Nixie Sockets (humor)

[Jon D.]

Here's a reasonably priced set of 6 ceramic sockets (Chinese made) for $9 from Hungary.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-tube-sockets-13-pins-Z560-etc-6pcs-China-made-/111615168649?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120

But the shipping is...wait for it...$20,000.00 !!!  I guess he's hoping you won't notice the shipping fees.

[Dan Harboe Burer]

20.000 dollars? Is he shipping them from the International Space Staion???

LOL

 

Dan

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/603450f1-79fa-46d7-a527-3d7feefb565f%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[Jon D.]

The good news is that all additional items are free!

[Tidak Ada]

Or he made a mistake in typing and accidentally typed a comma instead of  a decimal point...

 

eric

---

From: neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon D.
Sent: zaterdag 7 maart 2015 21:44

To: neoni...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [neonixie-l] Nixie Sockets (humor)

Here's a reasonably priced set of 6 ceramic sockets (Chinese made) for $9 from Hungary.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-tube-sockets-13-pins-Z560-etc-6pcs-China-made-/111615168649?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120

But the shipping is...wait for it...$20,000.00 !!!  I guess he's hoping you won't notice the shipping fees.

[Charles MacDonald]

On 15-03-07 04:18 PM, Tidak Ada wrote:
> Or he made a mistake in typing and accidentally typed a comma instead
> of a decimal point...

some countries use the comma to indicate the decimal.

or perhaps the seller is figuring the round trip air fare so she can
deliver them personaly ;)

--
Charles MacDonald Stittsville Ontario
cm...@zeusprune.ca Just Beyond the Fringe
http://Charles.MacDonald.org/tubes
No Microsoft Products were used in sending this e-mail.

[Matt]

I have seen other eBay sellers set an artificially high selling price and say wait for the invoice for the shipping. I have never
seen it anywhere near this high before (maybe as much as $200.00 or something). When you get the invoice, you will pay that
different amount for shipping. In the description, the seller is asking the buyer to contact them for shipping.

It could still be . vs , thing. Different countries use them differently. Personally, I think that it makes more sense to use the
one that lays down more ink for the more significant function (setting the decimal point vs. separating the thousands).

On 03/07/2015 04:18 PM, Tidak Ada wrote:
> Or he made a mistake in typing and accidentally typed a comma instead of a decimal point...
> eric
>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Jon D.
> *Sent:* zaterdag 7 maart 2015 21:44
> *To:* neoni...@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Nixie Sockets (humor)

>
> Here's a reasonably priced set of 6 ceramic sockets (Chinese made) for $9 from Hungary.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-tube-sockets-13-pins-Z560-etc-6pcs-China-made-/111615168649?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120
>
> But the shipping is...wait for it...$20,000.00 !!! I guess he's hoping you won't notice the shipping fees.
>
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com

> <mailto:neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com>.
> To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com>.

> To view this discussion on the web, visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/603450f1-79fa-46d7-a527-3d7feefb565f%40googlegroups.com

> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/603450f1-79fa-46d7-a527-3d7feefb565f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.

> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com

> <mailto:neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com>.
> To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com>.

> To view this discussion on the web, visit

> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAEfNVR1LGC1DkRGdW6iAAYEBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl
> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/%21%26%21AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAEfNVR1LGC1DkRGdW6iAAYEBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.

[Quixotic Nixotic]

Looking through the Television Journal of November 1934, I came across this advertisement. 

'May be used in place of any existing Neon Lamp without alteration' caught my eye. I guess that is in the context of a 1934 telly.

John S

[Tidak Ada]

Never heard about the neon lamps used in early mechanical television? The neon lamp (Neontron®) was used as a light source behind the Nipkow disc. I was in the local museum in Hastings (UK), where  I saw that Bayrd TV-machine, that should have also one. But unfortunantely the lamp missed, ashame!

 

http://lampes-et-tubes.info/dlgl/dl195.php?l=e

 

Wiki:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird

 

eric

---

From: neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Quixotic Nixotic
Sent: zondag 8 maart 2015 11:05
To: neoni...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [neonixie-l] The answer is a lemon

--

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/09CEC854-C5D0-4EE9-BB3F-86BB11E5F6C2%40jsdesign.co.uk.

[Dieter Waechter]

Look also here:

http://www.nbtv.wyenet.co.uk/conv04.htm

Dieter

To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAPDQYsTVG6BKuv0EXLc9S1kBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl.

[Quixotic Nixotic]

On 8 Mar 2015, at 11:27, Tidak Ada wrote:

Never heard about the neon lamps used in early mechanical television? The neon lamp (Neontron®) was used as a light source behind the Nipkow disc.

No, never. Is it this thing, or is this mercury vapour?

John S

[Quixotic Nixotic]

Looks so easy,

John S

[chuck richards]

I remember my dad telling me about those original old
TV sets from the mid 1920s. He described the rotating disks
and he did see a display version of it somewhere in Chicago
when he was a young boy. When he saw it, he said it had
a picture of Felix the cat which was on a rotating turntable
slowly turning around. He said you had to put your head up to
a hood and peer down at a fairly small image. Maybe there was a
magnifying lense down there too.

Chuck



>
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: nixc...@jsdesign.co.uk
>To: neoni...@googlegroups.com
>Subject: RE: [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: [neonixie-l] The answer is a lemon
>Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 12:17:12 +0000
>
>>Looks so easy,

>>
>>
>>
>>John S
>>
>>--
>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
>Groups "neonixie-l" group.
>>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,
>send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.

>>To post to this group, send an email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.

>>To view this discussion on the web, visit

>https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2BA52535-41A0-4E0A-83D6-
>0E386550571F%40jsdesign.co.uk.

>>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>>

$4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See http://www.All2Easy.net for more details!

[JohnK]

There is a lovely pair of volumes of Television Today [1930s, after acorn valves] , Newnes, (probably weekly and then bound).

I absorbed Dad's copies when I was a kid and started a disk Tx and Rx at school. Still have the pieces - waiting for the 'round tuit' I need to complete it.

 

John K

Australia

[PS. Used bicycle rear sprockets ground down for the synch mechanism]

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Quixotic Nixotic

To: neoni...@googlegroups.com

--

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2BA52535-41A0-4E0A-83D6-0E386550571F%40jsdesign.co.uk.

[JohnK]

I'd scan bits of the books and post, but there is probably more on the web
anyway. The 30 vert lines pic was 'awful'. And yes, most had lenses.

If anyone wants me to scan that pic, shout.

John k
Australia

[PS Mum let my sister's girlfriend cut a piece of carboard from the rear
cover for some project they were doing! I recently bought a replacement
volume.]

[Instrument Resources of America]

It was easy, but became slightly more complicated when the 'video' from the P.E. cell was transmitted via 'radio' to a receiver at a remote point. At that time the two rotating discs were no longer on the 'same mechanical rotating shaft' but still had be held in sync with each other, therefore requiring an electronic syncronizing system. P.E. cells (some of the actual ones used I have here in my tube collection) were used at the the transmitting end to form the video, and 'neon" lamps (some of which I also have here) were as far as I know always used at the receiving end to recreate the video. For those of you who may have even a mild interest in early television, including the Nipkow Disc system please avail yourself of the following site    http://www.earlytelevision.org/   When you get there, click on the search button at the top of the page and type in either 'Nipkow' or 'disc'. You can spend literally hours and hours here. Over the years yours truly has collected around 150 vintage televisions, studio cameras and equipment, and more. Now that I'm retired I am actively restoring some of the more historic televisions that I have to operational condition. Hope that everyone enjoys the Early Television site.  By the way the first picture ever transmitted via the Nipkow scanning disc system was of Felix The Cat.  If anyone has any questions about the Nipkow Scanning Disc system you can ask me, perhaps off of the forum here, and I'll try to answer them as I have a basic knowledge of how it worked, although the Early Television site should answer most questions. The Early Television Site has a 'LOT' of other info and restored televisions to look at. They also are setting a shop to rebuild television picture tubes (C.R.T.'s), which if successful would be the ONLY place on the planet doing so.        Ira

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2BA52535-41A0-4E0A-83D6-0E386550571F%40jsdesign.co.uk.

[Ian Vine]

In the late 70s as a ten year old, I spent a while drilling a spiral of holes into a12" vinyl album. I have no idea where the plans came from but the idea was to have one side the camera and the other side the output ie at 180 degrees. Did the drilling, got the meccano motor drive working got some light output but enthusiasm fizzled out about there.

IanV 

On 8 Mar 2015, at 16:04, Instrument Resources of America <IRACO...@HUGHES.NET> wrote:

It was easy, but became slightly more complicated when the 'video' from the P.E. cell was transmitted via 'radio' to a receiver at a remote point. At that time the two rotating discs were no longer on the 'same mechanical rotating shaft' but still had be held in sync with each other, therefore requiring an electronic syncronizing system. P.E. cells (some of the actual ones used I have here in my tube collection) were used at the the transmitting end to form the video, and 'neon" lamps (some of which I also have here) were as far as I know always used at the receiving end to recreate the video. For those of you who may have even a mild interest in early television, including the Nipkow Disc system please avail yourself of the following site    http://www.earlytelevision.org/   When you get there, click on the search button at the top of the page and type in either 'Nipkow' or 'disc'. You can spend literally hours and hours here. Over the years yours truly has collected around 150 vintage televisions, studio cameras and equipment, and more. Now that I'm retired I am actively restoring some of the more historic televisions that I have to operational condition. Hope that everyone enjoys the Early Television site.  By the way the first picture ever transmitted via the Nipkow scanning disc system was of Felix The Cat.  If anyone has any questions about the Nipkow Scanning Disc system you can ask me, perhaps off of the forum here, and I'll try to answer them as I have a basic knowledge of how it worked, although the Early Television site should answer most questions. The Early Television Site has a 'LOT' of other info and restored televisions to look at. They also are setting a shop to rebuild television picture tubes (C.R.T.'s), which if successful would be the ONLY place on the planet doing so.        Ira

On 3/8/2015 5:17 AM, Quixotic Nixotic wrote:

Looks so easy,

<mime-attachment>

John S

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2BA52535-41A0-4E0A-83D6-0E386550571F%40jsdesign.co.uk.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/54FC7328.5060104%40HUGHES.NET.

For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

<IRACOSALES.vcf>

[Instrument Resources of America]

That must have been a lot of fun. I would have enjoyed doing that myself.  Ira.

To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/269E9BFC-0031-44A8-826D-56C4BBCAB0E1%40yahoo.co.uk.

[Fabio Luiz]

Or the value is 20000 forints.
About U$71.

Em 08/03/2015 02:58, "Matt" <mc1...@matthewc.net> escreveu:

I have seen other eBay sellers set an artificially high selling price and say wait for the invoice for the shipping.  I have never seen it anywhere near this high before (maybe as much as $200.00 or something).  When you get the invoice, you will pay that different amount for shipping.  In the description, the seller is asking the buyer to contact them for shipping.

It could still be . vs , thing.  Different countries use them differently.  Personally, I think that it makes more sense to use the one that lays down more ink for the more significant function (setting the decimal point vs. separating the thousands).

On 03/07/2015 04:18 PM, Tidak Ada wrote:

Or he made a mistake in typing and accidentally typed a comma instead of  a decimal point...
eric

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Jon D.

*Sent:* zaterdag 7 maart 2015 21:44
*To:* neoni...@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* [neonixie-l] Nixie Sockets (humor)

Here's a reasonably priced set of 6 ceramic sockets (Chinese made) for $9 from Hungary.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-tube-sockets-13-pins-Z560-etc-6pcs-China-made-/111615168649?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120

But the shipping is...wait for it...$20,000.00 !!!  I guess he's hoping you won't notice the shipping fees.


--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
<mailto:neonixie-l+unsub...@googlegroups.com>.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>.

To view this discussion on the web, visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/603450f1-79fa-46d7-a527-3d7feefb565f%40googlegroups.com
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/603450f1-79fa-46d7-a527-3d7feefb565f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
<mailto:neonixie-l+unsub...@googlegroups.com>.
To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>.

To view this discussion on the web, visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAEfNVR1LGC1DkRGdW6iAAYEBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/%21%26%21AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAEfNVR1LGC1DkRGdW6iAAYEBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send an email to neoni...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/54FBE515.7010401%40matthewc.net.

[Matt]

That makes sense. Although it could be a user entry mistake, I have seen recent multi-currency bugs on eBay. For example, on the
auction page, I have the winning bid. At the same time, on the summary page, I was outbid. It was for an AU listing on eBay's US
site. It appears that the summary page, for the purpose of turning red and alerting me of being outbid, was comparing my max bid in
one currency and the current bid in the other currency. However, I have not seen the numbers move enough to be sure about that.

On 03/09/2015 07:28 AM, Fabio Luiz wrote:
>
> Or the value is 20000 forints.
> About U$71.
>

> Em 08/03/2015 02:58, "Matt" <mc1...@matthewc.net <mailto:mc1...@matthewc.net>> escreveu:
>
> I have seen other eBay sellers set an artificially high selling price and say wait for the invoice for the shipping. I have
> never seen it anywhere near this high before (maybe as much as $200.00 or something). When you get the invoice, you will pay
> that different amount for shipping. In the description, the seller is asking the buyer to contact them for shipping.
>
> It could still be . vs , thing. Different countries use them differently. Personally, I think that it makes more sense to
> use the one that lays down more ink for the more significant function (setting the decimal point vs. separating the thousands).
>
> On 03/07/2015 04:18 PM, Tidak Ada wrote:
>
> Or he made a mistake in typing and accidentally typed a comma instead of a decimal point...
> eric
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com> [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com
> <mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *Jon D.

> *Sent:* zaterdag 7 maart 2015 21:44

> *To:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com>