Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-12 Thread Oscilloclock
Wow, wow, wow!! Grahame, I think if you are varying the grid current well within the design range and you see focus vary significantly enough to notice, you have a PSU problem. Either you aren't supplying the right voltage to the anode, the deflection plates are not at the right potential (in

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-12 Thread Grahame Marsh
Hi Aaron You've confirmed what I suspected, that the focus voltage is moving enough to unfocus the image as the beam current is varying. I will take some measurements of beam current, focus current, focus and cathode voltages and try to feed the focus from a more stable voltage, perhaps

[neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Dekatron42
Wonderful as always! /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

[neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread kay486
love it! I always wanted to make a scope clock, but i wasnt sure what scope looks the best, there arent any databases of scopes that would have pictures of glowing tubes (atleast im not aware of any, if somebody knows such a site, let me know please!) On Tuesday, 11 December 2012 13:51:10

[neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Michel
Great design and source of information Graham! Fantastic. Just wondering about 1 thing, is it possible to adjust the brightness of the scopeclock according to the ambient light? Usually you would use the control grid of course, but what it you would adjust the current through the filament? It

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread JohnK
modulation of brightness. John K. - Original Message - From: Michel mic...@xiac.com To: neonixie-l neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:45 AM Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update Great design and source of information Graham! Fantastic. Just

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Sgitheach web page update

2012-12-11 Thread Grahame Marsh
Michel Ambient light based brightess control is something I have been playing with. I remember, as a nipper, we had a valve BW TV set with a LDR in the front panel so it had a sort of automatic brightess control. But I would certainly do the control by varying the grid voltage wrt the