Roadtripguy's Homebrew Nixie Tube Clock Project 2...

[faffaflunkie]

Is that all TTL?

[THEtechknight]

those tubes look to be wore out?

[dumyyyyyy]

super frate! tine-o tot asa!

[ienjoytaffy]

pretty sweet i have to say

[donnyab]

where did u get the valves from ?

[EulenthalKruemel]

Wow, excellent work. You used eagle to do the schematic, I fugure? How do you get your time signal? I am going for a 1 Hz signal generator which is hooked up to a set of 4017 counters. I'd love to get some input from you on this.

All best

[charlou3]

did you use eagle to draw the board???

By seeing your sheet, it looks like eagle...

[boglord71]

Nice job impressive looking circuit. What anode current you using there?

[SavannahR8]

The nixie clock not your awful music or the skank on the wall lol.

[TheREALroadtripguy]

Send me your Email, and I'll send you the 1:37 minutes of your life back then.

[SavannahR8]

Ahahaha! Didn't mean to offend...but I do like your electronics :P

[TheREALroadtripguy]

No offense taken. :)

[SavannahR8]

You should sell them I'd buy one!

[firemanstud1981]

How long do the tubes actually last before they burn out?

[TheREALroadtripguy]

They last a very long time. The problem is that they sputter metal over time, and this can lead to blackening of the tubes. If you keep the voltage down a bit, they last longer.  My tubes also plug in, so I rotate them periodically, so they all get used equally.

[trig1dentity]

How did you get the plugs?

[TheREALroadtripguy]

The plugs are readily available in circuit board form. I don't remember exactly who I got them from, but it was on eBay.

[Mojojothanjo]

Cool clock! I like the music it generates too!

[TheREALroadtripguy]

Thanks... It would be nicer if I got around to building a case for it. Maybe this winter. It keeps perfect time.

[josephlee77]

Great job, wish I had your wiring diagram and parts list. Peace and Goodwill, Br. Joseph

[spinctah]

This device is to nixie clocks what EDVAC was to computers. Thats a whole LOT of hardware... But cool.

[TheREALroadtripguy]

Oh, it's indeed an "old school" design, but that was a big part of the fun. I plan on making a PIC microprocessor controlled version at some point (maybe next winter)