Sean, please put me on the nofity list :) -David On Jan 26, 5:10 pm, Sean Voisen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > I'm looking to offer the kit for $75 + $10 s/h within the U.S. It will > be a project offered on Kickstarter. If you like, I'll put you on my > list of people to notify. > > There is are very few 16 segment nixies, one of the only ones I know > of is the B7971 (15 segment), which is rare and expensive (~$80 - $100 > per tube, but others on this list probably have an idea of the exact > price.) My clock isn't designed for nixies ... nixies require > different drivers and a high voltage power supply, and of course have > a different part footprint. > > If you want a nice looking 16 or 14 segment display, I suggest looking > into VFD displays, either the IV-17 or IV-21 or similar. For a VFD > display you also need a very different power source. Numitrons are > easy because they run on 4.5VDC and can be driven with a standard > constant-current LED driver. VFDs require a supply that can output > both filament and anode voltages. > > Hope that helps, > Sean > > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:34 AM, _David_ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Sean and also to all that replied. > > > Sean, this looks pretty much like what I'm looking for . What would be > > the cost of the kit ? > > Also, how hard would it be to use 16 segments nixie instead ? I would > > love to have the clock display a special message at specific date, as > > Im building this as a present for my kids. > > Thanks, > > David > > > On Jan 25, 9:08 pm, Sean Voisen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you want to build an Arduino-compatible numitron clock, you're welcome > >> to clone my Bluenumi clock:http://sean.voisen.org/projects/bluenumi/ > > >> Schematics, board, gerbers and Arduino-compatible source are all open > >> source. They all live at the Github link from that page. It's essentially a > >> bare-bones Arduino clone connected to LED drivers (for numitrons), piezo > >> buzzer, buttons, and DS1307 real time clock chip. > > >> Of course, this will also be available as a kit in a week or two ... > > >> Sean > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "neonixie-l" group. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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