Firstly this project has a led 7 segment display, however I intended to use a nixie on the end product.
I saw a youtube vid for 'the first nixie propeller clock', maybe one of you guys built it, its an excellent project however I wanted something quieter that could run continuous. So I came up with this prototype, its a pendulum swung by the head assy and servo off a 3.5" hard drive (best I could think of at the time) and a pic16f88, the pic 'knows' when the fire the servo coil as it monitors the volatge from the coil (generator effect) and fires it when it sees >20mV. On the first try I used a led 7 seg display to see how it'd work, I was hoping for something good or at least readable, but unfortunately its naff, you cant read the display without squinting, it swings just too slow, unless one of you guys has any ideas I think this one can be shelved. Pic: http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/widgidibbie/AFS.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
