That is one amazing looking clock. I would be interested to know what the case would go for. Hell, I am interested in what a clock like this might cost. Great work all around, for sure.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 7:36:52 AM UTC-4 Richard Scales wrote: > I am posting this on behalf of the creator of this piece, I laid out the > electronics for it and he came up with the concept and the precision > machined case - so it's actually his project. > > From an initial post elsewhere: > "Hi everyone, > I would like to present my first Nixie clock design. My goal was to think > outside the box and to do something different to what I have seen until now. > > All the housing parts are custom and made in Germany. They were machined > from aluminum blocks using CNC mill & lathe. The surfaces of the aluminum > parts were anodized for protection and to achieve the characteristic dark > grey tone. > > The size of the clock seen from the front is approximately 0.5 meters. > > The electronics are mounted from the bottom of the housing. The cover > enclosing the electronics is made from clear polycarbonate to allow a > connection to Wi-Fi if desired. > Richard Scales has done a great job in developing the electronics. They > consist of a main board, six sockets and six ribbon cables with connectors > and is a development of the ‘PRISM’ open source design by Ian Sparkes. The > electronics are feature rich and include WiFi connection, NTP sync, > optional RTC, Web GUI, Anti Cathode poisoning, configurable tube > underlighting and optional PIR connection for motion activation. > > Below the BOM for this project: > -1x Housing + screws > -1x Electronic board > -6x Sockets > -6x Ribbon cables > -6x Tubes RZ568M > -1x Charger (12VDC,2A) > > Anyone interested in this unique DIY Nixie clock project do not hesitate > in letting me know. I can gladly provide all the housing parts and point > you in the right direction to get the rest of components needed." > > Anyone interested in this project could PM me in the first instance and I > will pass the details on. > > - Richard > > [image: P1.jpg][image: P2.jpg][image: P3.jpg][image: P4.jpg][image: > P5.jpg][image: P6.jpg][image: P7.jpg][image: P8.jpg][image: P9.jpg][image: > P10.jpg][image: P11.jpg][image: P12.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/08c7c9d9-d24c-4a57-98d7-ce0ef0bccc01n%40googlegroups.com.
