Sean,
Put me on the notify list also!
Don,

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On Jan 26, 2012, at 6:00 PM, _David_ <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
>> 
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