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Chiefish
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 Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject: Cool clock |
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I just wanted to show Jac and a few others that I had a guy make me a very cool Nixie clock that I just wanted to show off a little bit.  This guy is very good at it, he also makes clocks from old ocillascope tubes and stuff. I just love the way the tubes glow when its in my livingroom and the lights are dimmed down a bit. But you can also see it great when its full sunshine as well.
It also looks very industrial to me so I know alot of friends are going to ask questions about it. It shows the date at the end of every minute during the last four seconds of the minute. even has an alarm and I can set it to shut off the display and turn it back on at any given time as well.
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Chiefish
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LOL no worse than whats inside my computer cases 
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Chiefish
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HA hah hah no but i do have water running thru it with hoses held on with zip ties connected to an old Chevette heater core 
I thought this thing had 120 vac , so whats another 80 volts
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Chiefish
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Hey if the house burns down Ill be sure to snap some pictures of that glow as well 
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msze
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That looks amazing, thanks for sharing  |
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wepwawet
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It's a beauty!
I guess I will buy one soon, I am still not sure where I should look for.
Some go for less than $50 on ebay, others cost $500 BIN.
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magictom
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| Yeah, this display is amazing - perfectly sets the mood for a date with one of the nerdy girls LOL |
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JAC
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Yep.. another nice implementation of the blue LED under the tube. The blue goes well with the orange glow, its looks way better than than a picture can show.
Build quality is lacking however  |
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donutty
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What function do the felt tip pen lids serve?
But, nice clock. I'll make my own one day when I get the balls to work with voltages above 24v |
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