Fake gigantic nixies

[greg...@hotmail.com]

Has anyone used discrete bulbs, illuminated tubing, etc to create large digits that look like a large nixie tube ?

Yes, I know it's a form of blasphemy, but I'm highly doubtful anyone could make a true nixie tube with 10- or 15-inch

symbols.

For my next project I'm thinking of using a bunch of NE-2 bulbs arranged to form digits. Definitely NOT 7-segment

or 14/16-segment, 5x7 matrix, LED/LCD screen, CRT, etc. It really needs to be neon.

I did consider using neon dot-matrix some displays, such as those found on pinball machines, but they aren't quite big enough.

[John Rehwinkel]

Has anyone used discrete bulbs, illuminated tubing, etc to create large digits that look like a large nixie tube ?

Yes, I know it's a form of blasphemy, but I'm highly doubtful anyone could make a true nixie tube with 10- or 15-inch

symbols.

For my next project I'm thinking of using a bunch of NE-2 bulbs arranged to form digits. Definitely NOT 7-segment

or 14/16-segment, 5x7 matrix, LED/LCD screen, CRT, etc. It really needs to be neon.

That’s what they used for the people counter at Evoluon - giant nixies made of neon tubing:

http://www.dse.nl/~evoluon/evoluon-nixie.jpg

I’m tempted to do something like that myself, but on the 10-15 inch scale you describe.

- John

[Tidak Ada]

Many years ago when Philips was sill in Eindhoven (Netherlands) they had an exposition building called 'Evoluon', a giant concrete flying saucer.

It was a kind of show of Philips technology and science. Lighting, electronics and mechanics, mostly 'hands on'.

 

 

Above the entrance in side there where  four enormous nixie tubes counting the visitors. They where equipped with non tubes instead of cathodes.

 

 

Here an oversight  [ http://www.dse.nl/~evoluon/index-e.html ]

 

eric

[Tidak Ada]

John,

 

Did you make the neon tubes yourselves?

 

eric

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[Bill van Dijk]

Ah yes, those nixies have counted me a number of times. Fantastic place, I believe it is now used as a convention / training center.

 

Bill

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[aarggh @aarggh.com]

Wouldn't lN-9's or 13's be ideal for that? Should make it relatively easy l'd think?

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[greg...@hotmail.com]

Wouldn't lN-9's or 13's be ideal for that? Should make it relatively easy l'd think?

My experience with IN-9's was rather unpleasant....I could not get them to illuminate fully and repeatably. That's the main reason why I switched to a string of NE-2 bulbs for my big clock, and also because I could get more luminous output per-watt with NE-2's.

[John Rehwinkel]

Did you make the neon tubes yourselves?

I haven’t made my fake gigantic nixies yet, but yes, I was intending to make the neon tubes myself.

- John

[greg...@hotmail.com]

I haven’t made my fake gigantic nixies yet, but yes, I was intending to make the neon tubes myself.

Similar to a traditional neon sign, or were you going to try something different ?

I dont have the heart to call those gigantic nixies at Evoluon "fake"...they look incredible, even down to the details of having pins.

Years ago I was going to try making my own neon signage, but after researching the cost of the equipment and the time

I would need to invest I decided against it. 

[John Rehwinkel]

> Similar to a traditional neon sign, or were you going to try something different ?

Yes, like a traditional neon sign.

> Years ago I was going to try making my own neon signage, but after researching the cost of the equipment and the time
> I would need to invest I decided against it.

I rent time at a local neon shop, I don’t have my own equipment.

- John

[threeneurons]

I had the good fortune of touring that building, in '87, when it was still open to the general public. Shortly after that they shut it down as a tourist venue, and just used it for internal functions. It was a fun place. 

[Gary Gaspar]

Only cool neon = el wire = Blasphemy for sure no neon at Burning man more than a decade ago sorry not a nixie & way off topic. But it can be done !.Well maybe. The stuff is cool for sure and lots of things can be done with it.

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[Tidak Ada]

I have had also thoughts in that direction, but was disappointed about the color, missing the real orange red of neon.

A fake nixie with sky blue figures is for me blasphemic as you call that, or even kitsch!

 

I had the intention to make a house number in a lamp glass in the shape of a big nixie tube. We have her the perfect ones, that are used in simple exterior lights for farms and barns.

 

eric

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[kay486]

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