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Nixi tubes certainly bring memories. I remember my dad had made a nixie tube clock that used the oscillations of the AC power coming from the wall to count time
by hristov 17y ago
Nixi tubes certainly bring memories. I remember my dad had made a nixie tube clock that used the oscillations of the AC power coming from the wall to count time. When I was a kid i discovered it somewhere in a closed, plugged it in, and promptly electrecuted myself.
But while nixie tubes are cool I don't know if you want to make a product with them. After all, they are no longer manufactured. Aren't you scared that your supply in eastern europe might run dry some day?
- dagw 17y agoOn the other hand the fact that the supply might run dry some day could add value to the product. People buying nixie tube clocks (and paying a premium over LED based clocks) are probably doing exactly because they are odd and obscure and won't be around forever. Lots of companies base their entire sales strategy around the fact that their product is only available in a limited number and after that it'll never be available again. From reading the article he's not basing his entire company around nixie tubes, rather it's just one of the several niche products he's selling. So it's not like he'll have to close up shop just because he runs out of nixie tubes.
- goatforce5 17y agoWhat's stopping someone (probably in China) from making more nixie tubes?