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Whats the time
« on: 21 January 2008, 22:17:17 »
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #1 on: 21 January 2008, 22:18:52 »
 ;D ;D

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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #2 on: 21 January 2008, 22:23:01 »
Time for your tablets Pete  :D
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« Reply #3 on: 21 January 2008, 22:23:54 »
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Time for your tablets Pete  :D

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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #4 on: 21 January 2008, 22:36:51 »
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Whats the time

Funny you should say that...

I've just finished a little project. Yes, it might have been more constructive to have been LPGing my Omega or something but I fancied picking up the soldering iron, so I made myself a little clock...



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« Reply #5 on: 21 January 2008, 22:38:01 »
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Whats the time

Funny you should say that...

I've just finished a little project. Yes, it might have been more constructive to have been LPGing my Omega or something but I fancied picking up the soldering iron, so I made myself a little clock...



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Wow.. :o
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #6 on: 21 January 2008, 22:39:28 »
Bit cool that. :y :y :y
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #7 on: 21 January 2008, 22:42:32 »
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Whats the time

Funny you should say that...

I've just finished a little project. Yes, it might have been more constructive to have been LPGing my Omega or something but I fancied picking up the soldering iron, so I made myself a little clock...



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I like that.

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« Reply #8 on: 21 January 2008, 22:45:48 »
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Whats the time

Funny you should say that...

I've just finished a little project. Yes, it might have been more constructive to have been LPGing my Omega or something but I fancied picking up the soldering iron, so I made myself a little clock...



Kevin

Orders are coming.. ;D ;D
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #9 on: 21 January 2008, 22:50:36 »
Dead smart, I'll have one :y
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #10 on: 21 January 2008, 23:04:34 »
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I like that.

Want to share??

Certainly...

It uses Nixie tubes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tubes. A totally obsolete display device from the days before LCDs, LEDs, etc. About the only thing I can remember them being used in is petrol pumps when I first started driving.

Mrs. KW saw one a couple of years ago and took a shine to it so I bought some tubes and they've been languishing in my junk box for a while. Anyway, you can get the tubes and kits to build clocks on ebay but I decided to roll my own circuitry to drive them.

Worst part was soldering up all the connecting wires. 10 individual segments in each tube to wire up, one for each digit 0-9 ::) Started to wish I'd just bought a kit with a printed circuit board. Because they are effectively little neon bulbs they need a supply of 185v dc so there's a little converter to knock up the 12 volts from a mains adaptor to power them and there's a microcontroller in there to keep the time and drive the displays.

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« Reply #11 on: 21 January 2008, 23:07:11 »
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I like that.

Want to share??

Certainly...

It uses Nixie tubes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tubes. A totally obsolete display device from the days before LCDs, LEDs, etc. About the only thing I can remember them being used in is petrol pumps when I first started driving.

Mrs. KW saw one a couple of years ago and took a shine to it so I bought some tubes and they've been languishing in my junk box for a while. Anyway, you can get the tubes and kits to build clocks on ebay but I decided to roll my own circuitry to drive them.

Worst part was soldering up all the connecting wires. 10 individual segments in each tube to wire up, one for each digit 0-9 ::) Started to wish I'd just bought a kit with a printed circuit board. Because they are effectively little neon bulbs they need a supply of 185v dc so there's a little converter to knock up the 12 volts from a mains adaptor to power them and there's a microcontroller in there to keep the time and drive the displays.

Kevin


Kewin Wood classic :y
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miggy

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« Reply #12 on: 21 January 2008, 23:07:57 »
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I like that.

Want to share??

Certainly...

It uses Nixie tubes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tubes. A totally obsolete display device from the days before LCDs, LEDs, etc. About the only thing I can remember them being used in is petrol pumps when I first started driving.

Mrs. KW saw one a couple of years ago and took a shine to it so I bought some tubes and they've been languishing in my junk box for a while. Anyway, you can get the tubes and kits to build clocks on ebay but I decided to roll my own circuitry to drive them.

Worst part was soldering up all the connecting wires. 10 individual segments in each tube to wire up, one for each digit 0-9 ::) Started to wish I'd just bought a kit with a printed circuit board. Because they are effectively little neon bulbs they need a supply of 185v dc so there's a little converter to knock up the 12 volts from a mains adaptor to power them and there's a microcontroller in there to keep the time and drive the displays.

Kevin

That seems straight forward enough... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #13 on: 21 January 2008, 23:08:22 »
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I like that.

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Certainly...

It uses Nixie tubes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tubes. A totally obsolete display device from the days before LCDs, LEDs, etc. About the only thing I can remember them being used in is petrol pumps when I first started driving.

Mrs. KW saw one a couple of years ago and took a shine to it so I bought some tubes and they've been languishing in my junk box for a while. Anyway, you can get the tubes and kits to build clocks on ebay but I decided to roll my own circuitry to drive them.

Worst part was soldering up all the connecting wires. 10 individual segments in each tube to wire up, one for each digit 0-9 ::) Started to wish I'd just bought a kit with a printed circuit board. Because they are effectively little neon bulbs they need a supply of 185v dc so there's a little converter to knock up the 12 volts from a mains adaptor to power them and there's a microcontroller in there to keep the time and drive the displays.

Kevin

Yep, I understood all of that! not.
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Re: Whats the time
« Reply #14 on: 21 January 2008, 23:17:52 »
Plenty of kits around to build these if you fancy having a go. Just need a soldering iron.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=nixie+clock+kit

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