The one nixie clock I've seen on Kickstarter took a different angle on things...
http://www.ramosclock.com/products/nixie-ramos It is 4 digit (IN12's) but that is just one of it's features. Personally I prefer 6 digits, but each to their own. My only comment on IN-16's is that they seem to have a high failure rate (digits start glowing pinkish then die over a period of days to weeks....)...they're a pain to change too! Best of luck in your search, but a bulk buy probably won't be cheap now... Nick On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 1:19 PM, David Forbes <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/13/2013 11:23 AM, Dan Helphrey wrote: > >> Assuming I can determine it's feasible at all, my plan is to do a >> Kickstarter campaign; I am tentatively imagining somewhere in the >> neighborhood of 200-300 clocks, so with 4 digits each that'd be 800-1200 >> tubes. If the Kickstarter campaign were to really catch fire (hey, never >> hurts to dream), it could be a lot more, so one of the things I am trying >> to find out is what the effective maximum number available are. >> >> > Do you have a photo of your dad's clock we could see? > > These days, the clock itself is not very interesting; it's the packaging > that people go for. And you will get a lot of argument about taste and > style, as these are highly subjective. You've already heard a few arguments > about the number of digits. > > The 5870 tubes are rather narrow, being designed for use in 12-digit > calculators. That's why I use them in my wristwatch. Unfortunately, they > don't look as nice as the other tubes that are a bit larger in diameter and > have better-proportioned digits. > > If I were doing this, I'd build ten clocks and see how well they sell, > then make 25 more, etc. There is no reason to commit to a large quantity of > parts these days, given the availability of prototype PC boards and CNC > machining. You should be able to find 50 5870 tubes from a broker pretty > easily, although the price won't be super great, at least you'll only be > out 50 tubes if it's a bust. > > -- > David Forbes, Tucson, AZ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to > neonixie-l+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<neonixie-l%[email protected]> > . > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
