Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread Paul Andrews
eBay: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F251035923796 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F260959454790 These particular ones include the backlight which is an incandescent bulb. They are also the smallest

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread martin martin
it's a nice little neon! Question: Where did you get those cool tiny meters? I had thought to install a small non-digital volt meter on one of my clocks. Also, what did you use for a back-light? ~ *mcvei...@gmail.com * On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 7:04 PM Paul Andrews wrote: > Custom job from pr

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread Paul Andrews
Custom job from protocase, I used their 5-sided enclosure in aluminum. I was intending to use raw finish and polish it up, but it arrived brushed so I left it like that. > On Oct 3, 2019, at 8:37 PM, Nicholas Stock wrote: > > Paul, where did you get the case from? Standard chassis and cut to f

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread alex nolan
That price is the most surprising thing about this build! Wow, Paul, that's quite lucky! On Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 3:13:14 PM UTC-4, Paul Andrews wrote: > > It took me a couple of years to find the tubes. I got them for a bit less > than the price of R|Z568 tubes. > > I hear you about desi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
Paul, where did you get the case from? Standard chassis and cut to fit or a custom job? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 3, 2019, at 15:17, Paul Andrews wrote: > >  > The LDR is read by the ESP32 which uses the value to dim the nixies and the > LEDs. The meters don't dim - the power comes straig

[neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread Paul Andrews
The LDR is read by the ESP32 which uses the value to dim the nixies and the LEDs. The meters don't dim - the power comes straight from the 6V3 filament winding for them. The little neon is a mains power indicator. It is wired straight across the inputs (with a suitable resistor). It was a safety

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread Paul Andrews
It took me a couple of years to find the tubes. I got them for a bit less than the price of R|Z568 tubes. I hear you about design choices. I really don't have space for all the clocks I have now, but this one was a labor of love. On Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 1:08:10 PM UTC-4, gregebert wrote

[neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread GastonP
Really beautiful and well done! What's the purpose of the LDR in front? The writeup will make a very interesting read, I'm sure. -- 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, se

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: NL7037 clock

2019-10-03 Thread gregebert
How long did it take to find these unobtanium tubes ? That in itself is an impressive feat. I wont ask how much; it pains me even to *think* how much those tubes fetch in auctions. The nostalgic 'tube chassis' appearance brings back a lot of memories from that era. Well done. I'm facing touch

[neonixie-l] I'm Back: ZM1022 and B-7971

2019-10-03 Thread Robert G. Schaffrath
It has been many years since I was active in any Nixie group. I had last posted quite some time ago in the the Yahoo Groups Nixie forum. Recently I happened to do a search for some electronic components and one of the "you might also be interested in" items was a Nixie clock kit. I was rather s

[neonixie-l] Re: Anode-Scanning Display

2019-10-03 Thread Paul Andrews
Greg, my brain must be getting slow. I just came back to find this reference (I hadn't bookmarked it), and now I understand what you mean by a self-timed circuit. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and