Re: [neonixie-l] 5 x CD27s on eBay...

2014-09-29 Thread michael gregg
$2500/piece. yikes! On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:27 AM, Nick n...@desmith.net wrote: Not my auction - they are rare tubes though... http://www.ebay.com/itm/221561797737 http://www.ebay.com/itm/221561797737 Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-18 VFD

2013-03-27 Thread Michael Gregg
On 03/27/2013 11:06 AM, pewter wrote: I am in the middle of producing my first nixie clock since I made one as a 17 yo student with ttl some 40 years ago. However, I have just been given a couple of IV-18 VFD tubes which look good. As I do not want to spend too much time on them, but

Re: [neonixie-l] IV-18 VFD

2013-03-27 Thread Michael Gregg
Fair enough Pewter. I will provide updates here, although, I'll keep the updates light and infrequent. I doubt people want what are essentially marketing updates very often. I wouldn't expect a realistic retail level release until mid may. Once I feel the project has grown up enough, I'll send

Re: [neonixie-l] Question for all you electronic engineers out there.

2013-03-21 Thread michael gregg
I switched to sodium/potassium persulfate a while back myself. It was a good switch. Just make sure it's nice and warm. I typically heat mine to 110-120f before I start etching. The higher heat makes for cleaner traces, and a faster etch. Michael- On 3/21/2013 12:17 AM, Nick wrote: I've

Re: [neonixie-l] Burroughs 8037 / B-5031 question.

2013-03-07 Thread Michael Gregg
Maybe you have the polarity backwards? Switch the positive and negative leads. I've seen this before, but I cannot remember the solution. Michael- On 03/07/2013 01:09 PM, hansi wrote: Hi I am new to this group. and i rely like the polite and kind conversations. I bought some Burroughs

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie tube making website

2013-02-11 Thread Michael Gregg
On 02/10/2013 05:04 PM, jb-electronics wrote: Hi folks, not everything is done yet, but the largest part. I have documented all my glow lamps and Nixie tubes so far. See here: http://www.jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/eigenbau/index.htm?lang=en Next step will be to document the

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie Pinball Display - Schematic feedback

2013-02-07 Thread michael gregg
Zitt, that sounds like a fun project. I have only looked at your schematic for a few minutes, so I may not completely know what is going on. The first this I see that I do not understand is here I see the opto isolator. As I understand it, you are planning on running the leds through it. The

Re: [neonixie-l] Nixie Pinball Display - Schematic feedback

2013-02-07 Thread michael gregg
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Zitt zittw...@gmail.com wrote: You could maybe regulate the nixie current (instead of using LEDs) so the active display is brighter than the inactive one. Hadn't considered. Truth be told; I saw the LED back lit clocks and basically thought it was a cool idea.

Re: [neonixie-l] Etching anodes and cathodes

2013-02-07 Thread michael gregg
I do not believe anybody has suggested 50/50 copper sulphate/table salt yet. For my first try, I was going to try a concentrated solution of ferric chloride and voltage with stainless as the anode and cathode. I do not know how it will come out. I'll also go grab some copper sulphate to give

Re: [neonixie-l] Etching anodes and cathodes

2013-02-07 Thread michael gregg
Ahh, found some nitric acid. The 6 molar solution should do nicely. http://wardsci.com/product.asp?pn=IG0015411sid=googlecm_mmc=google-_-cpc-_-ward-_-nitricacid -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [neonixie-l] Z568M

2013-02-06 Thread michael gregg
Yes, this getting silly. On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Nicholas Stock nickst...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/RFT-Z568M-Z568-Z5680M-Z5680-HUGE-NIXIE-TUBE-SUPER-RARE-/111009895422?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Valves_Vacuum_Tubeshash=item19d8b493fe This is getting silly -- You received

Re: [neonixie-l] Etching anodes and cathodes

2013-02-06 Thread michael gregg
Really? Well, that's worth trying. Maybe a better etch could be gotten with the use of a combination of ferric chloride and electrolysis. That would probably mean a printer based press-n-peel system and a battery. I am also interested in this method to make stainless solder stencils at home.

Re: [neonixie-l] Etching anodes and cathodes

2013-01-29 Thread michael gregg
I don't know about 3d printing the cathodes. As for chemically etching these plates, I am pretty sure you won't have to put the pattern on both sides of the plate. You could completely cover one side of the plate with a even coat of etch resist. Then, you'll be able to put your design on the

Re: [neonixie-l] Etching anodes and cathodes

2013-01-29 Thread Michael Gregg
On 01/29/2013 06:20 AM, John Rehwinkel wrote: The research that I did for stainless enchants all seem like they are processes that would require a fume hood. Most of the processes containing HCl and HNO3. I do not have a fume hood :( I'll go chase down what Micromark sells in their kit,

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-28 Thread Michael Gregg
;-) Thank You! Dalibor 2013/1/27 michael gregg mgregg...@gmail.com javascript: Sounds good. And yes, other people that have made nixie tubes do seem to be getting good results with the level of vacuum that you are getting. Also, I have all sorts

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-27 Thread michael gregg
Sounds good. And yes, other people that have made nixie tubes do seem to be getting good results with the level of vacuum that you are getting. Also, I have all sorts of crazy laser cutters here. I may be able to come up with a good stack of numbers or other characters if you'd like them for your

Re: [neonixie-l] Vacuum system - status report

2013-01-26 Thread Michael Gregg
On 01/25/2013 03:52 PM, jb-electronics wrote: Hi folks, I am still working on Nixie tubes, but I have to take it a little slow at the moment because I switched my university and I am currently sort of living in two cities ;-) However, today I had some time so I took a look at my vacuum