http://angryelectrons.co/wordclock-3/
Comes in 6,8 and 16 digit flavo(u)rs. I can supply kits, but alas there is some SMD work involved (sorry Terry!). Not arduino controlled, so maybe not what you're looking for, but I can attest to 16 IV17 tubes looking awesome scrolling words.. On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 4:53 PM Michail Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope you find something as I would be interested in very much the > similar idea. I can’t see to find anything other than 4 or 6 tubes. I > would love an Arduino controlled idea with the same sort of idea and many > modular like 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 tube strings (possibly just shift registers > down the line). > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Mac Doktor > *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 4:49 PM > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Speaking of the IV-17... > > > > I've never gotten into VFDs. Unlike Nixies they've been around all my > life. There's one in the microwave oven sitting in our kitchen right now! > > > > After the recent discussion about IN-23 prices it suddenly occurred to me > to take a second look at the IV-4/IV-17. The idea of having a dozen or more > of them in a row and watching text scroll by in Cyrillic, Roman, > Klingon—whatever—is tantalizing. I took a look on eBay and...wow, they're > still really cheap! > > > > There are lots of clocks etc. available but what I really want is that > ticker-tape effect. > > > > I'm coming late to the party. What's available that fits the bill? I'm > interested in something that's just the PC boards and software. I don't > need a nice enclosure. I'd also like to be able to control it from > something with a higher-level language than PIC or AVR assembler. The > Arduino is an obvious choice but that's just one possibility. > > > > I'll also ask for the moon: something that doesn't require soldering any > surface mount components. > > > > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > https://www.astarcloseup.com/ > > > > “...the book said something astonishing, a very big thought. The stars, it > said, were suns but very far away. The Sun was a star but close up.”—Carl > Sagan, "The Backbone Of Night", *Cosmos*, 1980 > > > > -- > 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/F895CB3F-1318-42BA-884F-07EAAF31D207%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/F895CB3F-1318-42BA-884F-07EAAF31D207%40gmail.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/MW2PR0102MB34357667C0FDB525DCE0F1BE827E9%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/MW2PR0102MB34357667C0FDB525DCE0F1BE827E9%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.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/CAOX%2BRHL56bZT4pDV%3DMoomb%2BDuaRrvQ5GuPjbAcWwhLZ1Ns06hg%40mail.gmail.com.
