It looks like the 6 is dead on the upper left most tube at the end when they're testing all of them.
[QUOTE=killer95;51174012]It looks like the 6 is dead on the upper left most tube at the end when they're testing all of them.[/QUOTE]
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These things are seriously awesome. I made a small clock with them.
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Shame they're like £120 per tube, I hope that they do become a bit more affordable in the future.
You can get USSR new-old-stock tubes for a few dollars each.
There's a Russian company called Past-Indicator, they sell pre-assembled six digit (HH:MM:SS) clock kits (barebones clock on a PCB, you DIY the enclosure) for a little over 100USD. Well worth it.
[thumb]https://past-indicator.com/media/img_product/DSC_0317_copy.JPG.1024x768_q85_crop-smart.jpg[/thumb]
[QUOTE=Darkjerms;51175514]You can get USSR new-old-stock tubes for a few dollars each.
There's a Russian company called Past-Indicator, they sell pre-assembled six digit (HH:MM:SS) clock kits (barebones clock on a PCB, you DIY the enclosure) for a little over 100USD. Well worth it.
[thumb]https://past-indicator.com/media/img_product/DSC_0317_copy.JPG.1024x768_q85_crop-smart.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]
Yes, you can pick up tiny nixie tubes for a few dollars. Large ones like in the video however are very valuable.
Yes, you're absolutely right.
I mention the cheap small ones because until recently I didn't know that there were affordable Nixie projects. I had only found the pricy limited run Nixie watches, I assume some others wouldn't have known there are options too.
[IMG]https://puu.sh/rCMSu/f8ad1fcdb6.png[/IMG]
Fuck you too
I was genuinely thinking at one point of getting tube watch but the price is a big thing
[QUOTE=Darkjerms;51175553]Yes, you're absolutely right.
I mention the cheap small ones because until recently I didn't know that there were affordable Nixie projects. I had only found the pricy limited run Nixie watches, I assume some others wouldn't have known there are options too.[/QUOTE]
I got my kit from [URL="http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk"]http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk[/URL].
They have DIY solder it yourself kits, enclosures, and assembled clocks. They all range in prices, but even some of the larger tube kits are still reasonable.
[QUOTE=Darkjerms;51175514]You can get USSR new-old-stock tubes for a few dollars each.
There's a Russian company called Past-Indicator, they sell pre-assembled six digit (HH:MM:SS) clock kits (barebones clock on a PCB, you DIY the enclosure) for a little over 100USD. Well worth it.
[thumb]https://past-indicator.com/media/img_product/DSC_0317_copy.JPG.1024x768_q85_crop-smart.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]
I have one of those
I wish I had a proper power supply for them, I have a FPGA I could use to control it but I don't have the means to supply required voltage
[QUOTE=damnatus;51177245]I have one of those
I wish I had a proper power supply for them, I have a FPGA I could use to control it but I don't have the means to supply required voltage[/QUOTE]
Why not just make a nixie inverter? Every clock kit has one in it already that usually steps 9 to 12v up to the required voltage to run them.
I meant, I have one of those lamps, no boards or anything
[QUOTE=Trilby Harlow;51175683][IMG]https://puu.sh/rCMSu/f8ad1fcdb6.png[/IMG]
Fuck you too[/QUOTE]
nah that's actually fine
[img]https://snag.gy/hWR4V9.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=The Pink Scotti;51178721]nah that's actually fine
[img]https://snag.gy/hWR4V9.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
People like this are sad, shallow people who have no hobbies or outlets and find satisfaction in deriding others.
I'm still impressed by those manual manufacture method ...
(yes I'm quite sure most of that was automated in USA in the peak usage of Nixie tubes)
Also reminds me of this video, which I watch from time to time.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzyXMEpq4qw[/media]
[QUOTE=Pie_Tony;51175478]Shame they're like £120 per tube, I hope that they do become a bit more affordable in the future.[/QUOTE]
After watching the video I can see why they cost that much to be honest. That guy has to put in so much effort on every facet of their creation.
[QUOTE=kapin_krunch;51186644]After watching the video I can see why they cost that much to be honest. That guy has to put in so much effort on every facet of their creation.[/QUOTE]
I'm not saying that it's unreasonable and it's great that there is someone actually wanting to make them to sell. But it's simply the price that is preventing me from buying a pile of them to support him.
[QUOTE=Pie_Tony;51187825]I'm not saying that it's unreasonable and it's great that there is someone actually wanting to make them to sell. But it's simply the price that is preventing me from buying a pile of them to support him.[/QUOTE]
Give him some more time to ramp up production, then the price'll come down. (I don't know how he could speed up/automate the glass blowing section though in order to bring the price down).
Areas he could automate would be the placements of digit filaments, assembly and attaching of the anodes, and also soldering of the mating pins for the stems on the sockets.
The glass blowing and evacuation parts are best handled by an actual person though.
"I discovered nixie tubes in 2011", he says in the video description.
Steins;Gate was out in 2011, was very popular and nixie tubes were prevalent and discussed within the show. Hmmm
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