I've done them a few ways... MOD-SIX OFC! Also the smartsockets... you can basically make the length as long as you want to. Smart sockets are really neat because they have the entire alphabet built right in with effects too! Here's basic video of me testing one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzOKLMmQZDM
Regards, Bill On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 9:34:40 PM UTC-7 Richard Scales wrote: > I display local wind speed and direction on them which I scrape from a web > page. > A recent project resulted in the tubes scrolling a message 'ITS JUST AFTER > FIVE IN' and then displaying the name of a place in the world where it was > between 17:00 and 18:00 - the idea came from a friend who wants to put a > display in a 'bar' that he is building! > Personally I like seeing live data from the environment so things like > temp, pressure, wind speed and direction interest me (I sail and dive > locally). But, as you say, meaningful data rather than just a clock is > quite exciting. Others have displayed RSS Feeds, web page visitor counts, > random words or expressions etc. > > As others have also said, if you ultimately decide to do nothing with > them, I too could give them a good home! > - Richard > > > On Sunday, 13 September 2020 02:15:35 UTC+1, LeRoy Lee wrote: > >> I have 10 of the B7971 display tubes and I need to test them to verify >> they work, and then I want to find some interesting use for them beyond a >> clock. Seems a waste to use only for numbers when they can do so much more. >> Any easy way to verify the tubes, and do any of you have unique ideas for >> their use? >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/72ead499-ab51-4b56-8a77-d47fb1cc08f2n%40googlegroups.com.
