Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Don Latham
So all you need is one spinning mirror and two laser pointers side by each? one track for hours and one for minutes. Don Chris Albertson I still like my laser pointer design. I've been thinking about it and the parts count is lower than I first thought. Here is how it works Aim a laser

Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Chris Albertson
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:42 AM, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: So all you need is one spinning mirror and two laser pointers side by each? one track for hours and one for minutes. No, Just one laser pointer. It you want two dots you turn it one twice per scan. If you want 100 dots you

Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Don Latham
Got that, but i think two separate lines were required, one for hours and one for minutes? Don Chris Albertson On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:42 AM, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: So all you need is one spinning mirror and two laser pointers side by each? one track for hours and one for

Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Chris Albertson
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: Got that, but i think two separate lines were required, one for hours and one for minutes? Yes. If two lines are needed a second laser is likey cheaper than trying to rig a vertical scan mirror Put if all that is needed is a

Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Don Latham
Well, if you want to do it, I have 5 old Brush penmotors Don Chris Albertson On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: Got that, but i think two separate lines were required, one for hours and one for minutes? Yes. If two lines are needed a second laser is

Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Robert LaJeunesse
One needs to think of better resolution here. How about a mirror galvanometer? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leeds-Northrup-Mirror-Galvanometer-/121086073505?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item1c314adaa1

Re: [time-nuts] Time shown as two horizontal bars

2013-04-02 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi: If I remember correctly this is to go above a wide screen TV. That means there's no space in front for a projector. It also means the light level needs to be fairly dim when the TV is being watched at night and fairly bright in the daytime (but the latter is of much less importance). The