Re: [neonixie-l] Question about trigger tube

2013-07-11 Thread Grahame Marsh
Hi Clarke, Please be aware that XC18 based clocks fail to count reliably in complete darkness - my experience with one clock but I believe experienced by others. I'd expect two electrode neons to behave similarly but I've no direct experience. My XC18 clock I keep as a demonstration clock (t

RE: [neonixie-l] Question about trigger tube

2013-07-10 Thread Tidak Ada
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Question about trigger tube > I have been gathering parts for a trigger tube or neon bulb ring counter clock. After searching for the past few days,I have not had any luck finding trigger tubes,which I understand to be a neon bulb with an extra wire. The xc18 inf

Re: [neonixie-l] Question about trigger tube

2013-07-10 Thread John Rehwinkel
> I have been gathering parts for a trigger tube or neon bulb ring counter > clock. After searching for the past few days,I have not had any luck finding > trigger tubes,which I understand to be a neon bulb with an extra wire. The > xc18 info I found lists no substitutes. I have a bag of ne2's a

[neonixie-l] Question about trigger tube

2013-07-10 Thread Clarke Payne
Hi all, I am new to the forum. I have previously built clocks using b7971 nixies. I have been gathering parts for a trigger tube or neon bulb ring counter clock. After searching for the past few days,I have not had any luck finding trigger tubes,which I understand to be a neon bulb with an extra wi