IN-2 Lifespan?

[Ben W]

Alright, give it to me straight...I just bought 6 of these and want to know if they're worth even bothering with.

I know the IN-4's are known to fizzle out after a few months of constant use. Peter of PV Electronics has said as much, from his own experience. Do we know this to be true about the IN-2's as well? It's a lack of mercury right? Does anyone have any firsthand experience with them?

[Nicholas Stock]

They're not that bad....I've run a set for a couple of years and have had 1 tube go bad on me in one of Juergen's clocks. Not as robust as other nixies out there (including other soviet nixies like the IN14 which seem to last a long time!) but you should get a reasonable lifespan out of them. They're still cheap, so buy plenty of spares! :)

Nick

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:26 PM, Ben W <ben.s....@gmail.com> wrote:

Alright, give it to me straight...I just bought 6 of these and want to know if they're worth even bothering with.

I know the IN-4's are known to fizzle out after a few months of constant use. Peter of PV Electronics has said as much, from his own experience. Do we know this to be true about the IN-2's as well? It's a lack of mercury right? Does anyone have any firsthand experience with them?

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[Trumpeter]

I've read that the IN1 will go bad quickly but I've had a set of tubes running 8 months and they are still going strong, I think maybe it depends on the batch?

[kitehman]

whats the year code on yours?

[Ben W]

Well that is reassuring, thank you. I'll give them a go.

On Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 9:16:57 PM UTC-8, Pramanicin wrote:

They're not that bad....I've run a set for a couple of years and have had 1 tube go bad on me in one of Juergen's clocks. Not as robust as other nixies out there (including other soviet nixies like the IN14 which seem to last a long time!) but you should get a reasonable lifespan out of them. They're still cheap, so buy plenty of spares! :)

Nick

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:26 PM, Ben W <ben.s....@gmail.com> wrote:

Alright, give it to me straight...I just bought 6 of these and want to know if they're worth even bothering with.

I know the IN-4's are known to fizzle out after a few months of constant use. Peter of PV Electronics has said as much, from his own experience. Do we know this to be true about the IN-2's as well? It's a lack of mercury right? Does anyone have any firsthand experience with them?

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