[GreenKeys] ST-6 neon lamp part number

[bill riches]

I purchased a nixie clock kit 10 years ago off of ebay.  Was just the board
and parts less nixies.  I had a bunch from an old HP counter.  A few of the
nixies would not fire - set them out in the bright summer sun for a few
days and the clock is still ticking!

73,

Bill, WA2DVU
Cape May

On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 7:11 PM Bruce Gentry via GreenKeys <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Neon bulbs do not have a getter, so gasses imbedded in the glass can come
> out and contaminate the neon. Atmospheric gasses may diffuse through the
> glass. The neon may embed itself in the crystalline structure of the
> electrodes.� Neon sign tubes must have new electrodes installed and be
> re-evacuated and refilled periodically, usually measured in decades. They
> tend to require this more frequently if they are lit constantly. They are
> very long lived, but not forever.
>
> ����� Bruce Gentry
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> On 5/26/20 4:48 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
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> On Tue, 26 May 2020, Duncanancy wrote:
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> NE-2s generally last forever. I'd check the wiring to it before replacing
> it.
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> What can possibly break down in an NE-2 (apart from mechanical failure of
> the bulb etc)?
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> -- Dave VK2KFU
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