Russian VFD IV-18 Clock
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@jkxathome Can I see the datasheet for this, if you have one
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I shorted out the tunsten cathode and made a light bulb
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True, but I have a pair of old Panasonic RC-95 clocks that have been running for at least 30 years. The displays are still very vibrant, to the point where I have to dim them at night. Otherwise they light up the entire room! If they are going to die out, I can certainly say I got my money's worth!
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Yes, but it has a great disadvantage also. Don't forget that it's a vacuum tube which -at least- at alarm clocks, fuctions 24 hours per day. The result is that by passing the years, this tube gets weaker, and the light of the display dimmer and dimmer, at a point that it turns to non visible at all.
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This kind of display was very popular during the 80s decade. Actually it's a vacuum tube, and was used everywhere at VCRs, HiFi, alarm clocks, but the new LED displays took over. Today you can see this kind of display in HiFi amplifiers, especially those which display many functions. They designed one tube for all (FM stereo, volume, balance, tuning etc).
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What is it "IV-18"? All simple. Russian govement standart say: "I"-indicator; "V"-vacuum; "18"-number of model. Russian radicomponents can have 3 marks of quality:
1) rhomb(star) & number "9" - special "for use in space & rocket tehnicals" (very best)
2) rhomb(star) & number "5" - special "for military use" (best)
3) without marks - "for civilian use" (normal quality).
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HI i have 5 of these tubes and wonderd what do you use to drive the tubes
thanks
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the vfd is stunning! great job!
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Can you make one for me? how much would i have to pay for it?
emiNava 5 years ago
If you are really interested send me a mail.
jkxathome 5 years ago
so, uh, it doesnt run realtime?
or is the video fast? (im thinking 25fps->30fps conversion)
samurai1200 5 years ago
Hum, this video was made during the test period (without external oscillator). I used a fake timing so, yes the speed isn't the real one.
jkxathome 5 years ago
That looks really good. Could you/someone please tell me the name of that song?
vegetish 5 years ago
The group is Anabase (http://www.anabase.fr). The song is a free one.
jkxathome 5 years ago