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On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 4:36:04 PM UTC-7, emuman100 wrote:
>
> I have built Jeff's WWVB nixie clock using B5870S nixies using his 
> wonderful schematic and his PIC code. I had this very same quartex module 
> that I used in a dial clock. In 2012, I decided to build his design. It 
> worked absolutely beautiful and had it running perfectly for months. During 
> a time change, the module would increment really fast. It still is one of 
> my favorite designs, and love the clever use of a WWVB module designed to 
> drive a clock movement motor being used to increment counters. I had 
> wondered if it was possible if there was a WWVB data output somewhere on 
> the quartex board, and I thought I found one, but was unsure. At the time, 
> Jeff was also unaware. I wanted to use it as a "signal indicator", but I 
> was unable to find it. I'm not sure what I actually found. Attached are 
> pictures of my build.
>
> The quartex module sold today is completely different that the one used in 
> Jeff's design. The one sold by Klockit is a completely different design. 
> You may be able to find the original version on Amazon, but I'm not really 
> sure. I wanted to get a few more of the originals anyway, so I'll go 
> looking.
>
> MichaelB, I wanted to build Jeff's NixiChron. Thank you for posting the 
> schematic. Do you have the software for it?
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 11:56:16 AM UTC-5, Terry S wrote:
>>
>> I was poking around the archived Jeff Thomas site this morning, and 
>> reading up on the WWVB radio controlled clock. Jeff wrote that only one was 
>> built, and delivered to a celeb in Vegas.
>>
>> I was collaborating with Jeff on another small project back in those 
>> days, and he sent me a PCB & tubes to build the clock. Is it possible I 
>> have the only other WWVB clock of Jeff's design in existence? All this time 
>> I was under the impression that he had sold these clocks to others.
>>
>> It uses the enormous Z568M tubes.... and has worked flawlessly for 13 
>> years. Several years ago, I fixed a problem with cathode poisoning, with 
>> Jeff's generous help.
>>
>> Anyone else have an example?
>>
>> Terry
>>
>

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