In the 1950s common people did n’t have snazzy LCD displays , but they did have cold cathode Ne readout thermionic tube . countenance ’s take a look inside one of the more popular brands of these tubes — the NIXIE — and marvel over its apt intention
These photos are from a teardown conducted by the tribe ofEvil unrestrained Scientist Labsand they show the inner works of a nixie tubing — complete with the small stacks of numbers . you may tally out more photos and learn more about the magic trick of these honest-to-god - school display over on the Evil Mad Scientist site . [ Evil Mad ScientistviaCore77 ]
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