[edited by A.J. - please trim quoted material]
On Jul 30, 2010, at 4:12 PM, "figureloop" <crobc@...> wrote:
--- In NEONIXIE-L@..., "cagamba" <cagamba@...> wrote:
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So the future hinges on Russian tubes, which is a bit unfortunate since their visual quality is poorer vs. western tubes (though IN-18 are actually quite appealing). If there are many thousands, then perhaps they may be purchased in quantity well into the future. If not, then future Nixie enthusiasts will have to scrounge tubes from old equipment, perhaps even current generation retro applications like clocks, for tubes for new projects.
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So are these Chinese (SZ-8) tube plentiful? They seem clear but I would bet they don't have Hg in them.
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