All digits display pictures of 42 kinds of different Nixie Tubes.

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严泽远

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Dec 29, 2015, 11:50:21 AM12/29/15
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Hello everyone, I'd like to show you some pictures of 42 kinds of different Nixie Tubes, I took these pictures after I finish my Divergence Meter project, some of these tubes are very rare, if you like high resolution pictures of one of these tubes please let me know.

B-5441 (Burroughs U.S.A.)
Diameter:19mm

B-5750 (Burroughs U.S.A.)
Diameter:13mm

CD66 (Rodan Japan)
Diameter:19mm

CD71 (Rodan Japan)
Diameter:9.5mm

CD81 (Rodan Japan)
Diameter:13mm

CD83P (Rodan Japan)
Diameter:13mm

CD90P (Rodan Japan)
Diameter:9.5mm

IN-8 (Melz USSR)
Diameter:19mm

IN-8 Type2 (Melz USSR)
Diameter:19mm

IN-8-2 (Melz USSR)
Diameter:19mm

IN-14 (Rovno USSR)
Diameter:19mm

IN-14 Type2 (Rovno USSR)
Diameter:19mm

IN-14 Type3 (Rovno USSR)
Diameter:19mm

IN-16 (Rovno USSR)
Diameter:16mm

IN-18 (Rovno USSR)
Diameter:30mm

LD-836 (NEC Japan)
Diameter:12 x 16mm

NL-812 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:21MM

NL-821 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:19MM

NL-841 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:19MM

NL-901 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:19MM

NL-5440A (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:19MM

NL-5440A Type2 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:19MM

NL-5560 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:13MM

NL-5859 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:13MM

NL-5750 (National U.S.A.)
Diameter:13MM

QS16-12 (南昌 China)
Diameter:16MM

QS18-12 (新光 China)
Diameter:18MM

QS18C (新光 China)
Diameter:18MM

XN1 (HIVAC England)
Diameter:19MM

XN1 Type2 (HIVAC England)
Diameter:19MM

XN3 (HIVAC England)
Diameter:19MM

Z566M (RFT Germany)
Diameter:30MM

Z570M (RFT Germany)
Diameter:19MM

Z570M Type2 (RFT Germany)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1000 (PHILIPS Holland)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1000R (VOLVO Germany)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1010 (PHILIPS Holland)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1020 (Telefunken Germany)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1042 (TESLA Czech)
Diameter:30MM

ZM1080 (Telefunken Germany)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1082T (TESLA Czech)
Diameter:19MM

ZM1240 (SIEMENS Germany)
Diameter:19MM

This is the group photo with my new work: Divergence Meter, please note there's an AA battery on the right for reference.


Boxes of these tubes: 


This picture will show you how to take these photos, a special board can switch digit display controlled by IR remote to prevent the shaking if use a button on board:


Dekatron42

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Dec 29, 2015, 12:13:11 PM12/29/15
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Very nice photos!

Can you place the high resolution photos in a zip-file for download?

/Martin

jb-electronics

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Dec 30, 2015, 6:41:26 AM12/30/15
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I agree, this looks absolutely beautiful. I would certainly be interested in a zip file with high-res pictures as well. Happy holidays!

Jens
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dixter

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Dec 30, 2015, 9:04:18 AM12/30/15
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very nice...  would also like the high res pics...

thanks for posting these
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blkadder

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Dec 30, 2015, 9:38:05 AM12/30/15
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Those pics are fantastic.  I have to mirror what the others are saying, if you have a zip with hi rez pics, that would be awesome.  I am also interested in the board you used to take the pictures.  Could you elaborate on how you constructed this?

Many thanks.

Ron


Paolo Cravero

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Dec 30, 2015, 10:20:28 AM12/30/15
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Thank you for sharing the excellent collection of Nixies. In case B5092 and B5094 are not in your collection I would be glad to take pictures of my specimens and share them with the world. Maybe others could contribute with pictures of their tubes? For such a project, it would help to see the circuit you used.

Paolo

PS: I am looking for a way to use an Arduino PWM pin to produce HVDC so that I can build a single-digit clock without an external step-up circuit (NE555-based being the simplest I have come across).
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严泽远

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Dec 31, 2015, 4:28:40 AM12/31/15
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Hi guys, I'm preparing high res pics now, resolution should be 10000x1500 JPEG format, will let you know when it's finished.
It's a little difficult to take these photos, especially it's hard to highlighting of the edge of glass tube, I use two light boxes and two light screens, and a flash lamp for front lighting.
Another important equipment is camera remote controller, this will hold the same shooting range for each digits, tube and camera must not have the slightest move.
Camera and lens is important ofcourse, but Canon 5D Mark II with EF 100mm 1:2.8L IS USM is very good at capture details of tube.
Just waiting for a moment, high res pics will be ready soon.
Yan.

PS: high res picture is so nice like this:









在 2015年12月30日星期三 UTC+8上午12:50:21,严泽远写道:

严泽远

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Dec 31, 2015, 4:40:05 AM12/31/15
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Hi Paolo, yes I know B5092 but i have no chance to get one for collection, if you can take some pictures that will be good.
I'm planning to take some pictures of Top View Tubes, will share that with you all when it's finished.

About that small board, that's so easy to make, only one micro-controller and one IR receiver, ten 33K resistors, ten A42 transistors, you can check my blog for reference, same as my first QS30-1 nixie project, but don't need HC595, I/O pins of MCU connect to resistors directly: http://www.nixieclock.org/?p=36

Yan.

在 2015年12月30日星期三 UTC+8下午11:20:28,Paolo Cravero写道:

严泽远

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Dec 31, 2015, 4:46:00 AM12/31/15
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Hi Ron, please check the details of the board, I didn't draw the schematic, it's too simple for this application, software is simple as well, when I press button 0 of IR remote, MCU will pull-up Pin0 and pull-down other 11 outputs, then number 0 of nixie tube will display.



在 2015年12月30日星期三 UTC+8下午10:38:05,blkadder写道:

严泽远

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Dec 31, 2015, 6:33:54 AM12/31/15
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Hello everyone, please check the download link here:
If you have some high reolution pictures of nixie tube, please let me know if you want to share.
Thanks.


在 2015年12月30日星期三 UTC+8上午12:50:21,严泽远写道:
Hello everyone, I'd like to show you some pictures of 42 kinds of different Nixie Tubes, I took these pictures after I finish my Divergence Meter project, some of these tubes are very rare, if you like high resolution pictures of one of these tubes please let me know.

Mitch

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Jan 1, 2016, 6:54:50 AM1/1/16
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Hi Yan,

Great pictures! Is the eight digit project a prototype? I don't see colons. Is that Shenzhen?

Mitch

TouMu

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Jan 2, 2016, 11:30:54 AM1/2/16
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Wow!Nice!
Please help me to take some photos of tubes later LOL ;-)

Happy new years
Fang

严泽远於 2015年12月30日星期三 UTC+8上午12時50分21秒寫道:

严泽远

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Jan 5, 2016, 1:19:02 AM1/5/16
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Hi Mitch, that eight digit project is Divergence Meter, please check what's Divergence meter here: http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Divergence_Meter
Yes, that's Shenzhen, have you been there?
Yan.

在 2016年1月1日星期五 UTC+8下午7:54:50,Mitch写道:

Mitch

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Jan 5, 2016, 5:21:36 PM1/5/16
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Hi Yan,

I don't quite understand what it is, but if it can time travel, I think it would sell well!

I've been there several times. We're on the way to Singapore now and we end in HK later this month. If you know of anyplace in the area to buy Chinese Nixies, please let me know.

Regards,
Mitch

严泽远

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Jan 6, 2016, 11:30:00 AM1/6/16
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Woww, that's great, but I don't think there will be some place selling Chinese Nixie tubes in HK, it's hard to find in China mainland as well, what kind of Chinese nixie tube do you like?
Yan.

在 2016年1月6日星期三 UTC+8上午6:21:36,Mitch写道:

dixter

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Jan 7, 2016, 9:27:39 AM1/7/16
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Thanks for offering the pictures...  I have the same camera with lens ...  the 100mm is one of my favorite lenses... 



On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 10:50:21 AM UTC-6, 严泽远 wrote:

严泽远

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Jan 8, 2016, 10:54:14 AM1/8/16
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Yes, 100mm is one of my favorite lenses as well ;-)

在 2016年1月7日星期四 UTC+8下午10:27:39,dixter写道:

Phill Scan

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Jan 19, 2016, 9:53:51 PM1/19/16
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Wow.. best picture display I have ever seen.
Thank you very much for doing this and putting a link to the zip.
Unfortunately the zip link is down :-(

严泽远

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Jan 19, 2016, 11:03:28 PM1/19/16
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Sorry Phill, I check it just now and upload the ZIP file to Dropbox.com, please check it here:
Yan.

在 2016年1月20日星期三 UTC+8上午10:53:51,Phill Scan写道:

Phill Scan

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Jan 19, 2016, 11:13:29 PM1/19/16
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All good now ! Thanks Yan.

Astonished By The Lack Of Cake

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Mar 2, 2016, 9:56:22 PM3/2/16
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Hi, sorry to be bothering you, but I was wondering if you happen to know where you could get a hold of those CD90P tubes?

严泽远

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Mar 2, 2016, 11:52:42 PM3/2/16
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Hello, CD90P is very rare, but you can find it on eBay sometimes, it's impossible to buy in large quantities.

在 2016年3月3日星期四 UTC+8上午10:56:22,Astonished By The Lack Of Cake写道:

Astonished By The Lack Of Cake

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Mar 3, 2016, 7:55:57 AM3/3/16
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Thank you for the information, very much appreciate the help!

On Thursday, 3 Marfch 2016 05:52:42 UTC+1, 严泽远 wrote:
> Hello, CD90P is very rare, but you can find it on eBay sometimes, it's impossible to buy in large quantities.
>
> 在 2016年3月3日星期四 UTC+8上午10:56:22,Astonished By The Lack Of Cake写道:
> Hi, sorry to be bothering you, but I was wondering if you happen to know where you could get a hold of those CD90P tubes?
>
> On Tuesday, 29 December 2015 17:50:21 UTC+1, 严泽远 wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, I'd like to show you some pictures of 42 kinds of different Nixie Tubes, I took these pictures after I finish my Divergence Meter project, some of these tubes are very rare, if you like high resolution pictures of one of these tubes please let me know.
> B-5441 (Burroughs U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
> B-5750 (Burroughs U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:13mm
>
>
> CD66 (Rodan Japan)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> CD71 (Rodan Japan)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:9.5mm
>
>
> CD81 (Rodan Japan)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:13mm
>
>
> CD83P (Rodan Japan)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:13mm
>
>
> CD90P (Rodan Japan)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:9.5mm
>
>
> IN-8 (Melz USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> IN-8 Type2 (Melz USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> IN-8-2 (Melz USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> IN-14 (Rovno USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> IN-14 Type2 (Rovno USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> IN-14 Type3 (Rovno USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19mm
>
>
> IN-16 (Rovno USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:16mm
>
>
> IN-18 (Rovno USSR)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:30mm
>
>
> LD-836 (NEC Japan)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:12 x 16mm
>
>
> NL-812 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:21MM
>
>
> NL-821 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> NL-841 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> NL-901 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> NL-5440A (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> NL-5440A Type2 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> NL-5560 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:13MM
>
>
> NL-5859 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:13MM
>
>
> NL-5750 (National U.S.A.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:13MM
>
>
> QS16-12 (南昌 China)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:16MM
>
>
> QS18-12 (新光 China)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:18MM
>
>
> QS18C (新光 China)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:18MM
>
>
> XN1 (HIVAC England)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> XN1 Type2 (HIVAC England)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> XN3 (HIVAC England)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> Z566M (RFT Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:30MM
>
>
> Z570M (RFT Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> Z570M Type2 (RFT Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1000 (PHILIPS Holland)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1000R (VOLVO Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1010 (PHILIPS Holland)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1020 (Telefunken Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1042 (TESLA Czech)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:30MM
>
>
> ZM1080 (Telefunken Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1082T (TESLA Czech)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
>
> ZM1240 (SIEMENS Germany)
>
>
>
>
>
> Diameter:19MM
>
> This is the group photo with my new work: Divergence Meter, please note there's an AA battery on the right for reference.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Boxes of these tubes: 

Eric Smith

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Feb 19, 2023, 6:22:32 PM2/19/23
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Hi,

Thanks for sharing those. They're beautiful. I'd like to download the high-resoultion photos, but neither the Dropbox link nor the Baidu link seem to work now. Are they online anywhere else, or could you please send them to me?  Thank you!

Best regards,
Eric
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