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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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago

You can create a saved search on ebay, wait and hope some eventually show up. They won't be cheap though.

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Oh right. It's been so long since I used eBay that I forgot entirely about saved searches.

I'll definitely do that, and keep looking for other sources/options.

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