With the purchase of the Philips PM6645 frequency counter I double the number of instruments sporting Nixies as display device in my lab.
Here they are, the PM2422 Multimeter and the PM6645 Counter both from Philips:
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| Philips PM2422 (left), Philips PM6645 (right). |
I think the multimeter is slightly older than the counter, because the darker front panel looks more 1960's to me. It has a red-coated glass, while the 6645 has clear glass and clear tubes. Both devices are huge compared to today's standards, even if inside there is a lot of room. Probably back then workbench space was not an issue, maybe not an important cost in companies budgets?
Both Philips instruments sit on my oscilloscope, a Tektronix 7000 series, also from 1970's.
Why not add two more nixies in the picture with my biNixie clock?
