Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 3:09:46 PM UTC+2 jörg wrote: > So, if there is someone in the group, who is willing to sell a nimo which > might join the other five, pls. pm me. You could ask Fran Blanche She's got a few Tubes and only has 1 in use and not enough to build a clock. Maybe she's wil

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 3:09:46 PM UTC+2 jörg wrote: > So, if there is someone in the group, who is willing to sell a nimo which > might join the other five, pls. pm me. You could ask Fran Blanche She's got a few Tubes and only has 1 in use and not enough to build a clock. Maybe she's wil

[neonixie-l] Re: Who is interested in IN33?

On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 8:00:37 PM UTC+2 Юрий Овчинников wrote: > Hi guys. Who is interested in IN33? > I'm interested as well. How much for 2 pcs shipped to the Netherlands? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Who is interested in IN33?

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 3:27:07 PM UTC+2 Юрий Овчинников wrote: > 2x$18 + $30 shipping. > > Ah okay thanks. > I didn't realize shipping from Russia to Europe was so expensive. > Sorry, that's a bit too much for me. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Who is interested in IN33?

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 8:13:39 PM UTC+2 Юрий Овчинников wrote: > Maybe you need some other lamps? > > Can you send me a list of what you have in stock please? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this g

[neonixie-l] K155ID1 keep or sell?

Does anyone still use K155ID1 drivers these days? I'm not into building (yet) but got them as a bonus from a Russian seller when I bought a factory box of 100x IN-4 tubes years ago. When I look at today's builds I never see people using them anymore. So are they worth keeping or have they become

Re: [neonixie-l] K155ID1 keep or sell?

Okay thanks I wouldn't call them small though. They're 16 pin ICs and you need one for every tube. Perhaps not a big deal for a larger clock but when designing something smaller, 6 of these take up quite some board space. On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 2:44:34 PM UTC+1 M1 wrote: > They are su

Re: [neonixie-l] Another newly-manufactured nixie tube

Their TaoBao page has had quite a few updates since this thread started. MX572 has now been replaced with their MX5570 Translated form TaoBao: *After continuous research and overcoming difficult problems, we have now developed a new version, which is a significant improvement over the previous

Re: [neonixie-l] Another newly-manufactured nixie tube

Picture of the MX5570 <https://ibb.co/BGZq4K6> On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 1:18:34 PM UTC+1 Yohan Park wrote: > Their TaoBao page has had quite a few updates since this thread started. > MX572 has now been replaced with their MX5570 > > Translated form TaoBao: > > *A

[neonixie-l] Elfin Rodan MG-17G

Just came across 7 new MG-17G tubes which I never knew existed. Has anyone ever done a clock with these tubes? -- 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 neo

Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting clock....

Been looking at this one for quite some time. I love that it gives you the option to put custom graphics on it. But I can find so little information about it and really would like to hear from people who've had it for a while to see if it's worth getting it. On Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 3:2

Re: [neonixie-l] Elfin Rodan MG-17G

So this is actually Panaplex in a tube? On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11:46:01 PM UTC+1 Yohan Park wrote: > Thanks for that link Jon > That’s a very interesting read for sure! > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com *On Behalf > Of *Jon > *Sent:* Tuesday, No

Re: [neonixie-l] Digital scale from 1971, with nixies of course

Oh boy, that looks a lot like the one at the butcher's when I was a small kid (early seventies) Does it have Nixies on the other side as well? On Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 6:27:37 PM UTC+1 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > That's very cool! > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 2:28 AM Paolo Cravero wrote

[neonixie-l] IV-6 VFD came in different colors?

I found this picture on spark-tube.com The tubes are clearly lit with a UV light from the right side. Has anyone ever come across these orange and blue versions? [image: tube_iv-6-vfd-differen-colors.jpg] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l"

[neonixie-l] Old Nixie thermometer on eBay

Would probably sell for more if the listing included the word Nixie :) https://ebay.us/PFsXJt -- 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..

[neonixie-l] Re: IV-6 background variations

The blue ones I have (and looks like yours as well) also show brass in some places (top and bottom). I have over 100 assorted IV-6 tubes here and to me it looks like they're supposed to be brass color but some chemical reaction has turned them blue. On Monday, December 7, 2020 at 6:32:40 PM UTC

[neonixie-l] Source for honeycomb mesh?

Does anyone know of a source where I can get aluminum honeycomb mesh? There are loads of vendors on Ali selling aluminum mesh but so far I haven't been able to find one with a honeycomb pattern. Thanks in advance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neo

[neonixie-l] Re: Source for honeycomb mesh?

Thanks for the link but it looks like they're making a different product than what I'm looking for. I'm talking about the honeycomb mesh that was being used in many Russian tubes. I believe I've seen a picture from a Dalibor tube where he also uses it so I'll ask him. On Saturday, December 12,

Re: [neonixie-l] Rodan CD47/GR414

Couldn't agree more :) Bigger doesn't always mean prettier. The digits look vertically stretched just to make them fit in the tube. If you'd scale this down to the size of a more common tube I bet most of us would say it's an ugly tube :) Impressive? Yes! Pretty? No! But like you, I would sure wan

[neonixie-l] Nixie tube with 10x "7" digits

Probably a test unit of some sort? Looks like an IN-14 with fine grid. Price is ridiculous of course but it's interesting to see anyway :) https://ebay.us/moLp4c -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and s

Re: [neonixie-l] First LED displays

Not for the Russians it wan't... ;) On Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 1:29:10 AM UTC+1 gregebert wrote: > Shortly after, the MAN-2 came out. It's a 5x7 matrix and could display the > ASCII character set. I still have 2 samples my father got from a vendor > sometime around 1973. That was the begin

Re: [neonixie-l] First LED displays

Not for the Russians it wasn't... ;) On Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 1:29:10 AM UTC+1 gregebert wrote: > Shortly after, the MAN-2 came out. It's a 5x7 matrix and could display the > ASCII character set. I still have 2 samples my father got from a vendor > sometime around 1973. That was the begi

[neonixie-l] What's the largest neon bulb commercially available?

Not counting the novelty bulbs (flickering flame, Flamingo, Heart shape) is there an E27 type neon bulb available? The largest I can find is an E14 bulb made by Elfin, Italy. https://www.newelfin.com/en/010E14N110/lamps-cable-glands-and-accessories/e14-neon-lamps/e14-neon-lamps/neon-lamp-e14-110-

[neonixie-l] Re: Buildings still got it!

ound the building! > > > > > > > On Saturday, December 19, 2020, Yohan Park wrote: > >> >> Not counting the novelty bulbs (flickering flame, Flamingo, Heart shape) >> is there an E27 type neon bulb available? >> The largest I can find is an E14 bulb m

[neonixie-l] Re: What's the largest neon bulb commercially available?

Ooooh, exactly what I'm looking for... Too bad it's so rare :( Thanks for posting that. On Monday, December 28, 2020 at 11:05:33 PM UTC+1 SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. wrote: > Not sure if it suits your request, but there was a german bulb, called > "bienenkorblampe" > > https://de.wikipedia.org/wi

[neonixie-l] Cheapest 6-digit edge lit clock so far

Okay so no Nixie, neon or VFD but I thought I'd post it here anyway. I came across this on my nightly stroll on Ali and this goes to show how mass production can really lower consumer prices. A complete 6-digit edge lit clock for only $27.35 ($32.67 if you don't want to solder). Unbelievable how

[neonixie-l] Re: INS-1 Neon Dot Tube Lead Spacing?

I'm measuring a thickness of 0.4mm and a spacing of 4.8mm On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 11:32:14 AM UTC+1 eds_eq...@verizon.net wrote: > I'm hoping somebody here can help me. I am designing a circuit board for > my own Nixie tube clock using the Russian IN-12 nixies with four INS-1 > tubes

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What's the largest neon bulb commercially available?

That's what I meant with "novelty bulbs" ;) The Bienenkorblampe (beehive lamp) runs straight on 210-240V so there's already a resistor inside. No idea if they were also made for 120V On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 11:11:32 AM UTC+1 Tidak Ada wrote: > Don’t forget those ball shaped neon’s with

[neonixie-l] Re: What's the largest neon bulb commercially available?

Original Message -- > From: Yohan Park > Date: December 29, 2020 at 2:14 PM > > That's what I meant with "novelty bulbs" ;) > > The Bienenkorblampe (beehive lamp) runs straight on 210-240V so there's > already a resistor inside. > No idea if t

[neonixie-l] Re: nixie clock using trigger tubes

Very cool clock! I assume the Reed switches are there so you can use a magnet to set the correct time? On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 6:02:13 PM UTC+1 Pieter-Tjerk de Boer wrote: > As promised earlier, more detailed information, including schematics, > about my clock is now on my website: >

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Cheapest 6-digit edge lit clock so far

Exactly what I thought I'm not going to solder over 150 SMD parts to save only $5 On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 7:09:29 PM UTC+1 H. Carl Ott wrote: > I'm very tempted to order in one of these just to see how many of the > plastic frame pieces arrive intact, and not shattered. > If you do

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Cheapest 6-digit edge lit clock so far

Thanks for posting the link to the manual On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 8:11:46 PM UTC+1 dixter wrote: > incase you can't see the manual... Banggood list it too but couldn't find > the manual there... > the link for download > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Usx9toq8RxTBTbHdNiELmnl6TB7y

Re: [neonixie-l] Removing lettering from Russian TH4B tubes

Oops, I think I got that backwards, should be the anode (pin 1) and the second grid (pin 2) On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 2:04:07 AM UTC+1 Yohan Park wrote: > Yeah I really like them and they're (still) cheap. > No luckily it doesn't need 400V, it needs 150V DC. I was drivi

Re: [neonixie-l] Karlsson KA2000

Aw too bad. I had one NIB 2 years ago and auctioned it but it only went for €195. Some guy from Italy bought it. https://www.catawiki.com/l/20705307-karlsson-nixie-clock-peter-van-der-jagt-1997 (click on "View this lot") It was the first and last time I tried selling something on Catawiki. It wa

Re: [neonixie-l] Removing lettering from Russian TH4B tubes

oapy water may work. I used hot soapy > water on some old RFTZ568 tubes many many years ago to remove the red > lacquer on the tubes and it worked remarkably well > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 4:16 PM Yohan Park wrote: > >> >> I've received a few boxes with TH4B tu

Re: [neonixie-l] Removing lettering from Russian TH4B tubes

x27;m a chemist by trade :) > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 5:16 PM Yohan Park wrote: > >> IPA (which I was referring to as alcohol): nope >> Dichloromethane: I've got quite a bunch of chemicals lying around but >> unfortunately not that >> Paint thinner: Yes

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nocrotec Blue Dream Nixie Transformer Nixtra-18.????

Answered what? On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:42:45 PM UTC+1 Nocrotec wrote: > Hi! > Answered. > Best regards > Dieter > > Am 05.01.2021 um 22:53 schrieb Paul Andrews: > > I think that only Dieter can answer that. > > > > On Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 4:24:56 PM UTC-5 Tim Goldsmith wrote: >

[neonixie-l] Re: Fascinating film about 1960s colour CRT manufacturing

Enjoyed watching that, thanks for sharing. Any idea what the large round tubes were used for back then? On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:40:27 PM UTC+1 mikeselectricstuff wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IrSLPVkxCo > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Fascinating film about 1960s colour CRT manufacturing

neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Yohan Park > *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2021 3:50 PM > *To:* neonixie-l > *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Re: Fascinating film about 1960s colour CRT > manufacturing > > > > Enjoyed watching that, thanks fo

[neonixie-l] Getters: where are they?

After watching the latest Fran Blanche video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybh1I8GIHmU I started thinking about this subject. Some Nixie tubes clearly have a getter while many don't (or at least not visible). What's up with this? Do lots of Nixie tubes have "hidden" getters inside? Da

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Fascinating film about 1960s colour CRT manufacturing

hursday, January 7, 2021 at 4:19:16 PM UTC-5 Bill van Dijk wrote: >> >>> I believe the round tubes were for the cheaper TVs. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] *On &

Re: [neonixie-l] Fascinating film about 1960s colour CRT manufacturing

Around 2 months ago I was about to go home from work and noticed a dumpster behind the school (where I work). Turned out they were clearing out the old studio and engineering room and they had tossed 6 Sony BVM monitors in the dumpster. I immediately ran to one of my co-workers who makes arcade c

[neonixie-l] Re: INS-1 neons

You can still get INS-1 for that price. Never had problems with IN-3 though. May I ask how you drive them? On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 3:19:21 PM UTC+1 Robert G. Schaffrath wrote: > I was able to buy a box of 100 for $15.99 back in 2019. I noticed that the > glass color tended to vary from a

Re: [neonixie-l] Cleaning old circuit boards and components without destroying them - what to use?

I usually start with lukewarm water and dish wash. I don't see the need for distilled water here. Why? Regular water won't harm any plastics, bakelite or circuits... If soapy, lukewarm water still leaves unwanted coloring (tar from cigarettes is very common) I use IPA. If that fails too I, very c

[neonixie-l] Re: M5Stack - Amazing cheap unit

Thanks for letting us know AFTER the price has doubled... ;) On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 8:10:48 PM UTC+1 M1 wrote: > Not sure if anyone bought them (Core2 units). I bought and paid for and > received 126 units over a span of 10 orders. > > Amazon/Seller finally figured it out and the pric

[neonixie-l] Re: Lighted switches.

The live and neutral terminals that go to the light? There is no neutral in a switch, there's only a live wire and a switch wire. If you're connecting the neon to these wires you're using the switch wire that goes to the lamp as your neutral. That also explains why the neon turns off as soon as yo

[neonixie-l] Neon flickering flame bulb in overdrive

We all know the flickering flame candle bulb (if you don't, what are you doing here?) I was wondering if there's a way to get this to glow stable. So I removed the base and found a 30K 1/4W resistor in there (230V model) I replaced this with a 10K 1W model to see what would happen. Well, things ha

[neonixie-l] Re: This is a long shot....I need 8 x Dolam LL-555

Try if this company in Poland replies to an email in English. Or perhaps try and find someone from Poland here in the group. https://archiwum.allegro.pl/oferta/lampa-nixie-ll-555-nos-i7175269093.html On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 8:02:30 PM UTC+1 Ryan B wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I know someone a

[neonixie-l] Re: This is a long shot....I need 8 x Dolam LL-555

Oh nevermind I just translated the page and they're out of stock :( On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 10:16:39 PM UTC+1 Yohan Park wrote: > Try if this company in Poland replies to an email in English. > Or perhaps try and find someone from Poland here in the group. > https://archi

[neonixie-l] Re: This is a long shot....I need 8 x Dolam LL-555

Oh by the way. You will need three 555 tubes and one 557 just to spell your first name. Your last name starts with a B so that's a 555 but no idea what other letters you need. But you'll probably need 556 and/or 557 for that as well. On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 10:20:34 PM UTC+1

[neonixie-l] Re: Another of my "antique" SP-352 clocks

http://www.decadecounter.com/vta/pdf/gc1092d_schematic.pdf On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 11:35:14 PM UTC+1 N9KTW wrote: > Well I found another clock to work on, using SP352 displays It is > marked DIGITAL CONCEPTS CORP, EC102 electronic calendar clock. > > It uses 3 SP352's for a 6 digi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Cheapest 6-digit edge lit clock so far

Mine will be delivered in the next few days. Anyone else order it? On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 1:06:49 AM UTC+1 Yohan Park wrote: > Thanks for posting the link to the manual > > On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 8:11:46 PM UTC+1 dixter wrote: > >> incase you ca

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Neon flickering flame bulb in overdrive

Thanks all Received a personal email saying the electrodes are coated with a substance meant to make these flicker so it could be difficult to make them glow steady. Too bad :( On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 2:33:27 PM UTC+1 Bill van Dijk wrote: > There are a number of on-line calculators to de

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nocrotec Blue Dream Nixie Transformer Nixtra-18.????

Tim, we now have eBay and AliExpress where we can select even cheaper parts and not have to pay shipping... Did Radio Shack ever offer you 100 resistors for $0.99? But yes, I miss the physical stores too! And most of all that means: I need a part, go to the store, and continue with what I'm worki

[neonixie-l] Re: Lighted switches.

Phil, sorry I'm getting back at this but I think you're seriously overdriving these NE-2 bulbs. Even the high brightness versions need a 33K resistor. Regular NE-2 bulbs (which you most likely use as well) require around 150K I'm running standard brightness bulbs in my wall switches on 230V and I'

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: B7971's on the bay....

If I had to spend $150 on a single tube I'd choose the R|Z568M from Dalibor. Way more aesthetically pleasing than these B7971 tubes in my opinion. On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 6:10:49 PM UTC+1 Paul Andrews wrote: > That is a very nice clock. If only I had that kind of disposable income. I > pro

Re: [neonixie-l] Longines Nixie clock up for auction

Can anyone tell me what the single digit next to the seconds display is for? On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 4:22:26 PM UTC+1 Dekatron42 wrote: > The auction sold for roughly $3120 and had a starting price of roughly > $1100. > > /Martin > > On Tuesday, 26 January 2021 at 10:33:36 UTC+1 DaveE wr

Re: [neonixie-l] Longines Nixie clock up for auction

Oh dear, that's a busy display then... :D On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 10:33:55 PM UTC+1 Pramanicin wrote: > 10ths of seconds. > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 1:26 PM Yohan Park wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me what the single digit next to the seconds display is >> f

Re: [neonixie-l] Longines Nixie clock up for auction

gt;> really nice, the tens of seconds only - gives it a stopwatch look. >> https://youtu.be/3XJZ0Nz_vks >> >> On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, 21:41 Yohan Park, wrote: >> >>> Oh dear, that's a busy display then... :D >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021

[neonixie-l] Re: Assembled PCB Nixie Clock - Not from China

Great prices Ian I already responded to your comment on Tubeclock DB I thought you might like to know that Malware Bytes Browser Guard is warning people your website may not be safe. Website blocked due to a suspicious top level domain (TLD) Website blocked: www.nixieclock.biz Malwarebytes Brow

[neonixie-l] Re: Assembled PCB Nixie Clock - Not from China

Ian, may I ask why you've chosen to use LEDs for the colons with most of your clocks? I think neon looks so much better. On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 7:00:12 PM UTC+1 Ian Sparkes wrote: > Ah, that parsitic glow. The Zirrfa boards don't do something important > that they should: The drivers

Re: [neonixie-l] I hope they have 4000 IN12s..

In the link, check the text beneath the picture of the IN-12 tubes: *We have one of the largest stocks of nixie tubes that we collected in decades * On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 3:47:44 PM UTC+1 nickja...@gmail.com wrote: > I saw that one too. It looks pretty cool, but a bit pricey in my ever

[neonixie-l] How to drive an IN-28

I've just received a lot of IN-28 tubes. Now I'd like to drive these using only AC 230V mains but can't get it to work the way I want. The tube has 3 connections: anode, cathode and screen. To get it to light up using the anode and cathode you need 340V so that's not going to work. But using the

[neonixie-l] Re: How to drive an IN-28

Thanks so much Paul I still can't get it to work though. What I'm using now: 230V AC 2W10 rectifier giving me 210V DC 1M resistor between anode and grid 2x 8.2K resistors in parallel = 4.1K + to anode Kathode to 0 This should give me 175V and 8.5mA current Result, it briefly turns on for a split s

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: How to drive an IN-28

timeter and > there is no smoothing capacitor after the rectifier you will measure > garbage. > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Yohan Park > *Sent:* Sunday, March 21, 2021 11:15 AM

[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie 7977

Who sold you these tubes as 7977? They're IN-1 tubes from Russia, not Burroughs 7977 On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 4:03:15 PM UTC+1 pierreyv...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to the Nixie world and I'm trying to setup what's explained here: > https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Control-a-Nixi

[neonixie-l] Re: Colorful neons

Thanks for posting but these are quite common and can be ordered fairly cheap on AliExpress. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001202773443.html On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 6:30:57 PM UTC+1 Pramanicin wrote: > I noted some blue and green neons being sold on the bay.. > > > https://www.ebay.com

[neonixie-l] Lighting all digits at the same time: Why does this happen?

I have a few Chinese QS30-1 tubes lying around which don't have much value for me and was wondering how it would look to have all digits lit at the same time. So I looked up the specs which say 170V and 2.25mA So I calculated the needed resistor to have it hooked up to 230V which is a little bel

Re: [neonixie-l] Lighting all digits at the same time: Why does this happen?

dont recall seeing this behavior with segmented tubes, like the >>>>> 7971. In fact, on my clock I have a current regulator on each cathode, >>>>> and >>>>> another one for the anode, for every tube.that works out to 128 >>>>> cur

Re: [neonixie-l] Lighting all digits at the same time: Why does this happen?

ant to try successive numbers of lit cathodes, say 01, >>>>>> then 012, then 0123, etc and see how the current increases, and also see >>>>>> if >>>>>> it changes over time due to heating. >>>>>> >>>>>> I dont recall seeing this behavi

[neonixie-l] Re: МТХ-90~MTH-90 Keypad from eBay - What is it and how do I hook it up?

Great timing :D Just ordered 10 of these for $47 including shipping and all (seller agreed to put a low value on the package) after a bit of haggling. Yours look cleaner but mine don't have the orange filters in front of the tubes which I prefer because you see the real neon orange. I was wonderi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Now, here's a bargain

Another bargain: https://ebay.us/16xhAQ Check the previously sold batches by clicking on "6 sold" The previous one sold for $799.99 and now seller has only 1 batch left and thought: Hmmm, last one, let's just add another $1000 to that. Crazy! On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 12:20:55 AM UTC+2 nickja

Re: [neonixie-l] IV26 VFD differences.

I can't find a datasheet for IV-26 so I don't know what the difference between the IV-25 and IV-26 is. Does anyone know? I have around 700 IV-25 tubes here and they all have non-clipped circular dots. On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 9:03:57 AM UTC+2 Dekatron42 wrote: > There are a few different typ

Re: [neonixie-l] IV26 VFD differences.

Ah I see, IV-26 is much larger On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:12:50 PM UTC+2 Dekatron42 wrote: > You can find the IV-25 on Gstube too: http://www.gstube.com/data/1694/ > > Their general datasheet page is here: http://www.gstube.com/data/ > > /Martin > > On Tuesday, 13 April 2021 at 21:56:32 UTC

Re: [neonixie-l] МТХ-90~MTH-90 Keypad from eBay - What is it and how do I hook it up?

There's something odd with the one in this listing: https://ebay.us/8EtaeL Check the 5th picture (close up of the tubes from the top). They don't look like MTH-90 since they seem to have a nipple on the top of the tube (the side facing the lenses). Also, the bottom part (where the terminals are) i

Re: [neonixie-l] МТХ-90~MTH-90 Keypad from eBay - What is it and how do I hook it up?

onnected directly to the > touch-sensitive "key" on the front. > > > On Apr 17, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Yohan Park wrote: > > Ah yes I've found them. They're less suitable to use as an indicator. > > > The tubes in the ones I purchased are identical. Ther

[neonixie-l] Re: Curious about this seller's prices

When you click on "xxx sold" on the listing page you get to see this: https://www.ebay.com/bin/purchaseHistory?item=322820055634&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2564 As you can see most tubes were sold to people making an offer. The last sold Buy It Now price is from February 5 and back then it was $17.97

[neonixie-l] Re: Lc-516 info?

Which tube isn't? ;) On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:31:14 PM UTC+2 Bill Notfaded wrote: > These tubes are better than the IN-1 tubes for sure! > > Bill > On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 9:11:06 PM UTC-7 gerritde...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> I am currently trying to figure out if the LC-516

Re: [neonixie-l] Tubes that turn it up to eleven: Hivac XN-2

That 0 of the 10 looks quite odd. Is it made using 2 cathodes? On Friday, September 3, 2021 at 2:16:33 AM UTC+2 tntm...@gmail.com wrote: > Quite possibly! I've seen some that do 0-8! > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 8:13 PM Paul Andrews wrote: > >> I’m guessing channel indicators. >> >> On Sep 2, 2021,

[neonixie-l] Re: What is going on?

We're at the point where old tubes are getting more expensive than brand new (and WAY bigger) tubes. It's getting into collector's territory, not love for Nixies. If you're into it for the love Nixie tubes and neon, count yourself lucky we have people like Dalibor around. If you're a collector, b

[neonixie-l] Red and green Numitrons

This seller's offering red and green coated Numitrons. Does anybody know if these are factory coated? Haven't seen them before. https://www.ebay.com/itm/numitron-/114307356659

[neonixie-l] Re: Label Makers

I'm using a Dymo 450 Duo It's really 2 in 1 since the top printer can print paper address labels and the bottom printer prints laminated ribbon labels up to 24mm. The nice thing is it's connected to my PC so I can print anything, including graphics, on the laminated labels. On Wednesday, June 8

Re: [neonixie-l] New Nixie Tubes?

$120 each and they look like IN-18 tubes. I'd rather pay $9 more on a huge Millclock ZIN-70 tube. On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:32:47 PM UTC+1 Dekatron42 wrote: > Now, there's a proper Nixie tube with a proper socket, I love it! > > Now I just hope that they will work just as well as Dalibo

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

Strange I posted a reply as well but it got deleted... Any reason? On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 7:45:17 PM UTC+2 Christian Riise Wagner wrote: > I agree with Terry. Leave the coating on, unless it's damaged! > > fredag den 31. marts 2023 kl. 18.09.14 UTC+2 skrev Mac Doktor: > >> >> On Mar 28, 202

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

Not cheaper but around the same price: Millclock's ZIN-18 They come with full warranty and are brand new. Unless you really want vintage tubes I think they're a better deal than IN-18 tubes. On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 11:11:48 AM UTC+2 Zachary Laurin wrote: > Do you know if it's possible to re

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

On 31/03/2023 18:52, Nicholas Stock wrote: > > 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. > > Chee

Re: [neonixie-l] NIMO

I think these would fit nicely with the Nimo tubes. https://www.ebay.com/itm/195661812653 On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 4:42:56 PM UTC+2 jörg wrote: > Is there a green-glow flathead indicator tube available? > Size like the MTX-90 Thyratron or smaller. I would like to use them as > colons for sep

Re: [neonixie-l] 14-digit nixie calculator project with clock function

Aaw, no π key to show off the 13 decimals ;) But seriously, awesome job!!! On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:05:03 PM UTC+2 newxito wrote: > I uploaded a draft of the calculator manual. This will be the > functionality of the first public firmware release... still work in > progress... > > http

Re: [neonixie-l] 14-digit nixie calculator project with clock function

Ha ha, awesome :D On Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 4:29:13 PM UTC+2 newxito wrote: > For pi press [F] + [sin] :-) > > Yohan Park schrieb am Sonntag, 16. April 2023 um 15:16:07 UTC+2: > > Aaw, no π key to show off the 13 decimals ;) > But seriously, awesome job!!! > On Saturday,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 14-digit nixie calculator project with clock function

Why should the minus sign be on the right? There's no rule that says the numbers have to allign to the right side of the display. Why not allign them to the left? So instead of displaying -..1234 make it display -1234.. (the dots represent non lit tubes). On Tuesday, October 27,

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

No that's not true. It's not solder but a different metal (can't recall what it is) to make it easy to solder. You won't be able to melt the blobs with your soldering iron though. On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 1:10:31 PM UTC+1 Paul Andrews wrote: > I had read that the little balls on the ends o

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

2:01:11 PM UTC+2 Jasper nagle wrote: > I was able to melt the blobs on the mtx-90 with a soldering iron so it > must be something like tin or lead > > On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 at 7:56 pm, Yohan Park wrote: > >> No that's not true. It's not solder but a different metal

[neonixie-l] Re: Slightly off topic but still a Neon filled tube: Neva Franck-Hertz tube, help to get it running please!

What have you checked to conclude "the tube seems to work just fine"? Perhaps too obvious but have you checked with a neon tester to see if there's still neon inside? On Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 6:06:50 PM UTC+2 Dekatron42 wrote: > I've been able to buy a Neon filled Franck-Hertz tube together w

Re: [neonixie-l] I won't be buying this...

Karlsson Cock? No thanks 🤣🤣🤣 On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 9:51:45 AM UTC+2 Terry Kennedy wrote: > On Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 9:53:43 PM UTC-4 Terry S wrote: > > Jeff Thomas, yes. But this was really the first "product" nixie clock of > the modern era. > > > Oops, got my Jeffs mixed up. > -- You

Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting! (not my listing)

Yes, I think we all know that ;) But it's not just Nixie tubes we talk about in this group. On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 2:21:53 PM UTC+2 peter bunge wrote: > Except they are not nixie tubes. They are Incandescent 7 segment displays. > It says so on the watch "Numitron" > > On Thu, May 11, 2023 at

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

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 cool

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

>From an article on computerhistory.org: The 'Nixie' display design originated in 1929 by a Chicago inventor named Henninger. At first, such tubes were custom-made for use as advertising signs. A few early gas-discharge display tubes using the stacked-cathode system were made by National Union

[neonixie-l] Re: SP-431 panaplex displays, looking for opinions on whether to desolder from module

You can use the + as a PM indicator On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 3:43:29 PM UTC+2 Adam Piórko wrote: > It looks like VFD displays. If the "plus" is lit, the module seems to be > functioning properly. If you enjoy reverse engineering, you can try to make > a clock from this module. Two things