[Milsurplus] Bad Nixie Tube?

[Raymond Cote]

If you have a multi-digit counter it would be prudent to have one or two in standby.  My IRIG time code reader has 2 or 3 that are getting dim and one was the driver and two improved greatly with a new tube. The old ones will be spares 
 

> On Sep 13, 2014, at 9:20, "Don Merz via Milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Has anyone ever seen one go bad? I have an old Nixe HP counter that works perfectly and I'd like to keep it that way. Should I be keeping spare nixies? Or is that a waste?
> 73 de N3RHT 
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