This is an episode I’ve been wanting to do for a while, because I absolutely love neons! Sure they’re gorgeous to look at and a modern LED can only dream of putting out such a good looking glow, but they’re also have some incredibly unique characteristics that we can exploit to build some really, really cool stuff. So tag along as we learn how neons work and what makes them special, as well as builing some circuits to test them out. Watch Gerrit learn how to make tubes here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVebYrVZVDOzwlXZje_r6OQ If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com Come join us on Discord and Twitter! Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD Twitter: https://twitter.com/UsagiElectric Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Size comparison 3:10 What is a neon lamp? 5:03 How do they work? 6:52 But what makes them really special? 8:33 Some applications for neons 9:27 A few examples to play with 12:54 Scoping the astable multivibrator 14:52 Enter the MTX90 15:58 What’s going on here? 18:50 It’s a thyratron! 19:45 Can the MTX90 multivibrate? 20:38 Scoping the oscillator 22:46 Bunny! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6P-adLrXBI

Kevin over at Texelec.com reached out to me recently and said he had a computer I might be interested in. Upon seeing pictures of it, I was extremely interested! But, maybe not for the most apparent reason. The little Litton is one of the coolest machines from the late 60’s / early 70’s I’ve seen, but more importantly, it has an incredible link to the Centurion! So, hop on along as we explore this system and dive into that link a little more. Oh, and check out Kevin’s shop, it’s awesome! https://texelec.com/ Centurion Wiki: https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com Come join us on Discord and Twitter! Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD Twitter: https://twitter.com/UsagiElectric Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:58 Seriously, check out texelec.com 2:48 Let’s clean this thing up 4:55 What kind of architecture does this thing use? 8:35 A look at the PCBs 10:42 A look at the rotating drum memory 12:24 What about that link to Centurion? 17:29 What are we missing? 18:42 Bunny! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRcyQUIA5g