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

Thanks Grahame Weird, I just got my own post in my email but when I click the link to see the discussion on the web it still says the requested discussion cannot be found. And I don't see it in this thread either... On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 2:41:31 PM UTC+2 Grahame wrote: > Hi everyone > >

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

Hi everyone As Nick said, Google sometimes puts messages into a "Pending" folder requiring  moderator approval. I just approved 3 pending messages including the one from you, Yohan. This is a Google thing and we just have to live with it. Moderators On 31/03/2023 18:52, Nicholas Stock wrote

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?

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: > Strang

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

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> wro

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?

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, 2023, at 9:07 AM, Zachary Laurin wrote: > > Do you know if it's possible to remove the red coating from the Z566? > > > Oh, the humanity. They're so beauti

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

> On Mar 28, 2023, at 9:07 AM, Zachary Laurin > wrote: > > Do you know if it's possible to remove the red coating from the Z566? Oh, the humanity. They're so beautiful. Use Z5660Ms instead. 8D Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" https://www.astarcloseup.com "If only you could see what

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

Yep, I've done it for a number of different tubes. Leave it soaking in warm soapy water for a day. The coating will bubble and separate from the glass. Carefully scrape the remainder off with a scalpel or similar. Some tubes are more stubborn than others. You can recoat them with a glass lacquer pa

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

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 wrote: > 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 th

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

IN-18's are also very reliable; no failures in my 14-tube clock after 7 years, though they are susceptible to cathode poisoning. On Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 1:36:15 AM UTC-7 Audrey wrote: > Z566M might be a tiny bit cheaper but no, IN-18s are a good price. > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 9:04 PM Zac

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

Z566M might be a tiny bit cheaper but no, IN-18s are a good price. On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 9:04 PM Zachary wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering if there was any Nixie tube (American or Russian) that was > similar in size (Anything bigger than the IN-14 basically) to the IN-18 but > that can be foun

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

> On Mar 27, 2023, at 9:23 PM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > > the Z566 type are nicer tubes IMHO. I've seen them for about $50 each > occasionally, but that's a used price these days...some NOS ones for about > $60 each. I bought two NOS Z566s for $100 about a year ago. Not a scratch on the contra

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

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 use

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

Hello, I was wondering if there was any Nixie tube (American or Russian) that was similar in size (Anything bigger than the IN-14 basically) to the IN-18 but that can be found for cheaper on Ebay. Thanks in advance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups