What's this 12 digit VFD tube?

[Mike Playle]

This eBay seller is offering IV-18 tubes with 8 digits:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-NIXIE-TUBE-IV-18-B-18-INDICATOR-TUBE-FOR-VINTAGE-VFD-NIXIE-CLOCK-2-PIECES/323778077294?hash=item4b62ad626e&_trkparms=ispr%3D1

However, photo 2 clearly doesn't relate to the IV-18. Instead it depicts a longer tube with 12 digits, and wires at both ends.

Does anyone know the part number of this longer tube?

Mike

[Nicholas Stock]

IV-27.

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[Mike Playle]

That was quick! Thanks a lot.

Mike

[Nicholas Stock]

You're most welcome. IV18's have been getting more and more expensive (due to both the Adafruit Icetube clock and also Yan's clock presumably), but the larger version IV27-M has been relatively cheap (relative being the operative word here...) as there's no kit out there for it and it is slightly more complicated to use (wires from both ends of the glass).

Cheers,

Nick

On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 11:51 AM 'Mike Playle' via neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

That was quick! Thanks a lot.

Mike

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