Just for fuin a "Rare" Nixie.

[Charles MacDonald]

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxSKBR6

I suspect that this was intended as a spare part as part of providing
the customer with a complete line for spares, but still it is amusing to
see a "Westinghouse" Nixie.

Box is "Canadian Westinghouse" who did have a few practices that differ
from US Westinghouse. But still .. You can be SURE! if its Westinghouse.

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxSKBR6

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[jb-electronics]

Charles, that is a really nice example of reprinting.

But frankly, many tubes that we see are reprinted, for example I am not
even sure if Siemens produced their tubes themselves.

> But still .. You can be SURE! if its Westinghouse.

Yes, loved that phrase just like you :-)

Jens

[Jon]

On Jan 7, 1:10 am, Charles MacDonald <cm...@zeusprune.ca> wrote:
> I suspect that this was intended as a spare part as part of providing
> the customer with a complete line for spares, but still it is amusing to
> see a "Westinghouse" Nixie.

I have a couple of dekatrons which have Westinghouse markings and
boxes (nice boxes!), but are actually Mullard & Sylvania production.
Assume it was for a similar reason.

Jon.

[Charles MacDonald]

On 12-01-07 02:38 AM, jb-electronics wrote:
> But frankly, many tubes that we see are reprinted,

In general the Vacuum tube industry was set up where the makers would
sell "Blank" tubes to each other. I recall one place I bought tubes as
a Kid had a special on 12AT7 tubes where the distibutor had accidently
shipped "blank" tubes rather than Marking them "Admiral" and sticking
them in "Admiral" cartons. The dealer sold me some at a discount, as
with no markings there was not a date code and therefore no warranty.

So I don't think the term should be reprinted, or remarked as the tube
would not have a mark from the factory in the first place.

[David Forbes]

I bought a batch of 100 NL5870L tubes form Richardson in January 2002.
They were stamped in blue with the National logo and a 2002 date code,
put in red and white National boxes.

A couple years later, I bought a couple thousand of the same tubes form
the same guy, but they were stmped ITT 5870L in white with no date
codes, delivered in white styro trays. They must have been the same tubes.

I guess that Richardson's job is like that of NTE, to stamp their brand
and today's date on 30-year-old surplus parts.

--
David Forbes, Tucson AZ