Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-03 Thread Matthew Smith
Thank you, Eric, Threeneurons. What I am taking away from this is: * Keep my thyratrons for the reason I bought them: spares for my Geiger counters. (I have two: because the original wasn't working, the Ebay vendor sent not the parts (missing GM tubes) I asked for, but a whole unit.) * Consi

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-02 Thread threeneurons
Depends if you just want to use one to step a dekatron, or need it between dekatrons, so the second one steps, per every revolution of the prior one. The interstage one could be a problem. That one would need to respond to the output of one dekatron, and then boost it to step the second. The la

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-02 Thread Tidak Ada
I don't know, but I have the figure from a datasheet. eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Smith Sent: woensdag 2 oktober 2013 13:43 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyra

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-02 Thread Matthew Smith
On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 5:52:27 PM UTC+9:30, Tidak Ada wrote: > They are useful, but consider the MTBF is < 5000 h ! > I wonder how that equates to actual firings, because I'd guess that it's energised time that counts. M -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-02 Thread Tidak Ada
They are useful, but consider the MTBF is < 5000 h ! eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Smiffy Sent: woensdag 2 oktober 2013 8:55 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons On Wednes

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-02 Thread Tidak Ada
32 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons The Russians regularely used thyratrons, both cold cathode types and those with a heater to drive Dekatrons. What types do you have? /Martin On Wednesday, 2 October 2013 07:29:49 UTC+2, Smiffy wrote: Has a

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-01 Thread Smiffy
On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 4:01:58 PM UTC+9:30, Dekatron42 wrote: > The Russians regularely used thyratrons, both cold cathode types and those > with a heater to drive Dekatrons. What types do you have? > Cold cathode. These: http://www.ebay.com/itm/250991574870 There are two in the Geiger

[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatrons with thyratrons

2013-10-01 Thread Dekatron42
The Russians regularely used thyratrons, both cold cathode types and those with a heater to drive Dekatrons. What types do you have? /Martin On Wednesday, 2 October 2013 07:29:49 UTC+2, Smiffy wrote: > > Has anyone done/seen Dekatrons used in conjunction with thyratrons? > > I just happen to hav