Hello, The colon tower is constructed of several parts as follows:
Small circular base PCB which has the pins which push in to the clock PCB, on top of the PCB is a single neopixel. THere is tall vertical PCB that holds two neons. This sits directly on top of the neopixel and attaches to the tops of the pins via short leads. THere is a metal base part which sits over the small circular PCB (snug fit). A glass tube then sits over the tall vertical PCB and sits inside the top of the metal base part. Do you see what I mean? - Richard On Sunday, 13 February 2022 at 20:45:53 UTC [email protected] wrote: > Well, that is just beautiful! I quite like the green tint with the dark > board underneath. I don't quite understand the colon towers. Do they > consist of a PCB with leds mounted inside a glass/acrylic tube? > > On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 9:47 PM Richard Scales <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> I just made a version with green-tint acrylic for a special request. >> >> - Richard >> >> [image: Green1.jpg] [image: Green2.jpg] [image: Green3.jpg] >> On Wednesday, 19 January 2022 at 04:36:04 UTC Richard Scales wrote: >> >>> I have made a few different boards to support Dalibor Farny's tubes as >>> well as Z568 etc. though my solution consisted of a tube board on top of a >>> driver board. >>> I decided to make a single board version - given the amount of space >>> available between and around the tubes. >>> I still wanted to make the board as 'small' as possible with minimal >>> space around the tubes between front and back as well as to the left and >>> right. >>> The clock is based on the open source PRISM design so it features WiFi >>> connect, web GUI, NTP Sync with optional connection for a motion detect >>> device. >>> The result is a single board with all components underneath which extend >>> no more than 11mm below the PCB. >>> I also made a cut acrylic case which is a snug fit to emphasise the size. >>> The board also features Dalibors 'proper' drive method so each cathode >>> has its own series resistor in an effort to produce an 'even' glow across >>> all digits. >>> I've also constructed my own colon towers which feature underlighting, >>> the neons are mounted on a tall thin PCB (no pictures yet) though I only >>> have a handful of silver bases left - plenty of black ones (anodised >>> aluminium). >>> I am contemplating making bare boards or a full kit available - PM me if >>> interested.[image: UP4.jpg][image: UP3.jpg][image: UP2.jpg][image: >>> UP1.jpg] >>> >> -- >> > 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/ac4736cf-163d-4e96-ab49-ea9485237fe2n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ac4736cf-163d-4e96-ab49-ea9485237fe2n%40googlegroups.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/2ca70e17-80f0-4c10-bf52-53d8ab840c4bn%40googlegroups.com.
