Re: [neonixie-l] New Jeff Thomas NixiChron Clock Kit + Matching Set of NOS Tested IN-18 Nixie Tubes

2018-08-31 Thread MichaelB
Good advice here from Nick. I bought one of my 3 in '06 from Jeff for $599. Yours probably has the latest and greatest FW in it too since the last rev. was in 2010. Go for it, if its in tact in the nice white box Jeff used to ship them in, it may end up bringing $1000. His clocks were very

[neonixie-l] Re: Manuel Azevedo - 1977-2018

2018-08-31 Thread MichaelB
Oh my God, what a shock! He was a wonderful man, always willing to help and extremely talented. He'll be missed On Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 5:12:55 PM UTC-7, Jeff Walton wrote: > > Our group has lost a friend. *Manuel Azevedo* >

Re: [neonixie-l] Assembled LED Cube Recommendation

2018-08-31 Thread Nicholas Stock
Tony hit the nail on the head...this cube uses addressable vertical strips of 8 LEDs that plug into a master board (with a Photon on it). If one LED goes duff, you just change one strip. http://www.cubetube.org/ The link shows you all the different kind of displays you can upload via the web...

[neonixie-l] Re: Assembled LED Cube Recommendation

2018-08-31 Thread Mitch
I bought this kit, but I have not yet assembled it. The advantage to it is that it's built in layers that plug together, so replacing a bad LED won't be a nightmare. https://www.tindie.com/products/Nick64/jollicube---8x8x8-led-cube-spi-diy-kit/ -- You received this message because you are

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: How many people would be interested in 3 digit Nixie car gauges?

2018-08-31 Thread 'jf...@my-deja.com' via neonixie-l
On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 2:14:01 PM UTC-7, iavine wrote: > > One problem other people have had with such projects is mechanical > vibration causing cathodes to short out > > IanV > If you want to review an earlier discussion, see

Re: [neonixie-l] Assembled LED Cube Recommendation

2018-08-31 Thread Tony
They are RGB LEDs with an onboard shift register/controller meaning they can be connected as a series string using just 4 wires. Instead of a 3-dimensional soldering nightmare you just need say 64 vertical strings of 8 LEDs. Drivers are simplified as they can be connected directly to a

Re: [neonixie-l] How many people would be interested in 3 digit Nixie car gauges?

2018-08-31 Thread J Forbes
I'm interested...get them working! On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 12:51:27 PM UTC-7, nixiebunny wrote: > > I'm doing the same thing! For my 1940 LaSalle, but generally adaptable. My > friend Tom Jennings has made a car computer for his Rambler roadster, and > knows how to process the sender