Somewhere I have a neon digital clock, 7 segment, 2 inch display made of individual neon bulbs. This is run from cams and switches driven by a synchronous motor. It has a 50/60 hz switch which changes gears inside. There was also a (junk) 240 to 110 transformer inside. Could be an easy fix for someone.
On Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 2:08:16 AM UTC+1 Instrument Resources of America wrote: > I guess that anything is possible. I will NOT be the one finding out. > > Ira. > On 8/16/2024 5:30 PM, Mac Doktor wrote: > > > On Aug 16, 2024, at 8:10 PM, Instrument Resources of America < > [email protected]> wrote: > > That is really a cool and interesting item. For use here in the states, it > would have to be converted to 120v """60HZ""" If the time keeping is > being done via a synchronous motor, as appears to be suggested by the > seller, the motor would have to be changed to 60 HZ motor for accurate time > keeping. > > Good luck finding that motor. The old electric clocks on our stove went > bad decades ago. Disposable ages ago. > > OTOH, there's probably some guy on YouTube who replaced the entire > mechanism with something he built with a 3D printer and a solderless > breadboard. Whole thing runs off of a 18650. > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > https://www.astarcloseup.com > > "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off > the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark > near Tannhäuser Gate. > > "All those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rain."— Roy > Batty, *Blade Runner* > > -- > 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/A1C79E83-0309-48B3-9909-E1C664C982B0%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/A1C79E83-0309-48B3-9909-E1C664C982B0%40gmail.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/f77fc304-4c2d-4fd6-8037-1f4e955084abn%40googlegroups.com.
