Count me in! I have one other scope clock, but it's not too accurate. Will look good next to the many Nixie and Numitron clocks..
~ *[email protected] <[email protected]>* On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 7:11 PM Audrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow that's amazing! Excellent work. > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 10:00 PM David Forbes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Finally! I have found a way to make Scope Clocks again. >> I first made them in 2001, using a plastic case fabricated locally. I >> redesigned the case several years ago using living hinges, and made a >> couple prototypes on the laser cutter at the local hackerspace, >> Xerocraft. This didn't seem to be a sustainable production method, as >> their laser cutter is in high demand. So I started building my own >> laser cutter in 2019, then I had to build a workshop to house it, then >> the pandemic... >> The circuit board uses a custom power supply transformer to make the 5 >> voltages needed form a 12V wall wart. The CRT is a 3RP1-A with a real >> socket. The computer is a Teensy 3.6, which has the horsepower and two >> DACs to allow circle and line generation in firmware. The code will be >> open source. I have already started to write a Pong game for it. Four >> letter words and haikus are on the horizon. >> The case may be cut in either acrylic or Baltic birch. I also will >> provide the enclosure source as an OpenSCAD file. (It's an amazing >> program!) I still need to optimize the living hinges for acrylic, as >> they are a bit delicate. >> Stay tuned for more information. >> >> -- >> 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/CAPbqtvcNHkdeQXA%3DfzZ%3DXcdTDGOiOEX5bu1gpD52nO166UbvNQ%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> > -- > 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/CAPDJQ6C7yj20O9Qf%3DLfqrQhTJY0C45_%3D--Pf5f-Lta3pJPZkTg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6C7yj20O9Qf%3DLfqrQhTJY0C45_%3D--Pf5f-Lta3pJPZkTg%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/CAKYv7NTCbUdJNsoc6-8aYskyhbKCejA%3Di4N8eAWWD%2BO%2B-%3DOurQ%40mail.gmail.com.
