The B7971 version is a 6 digit word clock. The add-on board will make it 8 digits, but no time frame on completing the software for the add-on board.
On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 3:04 PM Bill Notfaded <[email protected]> wrote: > How many digits is the B-7971 clock? I'm interested. I have two mod-six, > a new 7 digit clock from Mahdi forum member, and the four digit FLWC from > another passed well known forum member I bought. All are B-7971 clocks. > What's the two digit add on for? > > Regards, > > Bill > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 8:09 AM Mitch Feig <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> The current version won't support more tubes. I will do a 15 or 16 tube >> version, but I'm not sure when it will be available, but probably by the >> summer. I haven't started working on the hardware or software yet. >> >> The B7971 version will be available by the end of this month, and the >> two digit add-on board, probably a month or two later. >> >> Regards, >> Mitch >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 8:53 AM Richard Scales <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Can you update us as to where the version that supports more IV-17 (like >>> 12,15 or more etc) is sitting on your road map? >>> >>> Would there be add-on modules for the first kit or separate boards etc? >>> >>> I just need to update my own construction road map! >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> On Tuesday, 26 November 2019 12:19:55 UTC, Mitch wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I was a little surprised that the power supplies worked the first time. >>>> A LM2576 is used to drop the supply voltage to 5v. Two 34063 chips raise >>>> that voltage to 32v, and lower it to 1.65v. The datasheet and online >>>> calculators for the 34063s made that part easy. >>>> >>>> The next revision will use separate tube boards. Curiously the tubes I >>>> have with 1990 date codes aren’t very bright. The 1987 versions are good. >>>> >>>> I can’t seem to find matching LEDs for the blue-green color, to use for >>>> colons. Otherwise everything works as it should. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: IMG-0185.jpg] >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/xSpn05I5i3E/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/06e8ebd2-6ae0-47ef-bd0c-3a3ce4973abd%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/06e8ebd2-6ae0-47ef-bd0c-3a3ce4973abd%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/xSpn05I5i3E/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAMCO15GFD%3DXRYEJYH-LLhMwwVV-2-06RpA0UoVtFE3J6Ogd1QQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAMCO15GFD%3DXRYEJYH-LLhMwwVV-2-06RpA0UoVtFE3J6Ogd1QQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/xSpn05I5i3E/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn0TznrmboFeVRX-hqiocUGGYU39Z4Cp2H2vw0tgZDJjrw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn0TznrmboFeVRX-hqiocUGGYU39Z4Cp2H2vw0tgZDJjrw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAMCO15GzHUVF-gy%2BGSODpv4OGsT2TNN_wu6Chpb7Yqy2F7qYzQ%40mail.gmail.com.
