Description
IN-18 (ИН-18) / IN-4 (ИН-4) Nixie Tube Socket
incl. blue floor lighting
This offer includes one new IN-18/IN-4 Nixie tube socket kit as shown here:
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Scope of delivery: |
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Applications of the socket
This RSH31 Nixie tube socket with LED can be used for all tubes with RSH31 base.
The Russian spelling of this base is “РШ31”.
Here you see an example picture of the RSH31 base:
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The currently known Nixie tubes and Dekatrons with this base are: |
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The socket provides the opportunity to apply the included LEDs under the tube to generate the very impressive floor lighting effect.
 without floor lighting |
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Example of use! Remark: The Nixie clock case and tubes are not part of this offer! |
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You can use other LEDs instead of the included blue ones, of course.
You can use the tube contacts in your own PCB layout, too.
The socket has a black coated surface. This is very expedient for the case mounting at a Nixie clock, because the black surface looks neutral.
You’ll find the complete assembly instructions of the socket here and the technical data of the tubes as pdf file (6 MB).
Here you see the completely assembled tube socket:
You can use one, two, three or four LEDs. For a balanced glow in combination with IN-18 tubes I recommend 2 or 3 LEDs, at which if 3 LEDs are used, the front LED should not be assembled (see pictures). You never should use 4 LEDs in combination with a IN-18 tube!
The following 4 pictures show the socket in all 4 variants:
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1 LED |
2 LEDs (recommended for IN-18 – standard intensity) |
3 LEDs |
4 LEDs – very high intensity – |
Here you see the assembled tube socket with IN-18 Nixie tube mounted:
Remark: The shown tubes are not part of this offer!
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Here you see the drawing of the assembled socket: |
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Example of use: Nixie clock with IN-18 tubes and colon tubes CT-IN-18 mounted in a case
At the following pictures you see a IN-18 Nixie clock mounted in a gorgeous stainless steel case as example. Exactly the same principle as described in the assembly instructions (here). There’s no limit for your fantasy for the case, of course. Have fun building it!
Remark: The shown clock case and tubes are not part of this offer!
The clock with blue floor lighting switched on:
At night:
Remark: The shown clock case and the tubes are not part of this offer!
Example of use: Nixie clock with IN-4 tubes mounted in a case
Remark: The shown clock case and the tubes are not part of this offer!
Example with blue LED floor lighting:
Remark: The shown clock case and the tubes are not part of this offer!
