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by stoffi
Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: Nixie thermometer V1
Topic: First tube won't light up
Replies: 10
Views: 42953

Re: First tube won't light up

And now the two new faults are repaired!
Thanks for all the help :)
by stoffi
Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:30 pm
Forum: Nixie thermometer V1
Topic: First tube won't light up
Replies: 10
Views: 42953

Re: First tube won't light up

I have (finally) finished the second kit. after testing the IC's from the defect kit, I see that IC2 is broken. (IC1 seems ok) With the broken IC2, all tubes light up in the new kit, so it is not a faulty IC2 that was the reason that the first tube won't light up in the first kit. PS: In the new wor...
by stoffi
Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:54 am
Forum: Nixie thermometer V1
Topic: First tube won't light up
Replies: 10
Views: 42953

Re: First tube won't light up

I was afraid of something like that. But! I have had another night of whiskies and soldering, and have finished my second kit up to the first test. (I also have put som "shrinkwrap" (don't know the english term) on my testleads to lessen the chanse of something similar happening in the fut...
by stoffi
Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:09 am
Forum: Nixie thermometer V1
Topic: First tube won't light up
Replies: 10
Views: 42953

Re: First tube won't light up

Oh no! this is so not cool! I was unlucky, and shorted something with the testleads of my multimeter. I think maybe it was two pins on tube one. Now, the tubes displays several digits at the same time, although changing modes as usual. (scramble doesn't seem to work that well) I measure 37VDC on the...
by stoffi
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:15 am
Forum: Nixie thermometer V1
Topic: First tube won't light up
Replies: 10
Views: 42953

Re: First tube won't light up

Yes the led under the faulty tube lights up.
Does that mean there should be power to the tube?

(good to get confimed my assumtion about the getter pellet)
by stoffi
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:32 am
Forum: Nixie thermometer V1
Topic: First tube won't light up
Replies: 10
Views: 42953

First tube won't light up

Hi. I just finished my thermometer, and thought i checked everything, but sadly I didn't notice that the first tube won't light up before after i finished asembling the case around the printboard. the thermometer seems to be working ok otherwise, although maybe showing a bit low temperature. (not co...