Add an extra point: Build a Nixie Clock and don't bother with Nixie Tube sockets. I mean those cost money and what could possibly go wrong soldering the Nixie Tubes directly to a PCB......
Allen On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7:27:42 AM UTC-8, Roddy Scott wrote: > > A light hearted guide to building a Nixie Clock! > > > How To Design a Nixie Clock in 10 easy steps. > > 1) Research other clocks by searching the web. Get distracted by clips of > funny animals and the people of Walmart. > ... > > 2) Draw out your idea on paper and leave it lying on the table only to > come back to it and find that your scribbled efforts have been put in the > bin as rubbish by your beloved. > > > 3) Order the materials you will need from the best sources which means > waiting 3 months for that brass tube to arrive from China only to find out > that it is absolute crap quality. > > > 4) Plan the build of the clock and proceed in an orderly fashion only to > find that the part you are holding in your hand at the end should have been > installed at the start. > > > 5) Decide on the type of finish you want to apply to the wooden parts, > apply and leave to dry. When you return you will find various flying > insects have expressed a desire to have a closer look and have adhered to > the finish you have applied. > > > 5a) Re-sand and repeat step 5. > > > 5b) Repeat step 5a and avoid doing step 5a again by closing the door of > the workshop when you leave it to dry. > > > 6) When polishing metal parts on a buffing wheel make sure that you keep a > good hold on them or you will spend the next 2 hours looking around your > workshop to see where they landed. > > > 7) When drilling holes in metal parts always use a sharp drill or you will > find that the friction produced generates enough heat to melt your finger > prints off. > > > 8) After soldering brass parts together allow to cool sufficiently > otherwise, when you pick them up you will experience the same effects that > item 7 produces but on a grander scale. > > > 9) When handling the nixie tubes always ensure that they are placed out of > harms way otherwise that well known theory of Issac Newton will reduce them > to scrap as they hit the solid floor of your workshop. > > > 10) Success! After all of that you stand back to admire you creation and > lacerate the back of your head on the metal sticking out of your overhead > rack that you did not install high enough. > > > Now you are a Nixie Clock builder and have the scars to prove it! > > > Have a beer and consider taking up knitting instead! > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/3b33f0ce-7e5a-4dde-91b3-7a734805dd11%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
