I have a few el-cheapo type non-mercury Chinese nixies. They are
wire-ended, side view tubes. Very nice-looking tubes
but very cheap construction.Apparently, during manufacturing of these
tubes at their dirty filthy factory, some random
junk gets in these tubes. As a result, when they a
This is a PCB typeThanksRobOn 16 Jun 2024, at 17:42, Jeff Walton wrote:You probably have a different failure mechanism than the majority of the shorts that we have been able to deal with. Depending on the type of tube it is (wire backplane vs PCB style), the failure mechanisms are potentially d
You probably have a different failure mechanism than the majority of the
shorts that we have been able to deal with. Depending on the type of tube
it is (wire backplane vs PCB style), the failure mechanisms are potentially
different. If you see no visual evidence of a short near the pins, the
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> Thanks, that would be useful
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Thanks, that would be useful
Rob
> On 15 Jun 2024, at 16:24, Michail Wilson wrote:
>
> Not comm
Thanks, that would be useful
Rob
> On 15 Jun 2024, at 16:24, Michail Wilson wrote:
>
> Not common, but if you look closely, you will see where the wire of the
> segment is overlapping the other.
> You can smack it around to try to dislodge it, but at the risk of damage or
> breaking.
>
> O
Not common, but if you look closely, you will see where the wire of the segment
is overlapping the other.
You can smack it around to try to dislodge it, but at the risk of damage or
breaking.
Over time, I've had 10 units with similar issues. I've been able to restore 8,
but on 2 of them (1 I r
