Nixie Rex......

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Dekatron42

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Sep 21, 2014, 4:20:25 PM9/21/14
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Nick

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Sep 22, 2014, 1:23:32 AM9/22/14
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Very neat - seems more like a giant Panaplex in that its planar and segmented, but very cool...

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coggs

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Sep 22, 2014, 7:56:06 PM9/22/14
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I can confirm this sighting. Photo shows scale. OMG. Actual neon. No Argon. No Getter. Fine screen anode and 7 cathodes. 20+years of ionized gas expertise. 

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gregebert

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Sep 23, 2014, 11:37:39 AM9/23/14
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I can confirm this sighting. Photo shows scale. OMG. Actual neon. No Argon. No Getter. Fine screen anode and 7 cathodes. 20+years of ionized gas expertise. 

I was wondering if they were truly glowing cathodes vs glow-tube; from the video they dont look like tubes used in neon signage. Rather amazing how uniform they glow considering their immense size.

BTW, Strattman wrote a good text (Neon Techniques) that I highly recommend if you are even just a bit curious about neon sign construction and the amount of skill + equipment that is required to produce them.   

coggs

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Sep 23, 2014, 11:13:32 PM9/23/14
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They looked like individual neon tubes to me from a distance, but nope; It's for real; The entire envelope is neon.

threeneurons

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Sep 24, 2014, 1:28:20 PM9/24/14
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Guess a field trip is in order ! Oops, that was a couple of days ago ! I guess they're carting it, from NY, back to Boston. 
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