Anyone tried using these 16 x 14 segment VFD ILV3-16/14L-R tubes for anything yet?

Bill Notfaded

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Jun 25, 2021, 10:48:39 AM6/25/21

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Here they are in a listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324665525805

I bought 10 of them. They look pretty neat actually. I'd be interested in anyone's figured them out yet? It says in the ad:

ILV3-16/14L-R tube. It is tested - glows perfect. One tube or more. Tested at Uf=4.1V DC, Ua/Ug = 24V DC.

Dimensions of the tube mm: 166x25x8(without pins)

Anyone have any idea how to hook these up and what those voltages mean?

Bill

Bill Notfaded

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Jun 25, 2021, 10:55:50 AM6/25/21

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I assume the 4.1V DC is filament voltage and the Ua/Ug 24V DC is the anode and grid voltage now after looking at it for a little longer. I'm not really a regular VFD guy but I guess I will be more now. I have no idea what the pin out for these is yet? I also can't find any information about these tubes anywhere?

Bill

John Rehwinkel

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Jun 25, 2021, 2:15:35 PM6/25/21

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> I assume the 4.1V DC is filament voltage and the Ua/Ug 24V DC is the anode and grid voltage now after looking at it for a little longer. I'm not really a regular VFD guy but I guess I will be more now. I have no idea what the pin out for these is yet? I also can't find any information about these tubes anywhere?

You're correct on the filament, anode, and grid voltages.

As for the pinout, the end pairs of pins are the filament, the rest are grids and anodes, you can either pull them all high and then one low at a time to identify them, or pull pairs high at a time until you find one that's a grid and one that's an anode, and then work from there.

- John

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