Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Raspberry PI controlled Nixie display

I went the lazy route and used crontab, with @reboot . It runs as me, not root. The real question now is: How long can a raspi run without crashing ? Eventually I will start logging usage of each segment, on each tube, and use that for depoisoning. Since it's a micro SD (flash) filesystem, whic

[neonixie-l] Re: BR355 GPS receivers for $30 on EBay

Once upon a time I thought about going GPS, but I now have 3 options that make it unnecessary - Internet-based. As long as my WiFi & router are up, the Raspberry Pi Zero W acquires and regularly synchronizes to an accurate time source. It is indistinguishable from the cellular network

[neonixie-l] BR355 GPS receivers for $30 on EBay

In case anyone needs a BR355 GPS receiver, see this listing (listing no. 382122000258) The usual disclaimers apply. I haven't bought from the company before,

Re: [neonixie-l] Oscilloscope clock...

David, the simple solution as I see it, would be to leave the front plate clear acrylic and use an opaque (Old oscilloscope grey?) acrylic or metal for the rest of the box. I like the view of the 'gubbins' at the front personally... Just my 2 pennies.. Pharma Nick. On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:33 PM

Re: [neonixie-l] Oscilloscope clock...

Just my two cents Dave (since everyone else is pitching theirs in). The rounded corners and moving the pcb to the bottom sounds like a great idea. To keep the 60's tv/oscilloscope look, hand wired knobs on the front would look real spiff if they were well dressed and colorful! -joe On Jul 7, 201

Re: [neonixie-l] Oscilloscope clock...

Greg, I agree with Gaston, the balance of my latest scope clock is wrong. All the complexity and interest is at the front panel, so the big, mostly empty box looks wrong. Better to have the PC board fill the bottom, to distribute the complexity along the depth of the CRT. It's interesting

Re: [neonixie-l] Oscilloscope clock...

Easy fix: Use black solder-mask, instead of green. My big clock (pictured on my icon) is a 14-inch diameter PCB with over 1000 components visible. The black solder-mask (actually more of a very dark green) mutes the PCB's color; IC packages, SMT resistors, and many electrolytics are also black

Re: [neonixie-l] Oscilloscope clock...

Hi David It is not a piece of art as your previous design is, yes, but it is beautiful in a different way. Extremely industrial. What in my opinion subtracts from the beauty of the previous one is the front board instead of a horizontal one. It blocks vision and also makes the rest of the b