: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade Nixie tubes project: Help with vacuum
technology needed
here is one cheep
http://www.harborfreight.com/a-c-manifold-gauge-set-92649.html
mike
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On 12-01-17 11:15 PM, mike wrote:
here is one cheep
http://www.harborfreight.com/a-c-manifold-gauge-set-92649.html
There are vacuum gauges and then there are VACUUM GAUGES.
Those are for Auto Air conditioning where they want to get 99% of the
air out. To make a Nixie, I think you have to
Hi John,
thanks for your links, they all look interesting.
Another idea for the inductive heater: There are so many inductive hot
plates around that work exactly this way. Couldn't I use one of these?
Jens
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Hey Dylan,
cool video, many thanks.
If you've got any kind of spark coil, you don't need a vacuum
gauge. The color of the discharge in the gas remaining in the tube
will tell you the vacuum.
Sounds nice! But I think I like the absolute measuring better because
this way I can measure
But I reckon for light bulbs you need a much better vacuum than for Nixie
tubes, right?
Not really. Many light bulbs contain various gases (nitrogen, argon, xenon,
bromium, iodine, etc.) and work just fine. Most gases won't harm a light bulb,
even if there's some residual oxygen, it'll
Hi John,
I think I will have to try with my equipment for now - the big
investment I will do is a decent burner, but I cannot afford purchasing
a top-notch pump and so on.
The heaters from Neon John are quite beyond my budget, sadly, but I
guess this is really something that could help me a
It couldn't barium getter if you want use mercury. Barium getter exchange
another gases to mercury vapour:/.
It's recommended shining tubes to pump system. RF heating is good, but
sometimes the better is shining.
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