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Looking for replacement Nixie tubes (lemmy.ca)
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I've got a vintage HP digital counter, model HP-5216A. It was working, right up until the moment that it fell and broke two of the tubes' glass envelopes.

I really don't know where to source Nixie tubes. I see a few people who are making clocks with them, but not selling individual parts.

It's apparently an HP-1970-0025, which is a rebranded Burroughs B-5560.

Don't imagine this is the right place to find them, but I'm hoping it's the right place to find someone to tell me the right place to find them.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's entire nixie tube forum communities out there.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oi've no doubt, but where? I'm coming up blank.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Antique electronics forums like radios... I remember a Google group. There was one on reddit 🤮.