[neonixie-l] Re: NEW software now available for Thomas Classic NixiSat, Nixichron, and GPSII clocks

2022-05-01 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
This new software Michael B and his team has released is fantastic! I have it on all my Thomas clocks and it clearly addressed the features needed to makes this a "no brainer" upgrade. On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5:33:22 AM UTC-4 nixiefanvinh wrote: > Oh! This is exciting! > > I never got

Re: [neonixie-l] Fluorescent starter teardown

2022-05-01 Thread 'John Rehwinkel' via neonixie-l
> For those who know is that a neon or gas lamp inside? The other unlabeled > component looks likes a cap. The gas in a starter can be either argon (purple glow) or neon (orange glow) – I've seen both. It's fairly simple, the discharge heats up the electrodes, one of which is a bimetallic

Re: [neonixie-l] NixiChron Slow to Acquire Satellites

2022-05-01 Thread 'John Rehwinkel' via neonixie-l
> Well, as soon as I emailed out, the GPS started blinking fast and the > NixiCron is back in business... GPS receivers have a concept of an "ephemeris", which is basically the orbits of the GPS satellites in view and information about them. It uses this for a "warm start", so once it gets

[neonixie-l] Re: NEW software now available for Thomas Classic NixiSat, Nixichron, and GPSII clocks

2022-05-01 Thread nixiefanvinh
Oh! This is exciting! I never got around to installing the new firmware chip I bought from you, the one that corrects for the change in when Daylight Savings happens. I just wasn't able to remove the AM/PM LED diode. Is there a trick to removing it? With the recent announcement of the

[neonixie-l] Re: NixiChron Slow to Acquire Satellites

2022-05-01 Thread nixiefanvinh
Well, as soon as I emailed out, the GPS started blinking fast and the NixiCron is back in business... On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:01:29 AM UTC-7 nixiefanvinh wrote: > Hi! > > After a very long hiatus of being off, I powered up the NixiChron. The GPS > module, a Haicom HI-203E, blinks at a very

[neonixie-l] NixiChron Slow to Acquire Satellites

2022-05-01 Thread nixiefanvinh
Hi! After a very long hiatus of being off, I powered up the NixiChron. The GPS module, a Haicom HI-203E, blinks at a very slow rate, which means no solid satellite acquisition. Normally, at some point, it would start blinking faster, indicating a solid acquisition. Due to this, the NixiChron