[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron clock,
I just used Molex socket pins, no actual sockets. I used wire labels to designate the pin. You could 3D-print a holder for the socket pins, but I never did. On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:44:59 PM UTC-4 Benoit Tourret wrote: > Hello Mike, > > Thank you that is exactly what I wanted to do :-) > > How did you made the A-101 sockets ? > > > > Le vendredi 22 septembre 2023 à 13:59:24 UTC+2, Mike Mitchell a écrit : > >> I built a dekatron clock based on https://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html >> as shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeS3xuuRBV4 >> There is a link from that video to a dropbox with photos of the build, >> including a photo of a hand-drawn schematic. >> I used a STQ3N45K3 N-channel Mosfet as an inter-stage coupler instead of >> a vacuum triode. >> >> >> On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:56:11 AM UTC-4 Dekatron42 wrote: >> >>> >>> You can contact the designer of that clock, he answered my questions >>> manyvyears ago. >>> >>> You can also have a look here: >>> https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/dekatron-stuff/ for dekatron driving >>> and explanationd. >>> >>> /Martin >>> On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 20:18:47 UTC+2 Benoit Tourret wrote: >>> Good morning, I'm still with my idea of making a dekatron clock. I found some diagrams at http://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html but here is my second question: in the diagram http://959radio.co.uk/Sec_Counter.pdf there are two A-101 dekatrons to divide the frequency of 1 Hz into seconds. each dekatron will pilot its own nixie tube to display the seconds. it's via an MPSA42 transistor. one per used cathode. the first decatron will increment the second dekatron each time the cathode "K0" shines, to increment the tens. here we have a vacuum triode, but I want to replace it with a transistor or perhaps a thyratron; it's a clock, not central heating... how would you handle this? another question, what is x (marked: To other modules)? and while we're at it, can you just explain to me how the transition from 59 to 00 works, via I think Q11 and Q17. but how? and why is G2@DEK2 involved? And also if there is (as I think) a small error on the DEK2 Bus, which should be marked 6 and not 10, and the MPSA42 transistors should be numbered from Q12 to Q17. the compute module for the seconds and minutes being exactly the same, we will stop there. P.S. If you think to have a better diagram, don't hesitate. Regards, Benoit. >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0b4c1051-7aea-4d65-bf31-d3730a7039dcn%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron clock,
Hello Mike, Thank you that is exactly what I wanted to do :-) How did you made the A-101 sockets ? Le vendredi 22 septembre 2023 à 13:59:24 UTC+2, Mike Mitchell a écrit : > I built a dekatron clock based on https://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html as > shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeS3xuuRBV4 > There is a link from that video to a dropbox with photos of the build, > including a photo of a hand-drawn schematic. > I used a STQ3N45K3 N-channel Mosfet as an inter-stage coupler instead of a > vacuum triode. > > > On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:56:11 AM UTC-4 Dekatron42 wrote: > >> >> You can contact the designer of that clock, he answered my questions >> manyvyears ago. >> >> You can also have a look here: >> https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/dekatron-stuff/ for dekatron driving >> and explanationd. >> >> /Martin >> On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 20:18:47 UTC+2 Benoit Tourret wrote: >> >>> Good morning, >>> I'm still with my idea of making a dekatron clock. >>> >>> I found some diagrams at http://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html >>> >>> but here is my second question: >>> in the diagram http://959radio.co.uk/Sec_Counter.pdf there are two >>> A-101 dekatrons to divide the frequency of 1 Hz into seconds. >>> each dekatron will pilot its own nixie tube to display the seconds. it's >>> via an MPSA42 transistor. one per used cathode. >>> the first decatron will increment the second dekatron each time the >>> cathode "K0" shines, to increment the tens. >>> >>> here we have a vacuum triode, but I want to replace it with a transistor >>> or perhaps a thyratron; it's a clock, not central heating... >>> how would you handle this? >>> >>> another question, what is x (marked: To other modules)? >>> >>> and while we're at it, can you just explain to me how the transition >>> from 59 to 00 works, via I think Q11 and Q17. but how? and why is G2@DEK2 >>> involved? >>> And also if there is (as I think) a small error on the DEK2 Bus, which >>> should be marked 6 and not 10, and the MPSA42 transistors should be >>> numbered from Q12 to Q17. >>> the compute module for the seconds and minutes being exactly the same, >>> we will stop there. >>> >>> P.S. If you think to have a better diagram, don't hesitate. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Benoit. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7cbe69c3-611e-491b-9491-8f08f57f24f9n%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron clock,
I built a dekatron clock based on https://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html as shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeS3xuuRBV4 There is a link from that video to a dropbox with photos of the build, including a photo of a hand-drawn schematic. I used a STQ3N45K3 N-channel Mosfet as an inter-stage coupler instead of a vacuum triode. On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:56:11 AM UTC-4 Dekatron42 wrote: > > You can contact the designer of that clock, he answered my questions > manyvyears ago. > > You can also have a look here: > https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/dekatron-stuff/ for dekatron driving > and explanationd. > > /Martin > On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 20:18:47 UTC+2 Benoit Tourret wrote: > >> Good morning, >> I'm still with my idea of making a dekatron clock. >> >> I found some diagrams at http://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html >> >> but here is my second question: >> in the diagram http://959radio.co.uk/Sec_Counter.pdf there are two A-101 >> dekatrons to divide the frequency of 1 Hz into seconds. >> each dekatron will pilot its own nixie tube to display the seconds. it's >> via an MPSA42 transistor. one per used cathode. >> the first decatron will increment the second dekatron each time the >> cathode "K0" shines, to increment the tens. >> >> here we have a vacuum triode, but I want to replace it with a transistor >> or perhaps a thyratron; it's a clock, not central heating... >> how would you handle this? >> >> another question, what is x (marked: To other modules)? >> >> and while we're at it, can you just explain to me how the transition from >> 59 to 00 works, via I think Q11 and Q17. but how? and why is G2@DEK2 >> involved? >> And also if there is (as I think) a small error on the DEK2 Bus, which >> should be marked 6 and not 10, and the MPSA42 transistors should be >> numbered from Q12 to Q17. >> the compute module for the seconds and minutes being exactly the same, we >> will stop there. >> >> P.S. If you think to have a better diagram, don't hesitate. >> >> Regards, >> Benoit. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/fca14057-b783-43f2-8c97-b91199b83cecn%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron clock,
You can contact the designer of that clock, he answered my questions manyvyears ago. You can also have a look here: https://threeneurons.wordpress.com/dekatron-stuff/ for dekatron driving and explanationd. /Martin On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 20:18:47 UTC+2 Benoit Tourret wrote: > Good morning, > I'm still with my idea of making a dekatron clock. > > I found some diagrams at http://959radio.co.uk/dekatron.html > > but here is my second question: > in the diagram http://959radio.co.uk/Sec_Counter.pdf there are two A-101 > dekatrons to divide the frequency of 1 Hz into seconds. > each dekatron will pilot its own nixie tube to display the seconds. it's > via an MPSA42 transistor. one per used cathode. > the first decatron will increment the second dekatron each time the > cathode "K0" shines, to increment the tens. > > here we have a vacuum triode, but I want to replace it with a transistor > or perhaps a thyratron; it's a clock, not central heating... > how would you handle this? > > another question, what is x (marked: To other modules)? > > and while we're at it, can you just explain to me how the transition from > 59 to 00 works, via I think Q11 and Q17. but how? and why is G2@DEK2 > involved? > And also if there is (as I think) a small error on the DEK2 Bus, which > should be marked 6 and not 10, and the MPSA42 transistors should be > numbered from Q12 to Q17. > the compute module for the seconds and minutes being exactly the same, we > will stop there. > > P.S. If you think to have a better diagram, don't hesitate. > > Regards, > Benoit. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/dc31aff6-74dd-4a52-927f-51e0febf9c91n%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits
Nick I have an original box of new OG-4's (non metal base) and a sealed box of A-101. They're NIB and I have noticed they have a filter I think intended to reduce glare. I have a bunch of 6802's as well NIB. When my neon addiction got really going it branched out into much more than Nixie tubes. It is sorta an affliction. Bill On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 11:00:42 AM UTC-7 Bill Notfaded wrote: > Grahame- > > I about to move back into my house the flooded so all my stuff will be > coming out of storage. I'll send my tubes to Nic. > > Best Regards, > > Bill > > On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 4:58:57 AM UTC-7 Sgitheach wrote: > >> Please forgive the blatant advert... >> >> I have a few dekatron clocks available from the first batch of kits I >> made up and Nick has his cases available. Details are here: >> >> http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/harwell.html >> >> and here >> >> https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/harwell-a-dekatron-clock/ >> >> Nick will also sell built and cased clocks. We have dekatrons available. >> The prices and open source documentation are available on the webpages. >> I will be making up further kits in the future. >> >> If you are interested, I am currently making up kits for a second batch >> of our E1T clock: >> >> http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/fortress.html >> >> If you want to lodge your interest with me then please do so and I will >> be back in touch when the kits are ready. I have a limited stock of E1T >> tubes. >> >> Nick has built and cased clocks available now - details are here >> >> https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/fortress-an-e1t-clock/ >> >> Please PM Nick or I (or both) and please don't reply to the list. >> >> Ta Grahame >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7a0bd0f1-709a-4ea3-80d6-f1a40558fe1en%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits
Grahame- I about to move back into my house the flooded so all my stuff will be coming out of storage. I'll send my tubes to Nic. Best Regards, Bill On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 4:58:57 AM UTC-7 Sgitheach wrote: > Please forgive the blatant advert... > > I have a few dekatron clocks available from the first batch of kits I > made up and Nick has his cases available. Details are here: > > http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/harwell.html > > and here > > https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/harwell-a-dekatron-clock/ > > Nick will also sell built and cased clocks. We have dekatrons available. > The prices and open source documentation are available on the webpages. > I will be making up further kits in the future. > > If you are interested, I am currently making up kits for a second batch > of our E1T clock: > > http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/fortress.html > > If you want to lodge your interest with me then please do so and I will > be back in touch when the kits are ready. I have a limited stock of E1T > tubes. > > Nick has built and cased clocks available now - details are here > > https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/fortress-an-e1t-clock/ > > Please PM Nick or I (or both) and please don't reply to the list. > > Ta Grahame > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/80b1f3cf-3780-487e-b24b-7be1e98419e2n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits
I would also say the instructions and ‘how it works’ are great with Grahame and Nick giving really excellent support. The kit is well thought out. So good, I built the Fortress clock and now I am in them idle of the Dekatron clock…. It’s a pleasure to build. From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com on behalf of Richard Scales Date: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 04:36 To: neonixie-l Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits Please forgive the blatant endorsement This is a most excellent kit - extremely well thought out, a great pleasure to build and to own whether you like dekatrons or not. .. and it's so much more than just a clock (in fact, telling the time is the last thing I look at it for!) It's visually impressive with an infinitely configurable array of back and underlighting options as well as speakers for output of chimes and many other goodies. Great work Grahame and Nick. - Richard On Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 11:58:57 UTC Sgitheach wrote: Please forgive the blatant advert... I have a few dekatron clocks available from the first batch of kits I made up and Nick has his cases available. Details are here: http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/harwell.html and here https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/harwell-a-dekatron-clock/ Nick will also sell built and cased clocks. We have dekatrons available. The prices and open source documentation are available on the webpages. I will be making up further kits in the future. If you are interested, I am currently making up kits for a second batch of our E1T clock: http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/fortress.html If you want to lodge your interest with me then please do so and I will be back in touch when the kits are ready. I have a limited stock of E1T tubes. Nick has built and cased clocks available now - details are here https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/fortress-an-e1t-clock/ Please PM Nick or I (or both) and please don't reply to the list. Ta Grahame -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2ee42bd5-12bb-455a-80cf-d97f5fd45937n%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2ee42bd5-12bb-455a-80cf-d97f5fd45937n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/PAXPR04MB8144A5ED6580C94DE53B63FEAF619%40PAXPR04MB8144.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock Kits
Please forgive the blatant endorsement This is a most excellent kit - extremely well thought out, a great pleasure to build and to own whether you like dekatrons or not. .. and it's so much more than just a clock (in fact, telling the time is the last thing I look at it for!) It's visually impressive with an infinitely configurable array of back and underlighting options as well as speakers for output of chimes and many other goodies. Great work Grahame and Nick. - Richard On Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 11:58:57 UTC Sgitheach wrote: > Please forgive the blatant advert... > > I have a few dekatron clocks available from the first batch of kits I > made up and Nick has his cases available. Details are here: > > http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/harwell.html > > and here > > https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/harwell-a-dekatron-clock/ > > Nick will also sell built and cased clocks. We have dekatrons available. > The prices and open source documentation are available on the webpages. > I will be making up further kits in the future. > > If you are interested, I am currently making up kits for a second batch > of our E1T clock: > > http://www.sgitheach.org.uk/fortress.html > > If you want to lodge your interest with me then please do so and I will > be back in touch when the kits are ready. I have a limited stock of E1T > tubes. > > Nick has built and cased clocks available now - details are here > > https://stocksclocks.com/index.php/fortress-an-e1t-clock/ > > Please PM Nick or I (or both) and please don't reply to the list. > > Ta Grahame > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2ee42bd5-12bb-455a-80cf-d97f5fd45937n%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock ... Progress
I have a pile of OG-9s. Hint-hint... :-) On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 3:25:29 PM UTC-4 Sgitheach wrote: > Terry > > (San Diego) Nick and I have two prototypes 7 dekatron clocks up and > running. Most of the firmware is written. The hold up now is I need to > move house and equip a new workshop. Hopefully we will move in November... > > The costs are not evaluated yet. There will be several kits going from a > minimal bare boards up to a complete kit. There will probably be two > case options, a simple case and a premium case. Nick will have built and > tested clocks available as well. There will also be a very much cut back > 6 tube dekatron clock. > > Here's the prototype clock playing with itself > > https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHOzb-g0g_/ > > Here's an early version of the simplified dekatron clock case > > https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_vAuWAc1u/ > > At the moment the design uses British dekatrons (GC10B and variants) but > the intention is to check out the use of American and Soviet tubes. > > Grahame and Nick > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a81101ea-9df3-4988-ad2a-1bfb6eed3437n%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock kit
Please add me to your list - thank you. On Wednesday, 20 November 2019 06:31:04 UTC, Norskman wrote: > > Has anyone got or know of a place that offers 6 or more digit Dekatron > Clock kits? > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/170e4de2-a0a0-40a4-90e9-51a57ebd96c0%40googlegroups.com.
[neonixie-l] Re: Dekatron Clock kit
Please put me down for one of the *Limited Edition Fortress E1T Clock* *thanks* *Dixter* > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2a6d65f4-a9ee-4e1a-993d-435df53f925c%40googlegroups.com.
