[rescue] I want a vacuum tube

[John Floren]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:54 PM, William Enestvedt
<William.Enestvedt at jwu.edu> wrote:
> So sorry, my Buddhist friends, but I like things, and now I want a
> vacuum tube. A pretty, shiny one about three inches tall that doesn't
> have to work (since I'm going to build a small base for it and set it on
> my desk next to my Red Sox bobble-head, talking Bob Mackenzie toy, and a
> sandalwood-stuffed, quilted fabric turtle from Japan). Where can I get
> one for small bills?
>
>   I saw a Nixie tube and was enchanted, but the prices for them (when
> put into something that'll make them light up) made me boggle.
>
>  I searched the web, but the majority of sites are text-heavy lists of
> model numbers -- and I have no idea what I'd like. thetubestore.com's
> product pages made me all happy, though I couldn't choose. What are your
> favorites for looking especially Chin-Strokingly, White-Coated
> Scientific? :7)
>
>   Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> - Will

Maybe try googling for electronic surplus stores near your place, then
you could just head down and look around. I recall that there was one
here in Rochester that I believe had tubes... but they're shut down
now.


John
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