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Subject: Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: PCB layout

From: "john mahoney" <jmahoney@...>
Date: 2006-03-12

----- Original Message -----
From: "djbrow54"
>
> On the subject of Nixies ... my other hobby is vintage radio, from the
> late teens until about 1940. While I still have a stash of Nixies,
> you really want tuning eye tubes on each of the CV outputs. The
> 1629 versions are still pretty plentiful as military NOS. It's also
> easier to punch the round holes for them in the panel. You think I'm
> kidding, don't you ...

No kidding, that would look amazing! (Power consumption be damned. Think of
them as VCO heaters! ;-)
--
john