28 Sep
2012
28 Sep
'12
9:32 a.m.
But for the more genericized meaning, I can't see
any reason a similar
device couldn't be made and filled with a different gas mixture so as
to produce a green instead of red/orange glow. (It might require some
circuit redesign, as I suspect it means using higher voltages....)
OK, I have started the clock. Shall we place bets on when someone digs
up real Burroughs Nixie that glows green?
In the electron tube collecting world, weird "never" types are always
popping up. Just the other day, someone discovered one instance of
this (specifically, a type 41 from Speed that is not the same as the
industry standard 41), and stumped the experts.
So, it would not surprise me if Burroughs made some Nixies, perhaps as
custom devices, low-runners, or even just lab animals, filled with a
krypton-neon mix (yes, green).
--
Will