Re: [neonixie-l] Seven digit Nixie project

2015-07-14 Thread jpeakall
If you are looking to reduce the pin count from the mcu, look at the 74HC595. Uses three mcu pins and can be cascaded for as many digits as you like, using only three pins. They are an SPI device so every mcu has some sample code kicking around.Jonathan.Mitch mitc...@gmail.com wrote:Hi All,Im

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Finished restoring a TIMEON 2000, motor driven Nixie clock from 1968!

2014-10-07 Thread jpeakall
I use teflon grease on plastic parts with no problems.Jonathan Dekatron42 martin.forsb...@gmail.com wrote:Hi Ali,Sorry for late reply but I tried to find out what lubricants could be used that would not dissolve the plastic parts, however I have not found any definite answer. In my clock I removed

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Blue glow from Nixie Tubes - is that bad?

2014-08-12 Thread jpeakall
Ever notice that if you key up a HF radio handheld with the antenna next to a mercury doped nixie that you get a baby blue haze? Very cool looking. Jonathan David Forbes dfor...@dakotacom.net wrote: That purple glow or haze is a result of the mercury that is put in Nixie tubes to make them

Re: [neonixie-l] Green Nixie tubes?

2014-05-12 Thread jpeakall
If ya have a few to sell, I'd be interested. You can contact me at: jpeakall at madlabs dot info. Jonathan John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: Most interesting - I want one of those little RGB cube things I saw in the 2nd article now! I have some (somewhere), I can probably dig one up

Re: [neonixie-l] GPS distribution

2012-04-07 Thread jpeakall
I use linx modules: http://www.linxtechnologies.com/products/rf-modules/ Used 'em for years, work great. Jonathan On Sat 04/ 7/12 8:41 PM , morrisodell vilgo...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi All, I'm sure this subject has been discussed here before but now I need to pay attention ;-) I have