ive been looking to buy one ofthese for months! ive only found a handful of custom stores that make them custom, all out of stack and all over 300$ it would be a dream to have one... lets hope santa actually shows up this year
not the voltage I'm afraid of, what kind of amperage does that thing run on? the volts make it hurt, the amps make it kill... well, the amps can hurt too, I guess, lol.
@Exarian Oh, a couple milliamps...and it's all encased in metal, so you can't get zapped unless you poke something way inside it somehow to connect to the high voltage. But since most folks don't understand much about electricity, I guess it could be pretty scary.
I have one of the prototypes, without seconds, and I just had to change the battery again. The old one was installed last July, so that's 8 or 9 months, which seems to be typical.
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mlhvdmeij 1 month ago
not worth the price
TheMadjade 3 months ago
That's so Geekotronik....
Where did you get it? :)
gavincurtis 2 years ago
Looks quite steampunk-ish. Like it :-)
EulenthalKruemel 3 years ago
ive been looking to buy one ofthese for months! ive only found a handful of custom stores that make them custom, all out of stack and all over 300$ it would be a dream to have one... lets hope santa actually shows up this year
albertnormandgerard 3 years ago
steve wozniak wears one
PeVB0285 3 years ago 12
Don't nixies require a 175 VDC power supply? I'd get awful nervous about having that on my arm.
ignoblius 3 years ago 2
Yes, but it's less voltage than is used in the electronic flash on cameras. Are you also afraid of cameras?
jforb427 3 years ago 7
- @ jforb427 -
Have you ever accidentally discharged a flash unit's capacitor across your fingers?
It's really, really painful and I don't recommend it.
I've had it happen a three times. Once 22 years ago, then twice in one evening a month ago.
pmgodfrey 2 years ago
You'd have to open up the camera to do that, wouldn't you? That's quite a different situation than just using the camera...or wearing a watch...
I'm really careful when working around high voltage, it's been a few decades since I've been bit.
jforb427 2 years ago
if the capacitor was discharging every second (or wtv time update like in this case), yes i would.
QuaziGNRLNose 2 years ago
not the voltage I'm afraid of, what kind of amperage does that thing run on? the volts make it hurt, the amps make it kill... well, the amps can hurt too, I guess, lol.
Exarian 1 year ago
@Exarian Oh, a couple milliamps...and it's all encased in metal, so you can't get zapped unless you poke something way inside it somehow to connect to the high voltage. But since most folks don't understand much about electricity, I guess it could be pretty scary.
jforb427 1 year ago
oh, okay, I guess that isn't that scary then, lol, I forget the glow is gas based not incandescent based.
Exarian 1 year ago
jebus! That sure is neat.
Gnildir 4 years ago
no way!!!
f'kin amazing!
is it switched on permanently or do the tubes dimm out after a while?
how long does the battey last?
eliah2000 4 years ago
I have one of the prototypes, without seconds, and I just had to change the battery again. The old one was installed last July, so that's 8 or 9 months, which seems to be typical.
frc1726 3 years ago
sweet!
frizspin175 4 years ago