Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2018-08-08 Thread Dan Hollis
Dalibor's nixies are nearly the same size (50mm symbol height vs NL7037 51mm) and 1/2 the price... -Dan On Wed, 8 Aug 2018, Paul Andrews wrote: It???s like waiting for a bus. You wait for ever for one to come along, then a whole bunch come along at once. This is the third listing for NL7037

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2018-08-08 Thread Paul Andrews
It’s like waiting for a bus. You wait for ever for one to come along, then a whole bunch come along at once. This is the third listing for NL7037 in the last few months. Greg, these are much bigger than IN-18 tubes. My favorite large Nixie. -- You received this message because you are subscrib

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2018-08-07 Thread Alic
Thanks for the info. If I did not have some of these already, I would fall back in my nixie-buy-addiction right-away. :-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an em

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2018-08-07 Thread gregebert
Not my auction, but there are ten NL7037 tubes available individually, at 300 USD each. Personally I'll stick with the IN-18, as it's fairly close in size, or a set of RZ568's with a 10-year warranty. https://www.ebay.com/itm/National-Electronics-NL-7037-2-Jumbo-Nixie-Tube-All-Tested-and-Working

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-11-29 Thread jb-electronics
A much more appealing version than then mesh version I have here: http://www.jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/n_b7032.htm?lang=en Cheers Jens On 11/29/2016 2:54 PM, Alic wrote: Better late than never. As promised some time ago, I made some pictures, but only of the nixie with the leas

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-31 Thread Alic
Thanks! I also hope to end up with enough good tubes to make a clock. I'll let you know. Did you buy your 7971s from Pete? I just saw that he's selling quite a few! On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 9:49:34 PM UTC+2, gregebert wrote: > > On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 12:19:35 PM UTC-7, Alic wrote: >> >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-29 Thread gregebert
On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 12:19:35 PM UTC-7, Alic wrote: > > I won the auction with the B-7032. > Congratulations are in-order on your winning bid; I'm glad to see that someone in this forum acquired these tubes. Please be sure to let us know how they work out. I hope that you get at least 6 t

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-29 Thread Alic
I won the auction with the B-7032. As a new collector I could not let them go. Since I live in Europe, I won't receive the nixies right away. I will post here once I have seen and tested them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To uns

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-29 Thread Alic
Thanks for the tips, A.J. They are very welcome! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, se

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-29 Thread Michael Seaton
Yeah, I'd love to have one too. If you'd be wiling to sell another, send me a private message. Thanks, Michael On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 3:29:12 PM UTC-5, Jens Boos wrote: > > If the person who bought them is on this list, I would be happy to buy one > of them. Broken or not, they are still

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-23 Thread A.J. Franzman
On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 10:07:56 AM UTC-7, Alic wrote: > > after some testing I found that there still is another limitation : the > "shipping to" setting. > And for this setting there is no worldwide option. > This means that I can't see an article that only ships to USA and another > whic

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-23 Thread A.J. Franzman
There are tricks I've discovered that allow one to see items that don't ship to their country in ebay searches. One parameter that ebay fortunately currently does NOT check with respect to location restrictions, is your IP address. So, besides setting the "worldwide" radio button, other ways eba

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread jb-electronics
If the person who bought them is on this list, I would be happy to buy one of them. Broken or not, they are still historic pieces. Please drop me an email, thanks! Jens On 7/22/2016 9:24 PM, gregebert wrote: Ouch! That auction ended at $373 (US). I think the consensus in this group is that the

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread gregebert
Ouch! That auction ended at $373 (US). I think the consensus in this group is that the tubes were near the end of their useful life. However, if anyone here did end up buying them, please let us know their condition once you get a chance to test them. BTW, according to Ebay, Dalibor has sold 16

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Instrument Resources of America
Wish that I knew how to help more at this point, but I can't. Good luck, Ira. On 7/22/2016 10:07 AM, Alic wrote: Thanks a lot Ira! That does help a lot indeed, but after some testing I found that there still is another limitation : the "shipping to" setting. And for this setting there is no

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Alic
Thanks a lot Ira! That does help a lot indeed, but after some testing I found that there still is another limitation : the "shipping to" setting. And for this setting there is no worldwide option. This means that I can't see an article that only ships to USA and another which only ships to Germa

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Instrument Resources of America
Once you do a search for an item, and the results are displayed, then on the left side of the screen under "ITEM LOCATION" select "worldwide". Ira. On 7/22/2016 8:43 AM, Alic wrote: Hi Nick, I need your help : I'm looking for a setting to search the whole (eBay) world, but I can't seem to fi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Alic
Hi Nick, I need your help : I'm looking for a setting to search the whole (eBay) world, but I can't seem to find it. Or do you mean through Google? Finding this setting would be very helpful. This way I d'on't have to search through all the stores separately anymore. Thanks -- You received t

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Michael Seaton
Yikes - they're badly silvered. I guess they're not mercury doped and Standard Life. 7037's are Extended Life tubes and much better. I wonder what they were used in... On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 4:34:56 AM UTC-5, Jens Boos wrote: > > This is really a nice find... I got my B-7032 new in box

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Nick
You need to search the world rather than your local eBay. It came up in my searches Nick (UK) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsu

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread Alic
Not to ship outside the US is understandable, but eBay hiding auctions from me? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-22 Thread jb-electronics
Yeah, same here, it is US only. Won't even ship to Canada, and I cannot contact the seller because I have a German ebay account... Cheers Jens On 7/16/2016 11:37 PM, SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. wrote: Its the same like the sentencens "tested on calibrated T/V-7U army tube testers". I wonder how y

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-16 Thread SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F.
Its the same like the sentencens "tested on calibrated T/V-7U army tube testers". I wonder how you can test nixies there... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-16 Thread Jeff Walton
Gosh,  I wonder about the ratings on nixie filaments...   :)  Original message From: jb-electronics Date: 7/16/2016 2:12 PM (GMT-06:00) To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often... Yeah you find that

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-16 Thread jb-electronics
Yeah you find that a lot... Always makes me smirk ;) On 7/16/2016 9:06 PM, GastonP wrote: It's a nice touch that the seller has checked the filaments and guarantees them to work (!) On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 4:06:35 PM UTC-3, Pramanicin wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-10-BURROUGH

[neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-16 Thread GastonP
It's a nice touch that the seller has checked the filaments and guarantees them to work (!) On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 4:06:35 PM UTC-3, Pramanicin wrote: > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-10-BURROUGHS-7032-GIANT-NIXIE-DISPLAY-TUBE-Used-/291819691025?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 > > Very unusual t

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-16 Thread jb-electronics
This is really a nice find... I got my B-7032 new in box, but I recall seeing some severly darkened ones before as well. Do you guys know when they were primarily in use? It seems they were replaced by the B-7037 and B-7038, respectively (or their NL counterparts). Jens On 7/16/2016 3:24 AM, A

[neonixie-l] Re: These don't come up very often...

2016-07-15 Thread A.J. Franzman
Maybe Dalibor could replace the envelopes on these tubes? I'd really like to see him try (and succeed). I have a batch of the same type, with the same problem. On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:06:35 PM UTC-7, Pramanicin wrote: > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-10-BURROUGHS-7032-GIANT-NIXIE-DISP