Electrically zapping internal shorts is risky, and my experience shows it's
only a temporary fix.
I've only had one Burroughs tube (6091) fail on me, and after I zapped the
first short, a different one appeared. As far as I can tell, the original
failure (two cathodes shorted together after 1+
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> Original Message
>From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
>To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
>Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie - Shorted segment - How to blast
>it apart?
>Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 23:32:28 -0500
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>>This picture is of tubes I purchased on ebay (2
This picture is of tubes I purchased on ebay (2 of 8)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcuilr9axdssz1y/7971-Tube-Short.jpg
One can't be fixed (obviously), and the one had shorted.Thumped it hard
enough to release.
This POST is about 3 of the 13 tubes (only 12 shipped - waiting on seller
respons
I'd inspect the shorts. If it's a solid mechanical connection between
segments, the tapping method may be your best option, but be careful!
Blasting works OK for fine whiskers, but not strong mechanical connections,
of course.
Good luck!
On Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 11:26:54 AM UTC-6, Mic
