I recommend not using really cheap servos, they tend to make the numbers a little wobbly sometimes.... LOL. I tried a few different phosphor papers with different colours too, some of them are quite attractive (if you're into that kind of thing).. there was an update to the software to use a PIR so it only wrote the time when appropriate....
On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 3:32 PM newxito <[email protected]> wrote: > I built the version published by the German Make Magazine. I also bought > the kit for the laser based version from Elektor but I never built it, must > be in the basement somewhere. > > Pramanicin schrieb am Dienstag, 10. Januar 2023 um 00:15:48 UTC+1: > >> Are you referring to the Axiris version with the servo arm? They made a >> laser based version afterwards that works quite well... >> >> https://www.elektormagazine.com/labs/laser-time-writer >> >> Cheers, >> >> (Pharma) Nick >> >> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 3:10 PM newxito <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I built the sand version of the clock. Erasing the time with the >>> vibration motor never worked properly. >>> Paul Andrews schrieb am Montag, 9. Januar 2023 um 17:07:36 UTC+1: >>> >>>> And apparently IR erases the glow: >>>> https://hackaday.io/project/169462-uv-glow-in-the-dark-plot-clock >>>> >>>> On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:04:44 AM UTC-5 Paul Andrews wrote: >>>> >>>>> I remember this project from a few years back. Always meant to give it >>>>> a go, never did: >>>>> https://hackaday.io/project/170360-glixie-a-glow-in-the-dark-nixie >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 12:26:32 PM UTC-5 Terry Bowman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 7, 2023, at 11:50 AM, Ryan B <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I bought two different wavelength UV lights recently. IIRC 395 and >>>>>> 360 nm. I haven't used them much but I will check out all my CRTs now! I >>>>>> got them to look for UV reactive glass at thrift shops and on the beach. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a CRT with dual phosphors, a fast blue and a slow yellow. It >>>>>> lights up like a Christmas tree when exposed to an 18" BL-B tube. >>>>>> >>>>>> You can draw pictures on an old television or computer monitor. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >>>>>> "The Mac Doctor" >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.astarcloseup.com >>>>>> >>>>>> “...the book said something astonishing, a very big thought. The >>>>>> stars, it said, were suns but very far away. The Sun was a star but close >>>>>> up.”—Carl Sagan, "The Backbone Of Night", *Cosmos*, 1980 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>> 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/996b1637-fecd-4e4f-918a-d7baa2d51570n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/996b1637-fecd-4e4f-918a-d7baa2d51570n%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/5401c133-44a2-4b59-a691-baedaf837927n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5401c133-44a2-4b59-a691-baedaf837927n%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/CAOX%2BRHJCfcjZi4Md6OtE3WWUR9Add18OxtM7Pq_XpdqRX%3Dvy3A%40mail.gmail.com.
