksTubeIPS replacement firmware

2024-01-26 Thread Nicholas Stock
That is awesome Paul. I will definitely try this with mine. Many many thanks, Nick On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 5:33 PM Paul Andrews wrote: > I recently did a search to see if EleksMaker had updated the firmware for > the EleksTubeIPS clock so that it could use the WiFi connectivity that the >

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Multiplexing Displays

2024-01-09 Thread Nicholas Stock
The Niximatrix is a sight to behold!! I must dig mine out... Do you have any more kits Jon? Nick On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 12:55 AM Jon wrote: > >For the hardware I was thinking that one of the 595's would connect to > low sided drivers (MPSA42 etc) to ground the required cathodes whilst the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Happy New Year and a request..

2024-01-05 Thread Nicholas Stock
, Jan 5, 2024 at 12:29 AM Roger Brinkman wrote: > Hello Nick, is MM5316N any good to you? I may be able to assist with a > reasonable quantity of those, could confirm if this part is useful for you. > > Best wishes > Roger. > > On 4 Jan 2024, at 1:59 am, Nicholas Stock

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Happy New Year and a request..

2024-01-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
hows some for sale. Running around USD$20. I myself > have MM5311N for a clock a built in 1979. Picked up spares in 2004. > > On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:58:18 PM UTC-5 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Fellow nixie nuts, a Happy New Year to you all, let's hope 2024 brings >&

[neonixie-l] Happy New Year and a request..

2024-01-02 Thread Nicholas Stock
Fellow nixie nuts, a Happy New Year to you all, let's hope 2024 brings good fortune to all, and more importantly, cheaper nixies (ha ha ha). I'm on the hunt for some MM5314N chips if anyone has any? Cheers, Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [neonixie-l] Pandicon

2023-12-23 Thread Nicholas Stock
I think you've answered your own question there Rob... :) I've not seen 1202 or 1204's for sale in years and years of looking, but the occasional 1200 or 1206 (for stupid money) appears on the bay... There are other panaplex types that are just as cool IMHO... BR13404 BR13451 BR16252 SP‑425‑09

Re: [neonixie-l] Flip Disc Clock and Controller

2023-12-19 Thread Nicholas Stock
Thanks for that Shaun, Marcin's projects are always fun and interesting. Cheers, Nick On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 11:50 AM Shaun Merrigan wrote: > Folks, > > Just received an email from Marcin Saj about his new project involving > Flip Disc displays. He has everything from bare displays to

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Helping Nixie Tubes Fire in a Darkened Room

2023-11-30 Thread Nicholas Stock
Nov 30, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > >  > May I suggest a small piece of uranium ore placed next to the clock? > > LOL. > > Just kidding Jeff! I like Jon's idea, up the voltage/series resistor. > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 1:38 PM Jeff Walton wrote: &

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Helping Nixie Tubes Fire in a Darkened Room

2023-11-30 Thread Nicholas Stock
May I suggest a small piece of uranium ore placed next to the clock? LOL. Just kidding Jeff! I like Jon's idea, up the voltage/series resistor. On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 1:38 PM Jeff Walton wrote: > Not dimmed. Tried to do a momentary hit on all segments to "wake" up the > tube and it helped

[neonixie-l] Shameless eBay listing plug

2023-11-20 Thread Nicholas Stock
My listing.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/276027909780 Would sell to a member of the forum if interested for a lower cost (reasonable offers please, these are at market already). Free shipping domestically. All the tubes have gas, most look NOS, very clean, some in new boxes. Only selling as a

[neonixie-l] Re: DTF104B Tubes For Sale

2023-11-18 Thread Nicholas Stock
Last call for DTF104Bs. Thanks to everyone who messaged me, I have the tubes and am in the process of packing them all up. Send me an email if you haven't already and are still interested in buying some. Cheers, Nick On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 1:59 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > Hi fo

Re: [neonixie-l] Introduction & Telefunken Varisymbol alphanumeric advertisement sign ZM1350 ZM1360 & ZM1370

2023-11-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
zm1370/. > > BTW Nick, the ZM1360 is *bigger *than the ZM1350 at 60mm high. > > On Monday, November 13, 2023 at 4:39:17 PM UTC-5 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Oh, it moves? Probably a leaky tube then I'm afraid.. unless anybody else >> on the list has ideas? >> >&

Re: [neonixie-l] Introduction & Telefunken Varisymbol alphanumeric advertisement sign ZM1350 ZM1360 & ZM1370

2023-11-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
be. > Can this be caused by deposits? > Nicholas Stock schrieb am Montag, 13. November 2023 um 21:56:10 UTC+1: > >> WHAT A FIND!!! OMG. I didn't even know there were smaller versions of the >> ZM1350 (shame on me!). >> >> The tubes with the partially lit segments can

[neonixie-l] DTF104B Tubes For Sale

2023-11-11 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hi folks, if there are any more people who want to buy new, tested DTF104B tubes at the previous price ($22 each), please send me an email. Cheers, Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: It lives!

2023-11-09 Thread Nicholas Stock
t; > http://www.nixie.dk/~jthomas/wwvbmod.html > http://www.nixie.dk/~jthomas/wwvb.html > > On Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 12:17:53 PM UTC-6 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Hmm... my receiver is stripped out of the original and in its own plastic >> box, rewired and no need fo

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: It lives!

2023-11-09 Thread Nicholas Stock
button sequence to sync the hands to the current time. > > On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 6:51:11 PM UTC-6 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Klockit still sell Quartex atomic modules, do these not work? I had >> planned on buying a spare at some point >> >> On Tue,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: It lives!

2023-11-08 Thread Nicholas Stock
ce has become > unobtanium. I have one stashed away, bought at a local thrift store. if > the need arises. > > On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:11:36 PM UTC-6 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Very nice Terry! I should get my one out of its slumber tooIIRC it >> needs a col

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: It lives!

2023-11-07 Thread Nicholas Stock
Very nice Terry! I should get my one out of its slumber tooIIRC it needs a colon resoldering... Jeff made some nice timepieces Nick On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 8:08 PM gregebert wrote: > Nice! How far away from Denver are you located ? I wonder if the signal > strength is an issue. And if

Re: [neonixie-l] My latest indulgence

2023-10-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
Gratuitous!Love it.NickSent from my iPhoneOn Oct 25, 2023, at 16:15, Jeff Walton wrote:V12, very creative! ... And all of those 8091s! Jeff  Original message From: MichaelB Date: 10/25/23 5:40 PM (GMT-06:00) To: neonixie-l Subject: [neonixie-l] My latest indulgence I machined

[neonixie-l] New Nixie Clock on Kickstarter

2023-10-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inixie/glowing-with-nostalgia-the-resurgence-of-nixie-tubes/comments Looks like they hit a snag??? -- 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

[neonixie-l] Nixie symbol...

2023-10-22 Thread Nicholas Stock
Anyone know what the following tubes display? B40219 B5449 B5450 B59943 NL808 NL827 Thanks for any info! Cheers, 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

Re: [neonixie-l] An odd, but interesting observation

2023-10-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
that many and broke them, it would be a very bad day indeed.On Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 4:04:06 PM UTC+1 Nicholas Stock wrote:Paul, that's a great note...although if I broke 750 of them at one go, I'd be more pissed at that than a little bit of Krypton85 in the air LOL.On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 7

Re: [neonixie-l] An odd, but interesting observation

2023-10-12 Thread Nicholas Stock
ton 85 at the end of this page > https://www.nixies.us/bwg_gallery/122p224/ > > On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 10:54:42 AM UTC-4 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Well, alas, most of that is now Rubidium (Kr85 half life is about 10.5 >> yrs), so you'll need to give those

Re: [neonixie-l] An odd, but interesting observation

2023-10-11 Thread Nicholas Stock
Well, alas, most of that is now Rubidium (Kr85 half life is about 10.5 yrs), so you'll need to give those tubes a little extra push now... :) Cheers, Nick On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 7:48 AM jb-electronics wrote: > PS: Make that "Krypton 85" > > On 2023-10-11 10:48 a.m., jb-electronics wrote: > >

Re: [neonixie-l] An odd, but interesting observation of a weak B7971 tube

2023-10-08 Thread Nicholas Stock
I've noticed a few 7971's needing a couple of hours to fully illuminate after which they're apparently very happy in the long term if in operation. Is this sign of a very small leak or something else? I'm not sure what to make of the 'gassy' term to be honestwere 7971's doped with Hg?NickSent

Re: [neonixie-l] Clone B-8971

2023-09-29 Thread Nicholas Stock
Not familiar. Is someone making one? On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:54 AM Adam Piórko wrote: > Hi, > Have you heard about B-8971 replica? I'm talking about a 1:1 scale > construction clone. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To

Re: [neonixie-l] New nixie tube project lanched on kickstarter

2023-09-21 Thread Nicholas Stock
The tubes look great, well done, I'm sure that was *a lot of work* looks like you have a successful Kickstarter already, so congrats! On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 9:03 PM dudu sa wrote: > [image: 微信截图_20230921120249.png]There's no need for malice. In fact, I > left the decimal point on the

Re: [neonixie-l] New nixie tube project lanched on kickstarter

2023-09-20 Thread Nicholas Stock
It is hard to fathom if the pin dimensions are the same as IN18 or maybe ZM1040's that a newly designed tube wouldn't follow that logicseems like a missed opportunity to sell more tubes? Are we sure these aren't pin compatible with some old tubes? I haven't check these out yet...NickSent from

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie tubes seen in "Oppenheimer" previews in equipment

2023-09-16 Thread Nicholas Stock
, 2023 at 6:54:48 PM UTC-7 Audrey wrote:It definitely isnt accurate since they're IN-12 or IN-14 On Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 9:48 PM Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com> wrote:Certainly look like nixies, but that would be historically inaccurate right? Nixies weren't around until 1955 onwards.On

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

2023-09-14 Thread Nicholas Stock
That is also the purpose of using a getter too right? Remove the majority of the gaseous impurities before back filling with neon/penning gas mixture? On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 2:41 PM gregebert wrote: > OK, that's once the tube is pressurized with the desired gas. However, to > cleanse the tube

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: B-5972

2023-09-05 Thread Nicholas Stock
Are the central or top and bottom segments still continuous in this version? I could imagine that an 'improved/subsequent' version may copy the 7971 configuration as the 5971 is only a 13 segment displayIIRC. On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 12:14 PM Audrey wrote: > I have one of these aswell- at

[neonixie-l] Various tubes for sale..

2023-09-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
An update to the prior list as some folks have been asking about tubes that have already sold. *Device* * Type* *Suggested Price* *Quantity* *Link/Notes* *DL507* LED $5.00 21 *https://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_dl507.html*

Re: [neonixie-l] GTE175M Tubes

2023-09-02 Thread Nicholas Stock
$40 including shipping to you? I think that's reasonable given their rarity etc. Nick On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 2:22 PM Jon Jackson wrote: > How much do you want for the 4? > > Jon > > > On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 3:20 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> Anyone need any? I

[neonixie-l] GTE175M Tubes

2023-09-02 Thread Nicholas Stock
Anyone need any? I have 4 for sale. NIB. PM me if interested. Cheers, 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] Itron DG19E

2023-08-26 Thread Nicholas Stock
Any kits out there that use these interesting VFD's? 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

[neonixie-l] Tubes for sale..

2023-08-15 Thread Nicholas Stock
Having a clearout (still). Send me a private message if interested in any of these. Cheers, Nick *Device* * Type* *Suggested Price* *Quantity* *Link/Notes* *DL507* LED $5.00 21 *https://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_dl507.html*

Re: [neonixie-l] B49989 nixie

2023-07-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
collecting/amassing/hoarding nixies over the years :) Cheers, Nick On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 11:48 AM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On Jul 25, 2023, at 2:38 PM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > > Copy and paste into Numbers (Mac) worked flawlessly. All done. > > > I did the same thin

Re: [neonixie-l] B49989 nixie

2023-07-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
:24 PM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > > Terry, that is a *very useful* look up table. I will recreate my own > local copy I think > > > Turning an archived site into offline form is not trivial. There's an app > for it written in Ruby and my brother is fluent in that so with a lit

Re: [neonixie-l] B49989 nixie

2023-07-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
Thanks Dieter. Now I'm going to have to light it up to see that triangle :) Cheers, Nick On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 11:50 PM Dieter Waechter wrote: > Hi! > I can add the following SK-176 tubes: > > B-4991 0-9 > B-4997 0-9 > B-4998 0-9 > B-49982 +, - > B-49983 2, 3, 4, R digits > B-49989 A,

Re: [neonixie-l] B49989 nixie

2023-07-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
Terry, that is a *very useful* look up table. I will recreate my own local copy I think Cheers, Nick On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 8:17 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > Thanks all. > > Nick > > On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 7:33 PM Jon Jackson wrote: > >> My spreadsheet says: >&

Re: [neonixie-l] B49989 nixie

2023-07-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
Thanks all. Nick On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 7:33 PM Jon Jackson wrote: > My spreadsheet says: > > B-49989 = SK-176 socket -- characters V,R,A,T,Δ,C,G,L,N,S > > Also, B-49990 = SK-176 socket -- characters W,H,E,C,Δ,T,U,B,D > > Cheers > > On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 7:31

[neonixie-l] B49989 nixie

2023-07-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
Anyone know what letters this one displays? I have one here, but I can't locate a datasheet for it Thx, 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

Re: [neonixie-l] E. E. nixie manufacturer - what is it?

2023-07-18 Thread Nicholas Stock
Good old Frank... According to this.. https://frank.pocnet.net/brand.html It would appear to be Electronic Enterprises. These were probably rebranded Burroughs tubes On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 9:14 PM Audrey wrote: > I.E.E. maybe? > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023, 3:29 PM Bartek Ogryz > wrote: >

Re: [neonixie-l] One for the collectors...

2023-07-16 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hi Dieter, yes the part number on the back is DT-1714C Cheers, Nick On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 5:04 AM Dieter Waechter wrote: > Great! > What is the exact part number of that one? > DT-1741C? > Best, > Dieter > > > Am 13.07.2023 um 03:00 schrieb Nicholas Stock: > &

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie tubes seen in "Oppenheimer" previews in equipment

2023-07-11 Thread Nicholas Stock
[image: image.jpeg] Certainly look like nixies, but that would be historically inaccurate right? Nixies weren't around until 1955 onwards. On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 6:41 PM Mike wrote: > Accurate or not? I'm saying not accurate because the timing equipment that > has been shown in photos was

Re: [neonixie-l] B7971 - better contrast

2023-07-06 Thread Nicholas Stock
I have a MOD_6 with pin-top tubes in them. Absolutely no visual difference to the non-pin ones when compared side by side.Jeff, you should have bought more when you could I still rue the day when I thought a box of 100 IN14's at $99 was expensive.NickSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 6, 2023, at

Re: [neonixie-l] not my listing but i seen this b-7032 tube for sale

2023-07-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
tubes ?thanksOn Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 12:17:00 AM UTC+8 Nicholas Stock wrote:500 or so. Some people are just greedy, but things are worth what people will pay for them, so best of luck to them!Happy 4th to everyone on this side of the pond...NickSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 4, 2023, at 09:13, Jasper

Re: [neonixie-l] not my listing but i seen this b-7032 tube for sale

2023-07-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
at 11:06:53 PM UTC+8 Nicholas Stock wrote:That's a rather ambitious sales price. Well used tube too.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 4, 2023, at 01:14, Jasper nagle <jaspern...@gmail.com> wrote:https://www.ebay.com/itm/195858239645?mkevt=1=1=711-53200-19255-0=5338722076==10050 -- You re

Re: [neonixie-l] not my listing but i seen this b-7032 tube for sale

2023-07-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
That's a rather ambitious sales price. Well used tube too.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 4, 2023, at 01:14, Jasper nagle wrote:https://www.ebay.com/itm/195858239645?mkevt=1=1=711-53200-19255-0=5338722076==10050 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone seen these in real life?

2023-05-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
um tube; > not a trivial accomplishment. Time will tell if they have something that is > manufacturable and reliable. > > > > On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 10:48:15 AM UTC-7 MichaelB wrote: > > No, but it's a nice looking tube! > > On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:44:03 AM UTC-7

[neonixie-l] Anyone seen these in real life?

2023-05-22 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://kepler-labs.com/ Did these ever make it into production? -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view

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

2023-05-19 Thread Nicholas Stock
I've purchased a number of items from this buyer and on the whole they've been excellent. They liquidate estate sale stuff, so sometimes don't know what they've got on their hands and I advise folks not to look at their eBay shop at work if your screen is visible to others, they appear to offer a

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

2023-05-18 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Military-TANK-Vacuum-Tube-Nixie-Amperex-ZM1005-control-unit-with-Modules-/175728423907?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 This one takes the biscuit (as we Brits say) On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 8:23 AM Nick Andrews wrote: > At least it's cheap if you wanted to play with

Re: [neonixie-l] New build!

2023-05-17 Thread Nicholas Stock
I think Martin intended to say no microcontroller...it's mains frequency disciplined and quite rudimentary, but fun to watch and keeps reasonable time over the long haul. https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/koolklox-ttl-nixie-clock/ These were originally offered at Koolklox.com, but the designer

[neonixie-l] Lovely old meter...

2023-05-15 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-5-RCA-DR2010-Numitron-NIxie-tubes-5-VHF-Electronic-Counter-Pegel-RARE-/285287163706?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 If you're into Numitrons, this looks to be in good shape! #notmyauction etc etc. Cheers, (Pharma) Nick -- You received this message because you are

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: does anyone know the trick to pre tin the leads on mtx-90 tubes

2023-05-02 Thread Nicholas Stock
+1 for the Monty Python reference thanks Greg! On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 10:40 AM Jasper nagle wrote: > Ok thanks > > On Wed, 3 May 2023 at 1:31 am, gregebert wrote: > >> Next time I find a hopelessly stubborn item to solder, I'm going to get >> my version of "The Holy Hand Grenade of

Re: [neonixie-l] Where can I buy NL-4998 / B4998 tubes and how much are they usually?

2023-04-27 Thread Nicholas Stock
Zachary, send me an email, I can help you out there. Nick On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 2:41 PM Audrey wrote: > Ive seen a couple listings for $25/pc on ebay in the past couple years > > On Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 5:09 PM Zachary wrote: > >> Today I got my hands on one NOS brand new NL-4998 tube still

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NIMO Patents

2023-04-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3432710A ? On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 11:57 AM gregebert wrote: > I think that was a follow-on patent to make the single-character NIMO tube > into a multi-character version. Some of the sales literature shows a > 4-digit display. Neat idea, but by then

Re: [neonixie-l] ‘Burn’ marks on rear of B-7971 tubes

2023-04-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
I have a variety of B7971's with different micas, 'burn' marks, pins in the top of the envelope etc etc. I have yet to have a tube fail on me in day to day use after many years. I don't think it's an indication of any life expectancy for these tubes they appear to be built like tanks. Now

[neonixie-l] Interesting Dekatron

2023-04-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CERBERUS-DZ10-DZ-10-TUBE-ROHRE-VALVE-LAMPE-NIXIE-NOMOTRON-COUNTER-NEON-DEKATRON-/266232916617?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 Not my listing etc etc. Price is a bit outrageous though -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l"

[neonixie-l] More numitrons...

2023-04-18 Thread Nicholas Stock
I have some FFD11 and FFD21 NOS numitrons for sale. Any interest from the group? FFD11 - $15 ea FFD21 - $30 ea. If you're interested, send me a private email to nickst...@gmail.com Cheers, Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.

Re: [neonixie-l] Are numitron illegal in UK ???

2023-04-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
Anybody who's looked recently at the harmonized tariff codes for export will realize that they're about 20 years out of date.. however, I can't blame customs officials for following the letter of the law, they're probably not given any discretion deliberately. On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Re: [neonixie-l] Are numitron illegal in UK ???

2023-04-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
! It was a good time otherwise! > > Regards, > -Moses > > On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 1:06:37 PM UTC-7 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> That is bizarre. I just sent DTF104B numitrons all over the world, the UK >> included, so I can't think why they'd be restricted. Maybe someon

Re: [neonixie-l] Are numitron illegal in UK ???

2023-04-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
That is bizarre. I just sent DTF104B numitrons all over the world, the UK included, so I can't think why they'd be restricted. Maybe someone used the wrong tariff code or description on the shipment? On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 12:57 PM Benoit Tourret wrote: > I tried to buy some IV-16 in a foreign

Re: [neonixie-l] Are here any good small alarm clocks for use on night table?

2023-04-13 Thread Nicholas Stock
Moses, message received and understood. We have no idea why some of these responses are getting flagged and put in the 'pending' folder on the group for us moderators to release, there does not appear to be any rhyme or reason to the choice (if Google is truly trying AI to sort good from bad, it

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2023-04-05 Thread Nicholas Stock
Greg, if they turn out to last like IN18's (datasheet says only >5000 hrs), then you should be good! :) Cheers, Nick On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 1:25 PM Nicholas Stock wrote: > A PIR is a must. Datasheet for the BA-P31 says 10,000 hrs at 100 > Foot-lambert (FL). Is there any reason

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2023-04-05 Thread Nicholas Stock
r >> bulbs, to sync to the nimo brightness. >> >> >> [image: nimo-colon.jpeg] >> >> On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 3:46:38 AM UTC+2 Audrey wrote: >> >>> I have automated searches setup aswell but sometimes they just miss >>> th

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2023-04-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
I didn't buy them. I noticed they were listed a couple days ago. Didn't last long evidently. The listing states they made them with different colours interesting! On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 6:24 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On Apr 4, 2023, at 9:00 PM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > > Looks l

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

2023-04-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
These would fit the bill.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/115747673212 Looks like they all sold out though. On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 4:43 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On Apr 4, 2023, at 5:08 PM, Yohan Park wrote: > > I think these would fit nicely with the Nimo tubes. >

Re: [neonixie-l] Is there a cheaper alternative to the IN-18 at that size?

2023-03-31 Thread Nicholas Stock
For some reason, Google flags some responses to messages for moderators to approve before they get posted to the list. Apologies for this, but not much we can do as far as I know, except approve them when we get notified. Cheers, Nick On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 10:50 AM Yohan Park wrote: >

Re: [neonixie-l] Is there a cheaper alternative to the IN-18 at that size?

2023-03-31 Thread Nicholas Stock
A lot of the used ones have damaged coating (and even some of the alleged NOS ones too). I did experiment once with different coating colors. Blue is a No-No as is Yellow. Orange looked pretty cool as does red. On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 10:45 AM Christian Riise Wagner < c.riisewag...@gmail.com>

Re: [neonixie-l] Is there a cheaper alternative to the IN-18 at that size?

2023-03-31 Thread Nicholas Stock
paint if you're looking for a fresh filtered look, works very well. Sent from my iPhoneOn Mar 31, 2023, at 02:11, Zachary Laurin wrote:Do you know if it's possible to remove the red coating from the Z566?On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 9:23 p.m. Nicholas Stock <nickst...@gmail.com> wrote:Hi Zachary,

Re: [neonixie-l] Is there a cheaper alternative to the IN-18 at that size?

2023-03-27 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hi Zachary, IN-18 equivalents that come to mind are Z566, Z5660, ZM1040/1042, LC631. With regards to price, they're all about the same these days, but I have noted that IN-18's have gone up a lot... the Z566 type are nicer tubes IMHO. I've seen them for about $50 each occasionally, but that's a

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Identify clock and help with remote…

2023-03-27 Thread Nicholas Stock
Interesting... individual transistors on each cathode and a voltage multiplier for the HV?? I thought I knew about most of the boards out there, but I don't recognize this one either...are you sure it was a kit? Looks awfully well solderedespecially the micro... LOL. On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at

Re: [neonixie-l] ScopeClock and GPS

2023-03-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
Hi Michael. I have the BU-353S4 on mine and it is working fine. However, the clock does not display anything until it gets a GPS lock as far as I can tell... On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 1:41 PM MichaelB wrote: > I have assembled one of the above, but have been unable to get the GPS to > work. Has

Re: [neonixie-l] Are here any good small alarm clocks for use on night table?

2023-03-24 Thread Nicholas Stock
Pete, I'd relish having a go at building one of those if you're releasing the plans etc. PM me if possible to discuss. Cheers, Nick On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 12:12 PM Moses wrote: > Yes, I think you are correct, most people who buy or built nixie clocks > are not looking for an alarm, but some

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