IN-23 Cathode Resistors?

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Mac Doktor

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Dec 24, 2021, 5:06:01 PM12/24/21
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Has anyone figured out the values of the cathode resistors for the IN-23? I lucked out and scored one on eBay for $72 a while back. The prices have risen dramatically since then so I don't want to fry the only one I'll ever have.

Just curious. And if anyone has already laid out a PC board my curiosity will into full blown interest.


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liam bartosiewicz

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Dec 24, 2021, 7:38:02 PM12/24/21
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This is a complete guess, but the B-5971 has similarly sized cathodes, so maybe start with the values given for that tube.

On Dec 24, 2021, at 2:06 PM, Mac Doktor <themac...@gmail.com> wrote:

Has anyone figured out the values of the cathode resistors for the IN-23? I lucked out and scored one on eBay for $72 a while back. The prices have risen dramatically since then so I don't want to fry the only one I'll ever have.
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Roman H.

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Dec 25, 2021, 7:16:50 AM12/25/21
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IN-23:

38k = K2, K4, K10

70k = K3, K6, K7, K9, K11, K13

160K = K1, K5, K8, K12

I used these values to get the correct current per segment at 170 V, which is listed as lowest segment current in the datasheet:

https://rudatasheet.ru/tubes/in-23/   (you can translate it with google chrome)

here is my 10-digit-IN-23 display i made:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfoV3-rsbNQ


The currents for the B5971 are different:

B-5971:

47k = K10, K13

22k = K8

39k = K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K9, K11, K12

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