vac tubes / was Re: Schematics of Atanasoff-Berry

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Thu Sep 4 10:54:20 CDT 2008


You wrote:
>>>>> Would not a green & red Ne-2 would fit the mood better.> If you  
>>>>> have the HV why not go nixe tube?>
>> There is no green Ne-2. You can put a filter on a NE-2 and
>> get a nice red or yellow but not green.

   There's the NE-2G, which has some sort of white phosphor coating  
on the inside of the tube envelope.  Their light output is most  
decidedly green.

> I picked a one with a green filter at Rat Shack a few years ago.
> I guess blue or white LEDs are the fad now.

   Was it what I described above?  (just curious)

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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