My background is technical/scientific with a very broad reach, which reflects my diverse interests. My day job though, is software engineering.
I can't remember when I first saw a Nixie clock, but at the time they were out of my price range. Fast forward to a few years ago, and they suddenly seemed more affordable, so I bought a kit and put it together. It was a good kit, but I was also disattisfied with some aspect of it and figured 'how hard can it be'? This should be written on my grave stone. It's a frame of mind that leads me down interesting pathways, and in this case has occupied my spare time for the last couple of years (and is likely to occupy it for a long time to come). Saying it is a path though is slightly misleading. It implies a linear progression from one point to another, but in fact I have been all over the place. My ostensible aim was to just design and build an IN-18 clock, but I have gotten diverted into restoring old radios and other vintage equipment, building a battery-powered nixie clock, building an ITS1A clock, collecting nixies tubes, putting a few more kits together, and (of course) learning enough electronics to do all of this. There is much, much more to learn, and I have barely touched on case fabrication. So for me, I guess it is a gateway hobby. To show how easily distracted I am, the phrase 'and they suddenly seemed more affordable' almost derailed this entire response. It strikes me as worthy of a research project. On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:03:23 AM UTC-4, neonixie-l wrote: > > Ladies & Gentlemen,,, > > We are getting a steady stream of new members - it'd be great if, instead > of just lurking, you could introduce yourselves with a bit of detail about > your interests, what you've built or intend to build/dream of building. > Even what gets you up the morning and makes you smile! > > Even existing members (there are over 1,000) could chip in - there's some > great stuff around... > > Welcome, one and all to this great community! > > Nick > > > -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/67c163df-fee2-4e87-a1dc-9217448fbbe1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
