[neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
Hi there, well, if you like videos about homemade tubes, chec out this guy. He makes all sorts of tubes and he explainst the individual steps really well. http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:25:47 AM UTC+1, William Lee wrote: In case someone in the group didn't see this, I thought people might be interested in some homebrew tube making. Pretty cool stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Jens Hi there, well, if you like videos about homemade tubes, chec out this guy. He makes all sorts of tubes and he explainst the individual steps really well. http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:25:47 AM UTC+1, William Lee wrote: In case someone in the group didn't see this, I thought people might be interested in some homebrew tube making. Pretty cool stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
You are welcome! The best thing is that he still makes new tubes/videos. On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:40:22 PM UTC+1, Jens Boos wrote: This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Jens Hi there, well, if you like videos about homemade tubes, chec out this guy. He makes all sorts of tubes and he explainst the individual steps really well. http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:25:47 AM UTC+1, William Lee wrote: In case someone in the group didn't see this, I thought people might be interested in some homebrew tube making. Pretty cool stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/jFGugU0ZNAIJ. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
The only trouble is that he has so many special equipment I think most of us are not fortunate enough to have at their disposal... But the techniques are explained very well, there is so much to learn! Jens You are welcome! The best thing is that he still makes new tubes/videos. On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:40:22 PM UTC+1, Jens Boos wrote: This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Jens Hi there, well, if you like videos about homemade tubes, chec out this guy. He makes all sorts of tubes and he explainst the individual steps really well. http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:25:47 AM UTC+1, William Lee wrote: In case someone in the group didn't see this, I thought people might be interested in some homebrew tube making. Pretty cool stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/jFGugU0ZNAIJ. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
Can anyone help me with this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FN9J4zgsgk What is the thing he mentions at 6:55? I did not quite catch it. Jens The only trouble is that he has so many special equipment I think most of us are not fortunate enough to have at their disposal... But the techniques are explained very well, there is so much to learn! Jens You are welcome! The best thing is that he still makes new tubes/videos. On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:40:22 PM UTC+1, Jens Boos wrote: This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Jens Hi there, well, if you like videos about homemade tubes, chec out this guy. He makes all sorts of tubes and he explainst the individual steps really well. http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:25:47 AM UTC+1, William Lee wrote: In case someone in the group didn't see this, I thought people might be interested in some homebrew tube making. Pretty cool stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/jFGugU0ZNAIJ. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
A shielded ball bearing? Ball bearing with metal or plastic shields on both sides. Designed to keep dirt out of the balls and the grease in. Here the ball bearing works as a rotating pressure seal. Neat. BTW, I am a proud owner of a spherical audion and Flemming's valve by Ron. Marcin On May 15, 9:27 pm, jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de wrote: Can anyone help me with this video?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FN9J4zgsgk What is the thing he mentions at 6:55? I did not quite catch it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] mikes new board
mike's new board ,a no microprocessor approach,to nixie/dekatron clock, there is a new kid on the nixie block ,the three neurons nixie clock is what ever you need it to be , a quick project or you can spend weeks on it ,adding things on, designed to be driven by a 9 vac (1 amp) transformerd wall wart and timed at 60hz,is the easiest configuration , and uses the dekatron pendulum as part of the timing circuit, however a 12 volt dc switching power supply may be used ,if you go this way there is no 60hz to run the dekatron part of the clock so a 60hz faker has to be made (from a lm555) and added on. also a 1 Hz clock single must be found ,recommended are ds1306, xtal osc at 1hz, also you can add a GPS mod (EM406a) 5 volts dc input GPS 1 pps output ,in ttl . for about $40 and have a second that will not drift,i have a few of these set for the same second and they do not drift apart The cosmos chips are real cheap and the 5 nixie drivers can also be purchased very reasonably (this is where most of the power goes) learning to use my shop vise to squash the 20 pin header on to the 20 wire rainbow wire and trim with a scissors, was easy, admittedly working with the raw wires on the other the end of the header takes some time stripping and tinning but it lets you use any type of tube (and socket) you want and space them any way you want i like to add two plus minus tubes (flashing a +- every .5hz) instead of colons making a set of 8 nixie tubes also an add on (two 220k resistors and a mpsa42 xsistor and two anode resistors aprox 10k depending on the nixie tubes used) the switches have no clocking inputs(they just read an add on pulse so you might have to push it 59 times to set the mins 12 times for the hours , and a hold switch will have to be added to sync the seconds exactly. another add on is the leading zero (two 220k resistors and a mpsa42 xsistor) and just to add an extra layer of fun the first run of boards need some reworked, to work,this has been carefully worked out by mike and might hake an extra 30 mins to go over, four wires and two diodes (in4814)are the FIX, the board has many discreet parts mostly to run the dekatron pendulum many types of dekatron tubes are supported needs a Taylor 1363 hv power supply to work,just plugs in (sweet) other stuff, the diodes are all common 1n400x(7) 1n4814 little glass jobs 19 of the resistors are one value 22k,6 transistors are mpsa 42 one mpsa92 and one mpsa05,make sure the 1uf is 100 volts or morethat 4 are 250 volts Davester sez ,this one has it all -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Re: German Customs Delaying Packages !!!!
On March 12th, John Taylor's HVSP ($13.95) and a Teensy++ board with some accessories ($48.83) were shipped to me. The former reached me on March 26th, the latter on April 26th costing €7 import tax, taking 6.5 weeks 8-O @#$§ customs! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/SYY813Pew2sJ. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Homemade thermionic valves
it is a blowhose.. search for blowhose in google (pictures..) Dalibor 2012/5/15 jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de Can anyone help me with this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FN9J4zgsgk What is the thing he mentions at 6:55? I did not quite catch it. Jens The only trouble is that he has so many special equipment I think most of us are not fortunate enough to have at their disposal... But the techniques are explained very well, there is so much to learn! Jens You are welcome! The best thing is that he still makes new tubes/videos. On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:40:22 PM UTC+1, Jens Boos wrote: This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Jens Hi there, well, if you like videos about homemade tubes, chec out this guy. He makes all sorts of tubes and he explainst the individual steps really well. http://www.youtube.com/user/**glasslinger/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/user/glasslinger/videos On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:25:47 AM UTC+1, William Lee wrote: In case someone in the group didn't see this, I thought people might be interested in some homebrew tube making. Pretty cool stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/** msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8Jhttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PL-enBhTPR8J . To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscribe@** googlegroups.com neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GBhttp://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/jFGugU0ZNAIJ. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Arduino-based FLW
I'm one of the seemingly many folks that got stung by Zetalink, having paid for two FLW kits a few years ago and never receiving them. Life's too short to cry over spilt milk... but have finally decided to do something with the tubes I bought at the time - 4 B7971s and 4 ZM1350s - so have decided to embark on making my own Arduino-based FLW. Although I'm fairly new to electronics, having really just built a few clocks based on the TubeHobby kit, I am a programmer by day so I'm reasonably confident with the software side of it. So I plan to start building the prototype based on some common anode LED starburst displays which I have - I figured they are at least logically the same as doing it with the tubes. With that in mind: 1. Once the code is done and working on LEDs (it may be quite some time, given the trials of life...), is anyone interested in helping with circuits to drive the high voltage tubes? Am hoping to come up with a fairly easy to build design that can be open sourced along with the code. I have the schematics for Ray Ws design if it's any help. 2. I'm planning to code the LED version as closely as possible to the final tube version, so will be multiplexing them. Looking at Ray Ws design, it looks like the digits are multiplexed, with only one driven at a time... could/should/shouldn't I multiplex the individual segments too? Not sure if the tubes would be bright enough? Feel free to infer as much cluelessness in me as seems appropriate :) But any tips, advice etc much appreciated... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/tvLiCjd1WVMJ. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
Re: [neonixie-l] Arduino-based FLW
On 5/15/2012 3:21 PM, Matthew wrote: 2. I'm planning to code the LED version as closely as possible to the final tube version, so will be multiplexing them. Looking at Ray Ws design, it looks like the digits are multiplexed, with only one driven at a time... could/should/shouldn't I multiplex the individual segments too? Not sure if the tubes would be bright enough? Matthew, I have an early FLW board, which was not multiplexed. I think it would be a better choice to do than multiplexing, for both tube life and code simplicity. I'd recommend that you use common DIP-packaged parts for the board. The 74HC595 8-bit serial shift register and SN75468 100V 7-way high voltage driver are low-cost, readily available parts that would be easy to use and program. I'd also recommend that you go with John Taylor's tiny power supply module unless you care to get into power supply building, in which case Nick DeSmith's design is an excellent choice. Using the above parts will ensure that you spend most of your time working on software rather than hardware. -- David Forbes, Tucson, AZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
[neonixie-l] Re: mikes new board
-Original Message- From: westdave westd...@aol.com To: neonixie-l neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, May 15, 2012 12:40 pm Subject: mikes new board mike's new board ,a no microprocessor approach,to nixie/dekatron clock, there is a new kid on the nixie block ,the three neurons nixie clock is what ever you need it to be , a quick project or you can spend weeks on it ,adding things on, designed to be driven by a 9 vac (1 amp) transformerd wall wart and timed at 60hz,is the easiest configuration , and uses the dekatron pendulum as part of the timing circuit, however a 12 volt dc switching power supply may be used ,if you go this way there is no 60hz to run the dekatron part of the clock so a 60hz faker has to be made (from a lm555) and added on. also a 1 Hz clock single must be found ,recommended are ds1306, xtal osc at 1hz, also you can add a GPS mod (EM406a) 5 volts dc input GPS 1 pps output ,in ttl . for about $40 and have a second that will not drift,i have a few of these set for the same second and they do not drift apart The cosmos chips are real cheap and the 5 nixie drivers can also be purchased very reasonably (this is where most of the power goes) learning to use my shop vise to squash the 20 pin header on to the 20 wire rainbow wire and trim with a scissors, was easy, admittedly working with the raw wires on the other the end of the header takes some time stripping and tinning but it lets you use any type of tube (and socket) you want and space them any way you want i like to add two plus minus tubes (flashing a +- every .5hz) instead of colons making a set of 8 nixie tubes also an add on (two 220k resistors and a mpsa42 xsistor and two anode resistors aprox 10k depending on the nixie tubes used) the switches have no clocking inputs(they just read an add on pulse so you might have to push it 59 times to set the mins 12 times for the hours , and a hold switch will have to be added to sync the seconds exactly. another add on is the leading zero (two 220k resistors and a mpsa42 xsistor) and just to add an extra layer of fun the first run of boards need some reworked, to work,this has been carefully worked out by mike and might hake an extra 30 mins to go over, four wires and two diodes (in4814)are the FIX, the board has many discreet parts mostly to run the dekatron pendulum many types of dekatron tubes are supported needs a Taylor 1363 hv power supply to work,just plugs in (sweet) other stuff, the diodes are all common 1n400x(7) 1n4814 little glass jobs 19 of the resistors are one value 22k,6 transistors are mpsa 42 one mpsa92 and one mpsa05,make sure the 1uf is 100 volts or morethat 4 are 250 volts Davester sez ,this one has it all -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
