PAYPAL'D! On 20 May, 07:51, coggs <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm very pleased to announce that all parts for the B7971 x8 display > project are now available. There is a B7971 x8 board set in the > circuitworks store which consists of the assembled and tested display > board along with two 4- tube display boards. In addition, a visual > construction guide is will step you through the acquisition of all the > necessary parts. Construction should take even the casual builder less > than 3 hours. > > To the more general reader, it should be emphasized that circuitworks > does not supply B7971 tubes. This project is really for the > established nixie tube hoarder who already has the tubes. There were > tens, if not hundreds of thousands of these tubes manufactured in the > early 70's. They do appear from time to time on ebay. One note; in a > recent ebay auction, a lot of 12 went for over $75 apiece. > > Please also keep in mind this is a 100% open-source project; This > includes the enclosure which is produced by personal laser-cut > factory, Ponoko. They offer other colored materials in addition to > black. > > Why do I make you go on a treasure hunt for the parts ? So I can > concentrate on future design projects. Since the project is open > source, I hope and encourage people to work on group buys, offer > assembly services to non-DIY types, adapt and extend the firmware to > suit your needs or other types of tubes. I encourage you to use the > cogwheel circuitworks google group for these sort of discussions. > > Again, thanks everyone for their patience. > > http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/projects/nixie-system/b7971/b7971-x8-... > > http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/projects/nixie-system/b7971/b7971x8-c... > > http://cogwheelcircuitworks.com/store/
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