12. Example of use: IN-2 Nixie tube 1. Applications of the socket The RSH27 Nixie tube socket with LED can be used for all tubes with RSH27 base. The Russian spelling of this base is “РШ27”. Here you see an example picture of the RSH27 base:...
You can use the tube contacts in your own PCB layout, too. The contacts will fit for all tubes with 1 mm (0.04”) pin diameter. 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.
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RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED - Insert the tube with the contacts into the drills of the board and align the tube right-angled to the board surface. The top side of the board is marked with “FRONT”. As a standard you can align the front of the tube in direction of the marking “FRONT”.
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RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED - Pull the tube out of the socket. - The following step only is necessary if you want to use the floor lighting feature by a LED: Solder the LED to the board. It must be assembled from the top side, of course. The distance between LED and tube bottom should be kept small.
RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED 3. Drawing of the assembled socket Remarks: - all dimensions in mm - The drawing shows the standard alignment for IN-8 tubes, at which the tube front (pin 6) shows an angle of 30° to the mounting holes. You also can align the tube to you own requirements, of course...
RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED 5. Drawing and technical data of the tube contacts all dimensions in mm Technical data: - Material: tinned brass, fully gold plated - Diameter of the pad drill for the 1.5 mm diameter: 1.6 ± 0.05 mm (0.063 ± 0.002”) - Diameter of the pad drill for the 0.6 mm diameter: 0.75 ±...
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RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED Displayed symbols RSH27 (РШ27) Base and socket 18 mm (0.71") Digit height 14 mm (0.55") Dimension tube bottom to digits 18 mm (0.71") Tube diameter nominal 19 mm (0.75") Tube diameter maximal 55 mm (2.17") Tube height bottom to top 62 mm (2.44")
RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED 7. Technical data and pinout of the IN-2 (ИН-2) Nixie tube Displayed symbols RSH27 (РШ27) ase and socket 9 mm (0.35") git height 18 mm (0.71") Tube diameter nominal 19 mm (0.75") Tube diameter maximal 40 mm (1.57")
9. Example of use: Schematic of a Nixie Clock On the next page you see an example of the schematic of a simple Nixie Clock which uses IN-8 tubes. You can modify the circuitry according to your own requirements for all other Nixie tubes. The circuit provides the possibility to connect a DCF77 receiver or a GPS receiver.
RSH27 Nixie Tube Socket with LED 10. Example of use: Sockets mounted on an assembly board The following pictures show how to mount the sockets at an assembly board as example (computer animation) You could mount the assembly board in a case as shown in the next picture (computer animation)
11. Example of use: Nixie clock with IN-8 tubes mounted in a case At the following pictures you see a IN-8 Nixie clock mounted in a gorgeous stainless steel case as example. Exactly the same principle as described precedent was used here. There’s no limit for your fantasy for the case, of course.
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