I love it..but then what's not to love? Nixies in a Corvair! Will there be a Dekatron for the gas gauge?
I like it almost as much as I would a new incarnation of the Scope Clock...!! (hope springs eternal) On Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 8:46:34 AM UTC-4 Paul Andrews wrote: > That’s brilliant. I really must reboot my attempt at a speedometer. > > On Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 7:33:51 AM UTC-4 joenixie wrote: > >> Nice display David. I can't wait to see the finished version. >> >> -joe >> >> On Sat, 2021-08-14 at 16:33 -0700, David Forbes wrote: >> >> A few months ago, I designed a Nixie instrument panel for my Corvair. >> >> I got it almost all built, then some telescope projects stole my >> >> brain. I finally finished those projects, and took a day to get the >> >> Nixie display board running. It worked right away after fixing a >> >> couple software bugs. >> >> The controller uses a Teensy 3.2, and will live in a box in the engine >> >> compartment where all the engine sensors are located. There is an >> >> RS-422 SPI data link. I used 74HC595 shift registers and TD62083 >> >> driver arrays in a direct-drive design. The tubes are NL-4998 and >> >> NL-5870. It runs from 9V that's regulated on the controller board, >> >> using TaylorEdge HV supplies hiding behind the 5870s. >> >> I'm happy to share the design with anyone who's interested. I will let >> >> you know when it's installed in the car and displaying real numbers. >> >> Bonus points if you can guess what parameter each display area is for. >> >> >> -- 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/d4e92d22-4fb5-4843-9744-e3fc24bc3bd5n%40googlegroups.com.
