chris r Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Thanks, I just need to work out what to do with all of the other tubes now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kempy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 looks sweet, but seriously, earth wire and a fuse on the primary bro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 It is earthed now. I was thinking about the primary side but didn't do it for some reason. Will sort that out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/nixie-machine-ii-mad-gallery-geneva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Fixed the photos. I have put a new socket and primary fuse in this so its less likely to kill you. Still haven't mounted the switch panel properly, its currently wedged in. I have ordered a nixie thermometer kit from the same guy I got the clock kit from. It should be here some time next week 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 The stuff arrived today. I'm looking forward to assembling it. I'll have to find a cool looking box for it to sit in 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Started populating the board tonight I realized I've put the bar the wrong way around. I need to trim all the leads and make up the power supply so I'll double check everything another day I had a look through my box of tubes and they are all too small. I'll just have to order some more 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 I assembled the HV power supply today and de soldered the in-13 as I had it the wrong way around. Still too lazy to bring in the snips from the car to trim everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 More tubes turned up today so I carried on assembling the board this evening. Because I'm tired and wasn't paying attention I put one of the ICs in the wrong way and its not working properly now. I have ordered some replacements and will try again tomorrow.It is meant to be displaying zero but clearly isn't 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Replaced the ICs and put them in correctly this time and it works. The in-13 is slightly noisy but you get used to it. Just need to make a enclosure for it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 I found a Swiss guy who makes smaller boards so I ordered one, it turned up last week. I'll have to find/make something cool to put it in. I've also found a pwm in-9 board and have ordered that. With a bit of learning code I should be able to make a tach bar graph 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxted Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I had never seen these before, cool what you have done with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Just now, maxted said: I had never seen these before, cool what you have done with them! Thanks. I got a bit carried away ordering the tubes so I'll just have to make more stuff. I just realised I don't have a photo of the completed clock. I'll get one when I'm at work on Monday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 hey man. looks awesome. I do think you should have the HV pcb sitting flat under the main PCB..looks hard to make safe where it is and its kinda out of place looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 27 minutes ago, flyingbrick said: hey man. looks awesome. I do think you should have the HV pcb sitting flat under the main PCB..looks hard to make safe where it is and its kinda out of place looking. On the thermometer? It'll teach people not to poke shit lol. I'm not running it until I get something to put it in tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 ooooh, i thought it would have the tubes poking out the top of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, flyingbrick said: ooooh, i thought it would have the tubes poking out the top of the box. One plan is to support everything. The bar tube needs supporting somehow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Does the bar tube light up the whole length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 On Fahrenheit it moves up a fair bit more. You can change some components to make it sweep more on Celsius but I'm lazy so it'll stay as is probably. But yes they do full illumination at full current Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxted Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Did you get any photos of the finished clock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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