Gear Clock

Gear Clock uses a PIC 16F628A microcontroller to keep track of time and a stepper motor to physically move gears to represent time. The gears are made of MDF wood and were cut on a CNC machine. A kit will be made available in January 2010.
Details can be found here:
http://alan-parekh.com/projects/gear-clock

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Gear
• Clock
• PIC
• 16F628A
• microcontroller
• stepper
• motor
• MDF
• CNC
• wood
• kit

[danich45]

to produce electricity ever heard of someone using a wind up clock mechanism to turn a generator . i wind up my alarm clock only once a day and it makes more sense than those stupid hand cranks on radios and flashlights that you have to constantly crank? how bout a wind up electrical space heater or coffee pot for emergency power outages no one seems to have ever thought of this

[abbtech]

@danich45

Sounds like a great idea in theory, but as the load increases the amount of work needed to power it will also increase. For example winding something that will power a heater will keep you winding constantly and you will be working hard.

[CRAKIZGOOD]

whats the time ?

[abbtech]

Watch the video it will tell you.

[Digeridude]

OW MY EARS. Very loud and sudden start to the song. Cool clock.

[abbtech]

LOL, Sorry about that. :)

[buddythedog12345]

cool

[Yamartet]

this is amazing

[SPEAKERSRULEMYWORLD]

beautiful! i might make one since there is a hass VM3 right across my driveway i can use :)

[Conseguidor10]

This is a time Machine!

[oneman46613]

you should use two wire pointers for time indicator.

[ChaoMystero]

Press both buttons and CONTROL TIME?

[marhimarhi]

Great idea

[linagee]

Manually control time? Where is the flux capacitor? :-)