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ilyt on April 1, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Calibration Display for NASA (2019)

Nixies don't emit light by heating, it's closer to neon tube

WorldPeas on April 3, 2023 [–]

That clears things up, although I'm curious now why a VFD wouldn't be better

ilyt on April 4, 2023 | [–]

I think the answer is that they are making Nixie tubes:

https://www.daliborfarny.com/project/custom-nixie-tube-for-k...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHkhJ52iA4

Obvious choice would not be VFDs or nixies but plain LEDs I'd imagine.

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