.. And the answer to the question about the websites appears to be "no"! Because the nixieclock.org is printed on the PCB of the boost converters sold on omnixie. So time to have a look around and see where else I can buy it. Looks like there are several copies but the genuineness can potentially be spotted by whether the contact info is printed on it...
On Monday, 28 June 2021 at 21:52:49 UTC+1 Martin Baadsgaard wrote: > So I am partially doing the chosen design because I got the ICs "for free" > along with the tubes and because this is my first electronics project. > I don't have much experience or equipment yet and so I don't think > attempting something like a flyback converter would be a suitable > undertaking for me. > > So I still need to find a pre-built solution, unfortunately... > > Also: > I came across this site: https://www.nixieclock.org/ is that literally > just a rip-off of https://omnixie.com/ ??? > > > On Monday, 28 June 2021 at 14:23:53 UTC+1 Paul Andrews wrote: > >> >> - If you go with 12V, use a switching regulator for 5V instead - much >> more efficient. You can get them with the same form-factor as a linear >> regulator. >> - If you go with 5V and you want to build your own flyback converter, >> take a look at my design here >> <https://hackaday.io/project/27899-nixie-tube-power-supply>. It is >> good for 12 - 15 mA at 176V and is well behaved if you try and draw more >> than that. I will say though, that building boost converters can be >> finicky >> - the layout and component choice is critical, so it is worth building a >> prototype to get that right. Obviously that pushes the cost up... >> >> >> On Monday, June 28, 2021 at 5:12:16 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hey guys. >>> >>> Yea simple question, I want to make a nixie clock with 4x IN-12's and I >>> want to keep the circuit simple. >>> Something akin to this: >>> Youtube.com >>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObgmVNV1Kfg&ab_channel=GreatScott%21> >>> >>> Not sure if I should provide 12v to my circuit and use a linear >>> regulator to step down for logic to 5v like in the video, or if I can just >>> provide 5v directly and pick a boost converter based on that. >>> >>> I can see on Aliexpress and ebay that you can get some tiny little >>> things these days for about $10. >>> >>> Aliexpress >>> <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000582064526.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.535bf8d80DH2ro&algo_pvid=e0c9128e-fbd9-45e8-98d5-81e57fd82984&algo_exp_id=e0c9128e-fbd9-45e8-98d5-81e57fd82984-4> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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/4e46ffdf-a436-48b2-bf6c-075223f19d90n%40googlegroups.com.
