IN-17 as volt meters?

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Nick Andrews

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Mar 29, 2021, 11:46:18 PM3/29/21
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Building a rotary phase converter for the lathe and mill.  I was going to just write up 3 harbor fright dvm as the voltage displays but now I'm thinking using clusters of 3 nixies would be much,  much cooler. 

Any thoughts on best way to do this? 

Damn,  I wish I'd gotten into nixies much earlier...  Glad I picked up a hundred of these last summer. 

tntmod54321

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Mar 30, 2021, 12:19:51 AM3/30/21
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Wow 100, how much were they?

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Nick Andrews

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Mar 30, 2021, 12:44:27 PM3/30/21
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It might've been 50 but I think it was a hundred.  Cost was $149.  Not so much any more!  The current prices are stupid ridiculous.

tntmod54321

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Mar 30, 2021, 2:30:35 PM3/30/21
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Yeah... crazy how far they've jumped... lucky you haha.

Nick Andrews

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Mar 30, 2021, 2:42:34 PM3/30/21
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Yeah!  Jumping on some IV-17/IV-4 at $2.50 each before they are gone.  I've been eschewing the VFD stuff because most of it isn't nearly as cool as nixies, but these can do alphanumeric and look pretty big too, so... 

Want to buy some of the bigger blue 16-segment LED units too. I think it'll be Aliexpress for that though.

tntmod54321

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Mar 30, 2021, 2:45:30 PM3/30/21
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Glad to know im not the only one haha! Got 10 for $20 (what a steal), i love those tubes and theyre absolutely gonna skyrocket soon.

chuckrr

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Mar 30, 2021, 4:16:05 PM3/30/21
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So does the IN17 have the real digit 5 or the lame upside down digit 2 as a 5?

I see pictures showing both things.   Which is it?

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tntmod54321

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Mar 30, 2021, 4:22:05 PM3/30/21
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Mine have a real 5

chuckrr

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Mar 30, 2021, 5:03:25 PM3/30/21
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nice.  Thanks.   Maybe I'll pick up a few.

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