Re: Nixie Tube Power Supply tips
Thanks Vincent, but that is not an option, I would like to have 300V @20mA peak at my disposal for *one* Nixie tube. I think I will have to contact the people from Traco, hmm, unless someone of you
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"jensboos" <neuss.boos@...>
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#44491
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Re: Nixie Tube Power Supply tips
Most simple way seems to me to just split the nixies; half powered from one module, half from the other.
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Vincent DeVisser <v_f_d@...>
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#44490
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Re: Nixie Tube Power Supply tips
Is there a way I can use my two MHV's parallel? > I'd suggest a call or email to their applications engineering group. They may tell you how to do it, or refer you to an app note about it. Terry
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"Terry" <tschw10117@...>
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#44489
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Nixie Tube Power Supply tips
Hello folks, I am planning to build a "decent" 0..300V Nixie tube power supply. My thoughts: I have two of the MHV12300SP described here:
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"jensboos" <neuss.boos@...>
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#44487
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
Care to explain what that 1K resistor i circled in red, does ??? I am temped to try it out - just a big waste of time laying out that elaborate PCB for all that chips spaced close together.... I
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"per.zapro" <per.zapro@...>
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#44497
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
Yep. I breadborded the circuit to death before going with Hans' schematic all the way. I simply could not get it to work! - I had problems with ghosting, strange noise issues and so on... Wiring up
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"per.zapro" <per.zapro@...>
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#44496
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
Yep. I tried connecting the two secondaries in series to obtain a higher voltage, but found out that the 170 volt secondary just won't cut the mustard - it sags a lot under load, so i scrapped the
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"per.zapro" <per.zapro@...>
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Re: Burning Man
David, I'd like to see the Prius, but your link is broken. Terry
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"Terry" <tschw10117@...>
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Re: Road Sign?
Does this forum cater for magflip displays? I used to work up the road from a roadsign company and I rescued several such displays, enough to make a 6 digit clock after swapping out the dead pixels
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Tom Harris <celephicus@...>
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Re: Burning Man
worked for me. Funny. Didn't even turn a head, did ya? (http://www.selectric.org/10main/nautilus2.jpg) > David, I'd like to see the Prius, but your link is broken. Terry
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michail1@...
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#44488
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Schematic for Nixie clock the chimes on the hour?
Hi All, Can anyone point me to a circuit diagram and/or a controller chip that will let me build a clock that chimes on the hour? (One chime for 1 o'clock, three chimes for 3 o'clock, etc.) I was
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"ian_6500" <ianmartinphotography@...>
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Re: Burning Man
Everything in our camp is solar powered. Of course, someone in the next camp over always parks their RV with its generator facing us. I'm bringing SatanVision, a big LED television that I built last
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David Forbes <dforbes@...>
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Re: Burning Man (was: IN8-2 ...)
Burning Man ! That's something I gotta go to before I keel over: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man http://www.burningman.com/ One of the regular trio, to the TRW Swapmeet (tomorrow 8-28), Gary,
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"threeneurons" <threeneurons@...>
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
Yeah, I figured you were doing something tricky with those emitter pull-downs, but I'm too busy working on the Burning Man packing stuff to do a proper circuit analysis. Thanks for the lucid
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David Forbes <dforbes@...>
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
I did a little 'Muntz' to rid myself of an extra resistor per stage. As you notice all the bases, of all the MPSA42s are tied to a roughly fixed 3.4V. When one of, the 3, stages is ON, its emitter is
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"threeneurons" <threeneurons@...>
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#44482
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
That's a pretty simple circuit to get the job done. One question - what sets the 280 uA current in the MPSA42 collector to MPSA92 base connections? Shouldn't there be a big resistor there? The MPSA42
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David Forbes <dforbes@...>
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
Here's a drawing of my last rant: http://a.imageshack.us/img823/8574/nixiemtr.gif Feel free to try it out. This place seems to still have the chip: http://www.abra-electronics.com/products/CA3162.html
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"threeneurons" <threeneurons@...>
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#44477
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Re: Road Sign?
Fully operational, but later in the description he contradicts this by saying the sign board does not power up. As for a home clock, I think the diesel generator might keep you awake at night. Joe
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"Joe Bento" <joseph@...>
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Re: Road Sign?
I like it! I've been needing a sign like that to warn my neighbors about the zombie invasion.
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Frederick Heald <fuego@...>
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Re: OT: Retro-Tech Photos from the Rand Corporation
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"ghpicard" <ghpicard@...>
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