[Heath] Digital Wind Speed Indicator Model ID-1590/ID - 1590E

[Bill Cromwell]

On Tue, 2013-04-16 at 14:40 -0400, JimLocatel at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Heathkit Folks,
>  
> After around 38 years continuous service, my Digital Wind Speed
> Indicator "Nixie Tube" digital readout is starting to lose some of its
> segments.
>  
> If anyone has a working or non-working unit they'd like to unload, I
> could use the electronic components for spare parts.  Hopefully, the
> readout might still have some life left in it also.
>  
> I'm surprised my readout lasted this long.  In my experience their
> lifetime is usually much shorter.  This one must have been well made,
> I guess.
>  
> I'm pretty sure there is no source, local or foreign, for Nixie Tube
> displays like this any more either.  I could re-design it to use
> another kind of readout, but thought I'd try the spare-parts route
> first.
>  
> Thanks for any help or info you can provide!
>  
> Jim Locatelli
> Building and using Heathkits since the 1950's


Hi Jim,

I have a few of those that were removed from service, working. I'll have
to get them out and look at the part numbers. There are quite a few
different types so maybe not a match. What do you need?

73,

Bill  KU8H