Lc-516 info?

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Aug 26, 2021, 12:11:06 AM8/26/21

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I am currently trying to figure out if the LC-516 is a long life tube, since the in-1 is not. I cannot fine a data sheet for it.

Bill Notfaded

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Aug 26, 2021, 6:31:14 AM8/26/21

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These tubes are better than the IN-1 tubes for sure!

Bill

Yohan Park

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Aug 27, 2021, 9:08:18 AM8/27/21

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Which tube isn't? ;)

Mac Doktor

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Aug 27, 2021, 1:26:33 PM8/27/21

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The imaginary Nixie tube: IN-i

On Aug 27, 2021, at 9:08 AM, Yohan Park <w...@kitsunegari.net> wrote:

Which tube isn't? ;)

On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:31:14 PM UTC+2 Bill Notfaded wrote:
These tubes are better than the IN-1 tubes for sure!

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Tomasz Kowalczyk

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Aug 27, 2021, 5:24:08 PM8/27/21

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I made a clock with those tubes few years ago and I can confirm they do not fail as quickly - they are still fine. Colour of the discharge suggests there was more mercury used than in regular tubes. Great replacement for IN-1, but I would pick different tube if I was to make a new clock - the bakelite base makes the tube much larger without increasing the digit size, so the digits are far away from each other. Also the base is non-standard.

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