tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post3094864870773030991..comments2024-03-28T13:34:32.307+01:00Comments on VinylSavor: Tube of the Month : The B6091 Nixie VinylSavorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255472557028244395noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post-39044784504549920572018-05-15T00:12:42.018+02:002018-05-15T00:12:42.018+02:00The little glass tube would initially contain a sm...The little glass tube would initially contain a small amount of mercury. After manufacture, a high current is passed through the coil that is wrapped around it, releasing mercury vapor into the gas mixture inside the tube. This greatly extends the lifetime of the tube and is responsible for a faint violet glow around the digits.Paul Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321117953423609038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post-71308349377571404852016-11-21T03:01:22.441+01:002016-11-21T03:01:22.441+01:00Mine uses discrete logic - I can't claim to ha...Mine uses discrete logic - I can't claim to have designed it, that was found on the net, but I did actually understand it when I built it. Mine gets a little weird sometimes - it'll run perfectly for a long while and then get erratic.<br /><br />I have a design here somewhere for a crystal timebase but the wall power supply has really been accurate enough. I put in a neon lamp for AM/PM indication at the right hand end.<br /><br />I really like mine too - and like yours it sat idle for some years. Back up and running again now, too, ticking off the seconds until you return to Brooklyn.Jer.Epshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505967128773009552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post-9399489554747671842016-05-01T02:55:07.635+02:002016-05-01T02:55:07.635+02:00Many years ago (1970's) a father of my friend ...Many years ago (1970's) a father of my friend built a digital clock just like yours: 74 TTL chips, Nixie tubes and a crystal oscillator because 50Hz was not accurate enough. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744075829270932620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post-70252454193056751882016-04-28T11:23:28.089+02:002016-04-28T11:23:28.089+02:00Hi!
There are many different types of Nixies form ...Hi!<br />There are many different types of Nixies form various manufacturers. Most work on the same principle. Check the data sheets for differences<br />ThomasVinylSavorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255472557028244395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post-41175563911584202602016-04-28T11:20:43.544+02:002016-04-28T11:20:43.544+02:00Just wondering what the difference is (if any) bet...Just wondering what the difference is (if any) between the Burroughs nixie tubes and the very common Russian nixies.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13277999789363182224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098337119765190876.post-82587543365981580462016-04-20T21:52:24.642+02:002016-04-20T21:52:24.642+02:00It reminds me the old Schlumberger frequency meter...It reminds me the old Schlumberger frequency meter/period meter I used at work to finely set helicopter engines. The "dance" of the glowing numbers was fascinating.<br /><br />MikaelUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170150377386278987noreply@blogger.com