Re: [time-nuts] KSC big clock

Wow .. 24kW for a clock display ! On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6:56 AM, Todd Caldwell wrote: > Hi All, > > I've been lurking and assembling gear for the most part, so this is my > first post I think. > > I was at KSC in May of 2010 for the launch of STS-132. Attached is a

Re: [time-nuts] KSC big clock

On 10/20/16 9:28 AM, Nick Sayer via time-nuts wrote: This may be obvious, but anyone making such a device today would be well advised to use LED strips instead. We just upgraded the lighting in my wife’s office/craft room with an LED panel light. It’s around 4’x1’x1” and puts out 4000 lumens

Re: [time-nuts] KSC big clock

This may be obvious, but anyone making such a device today would be well advised to use LED strips instead. We just upgraded the lighting in my wife’s office/craft room with an LED panel light. It’s around 4’x1’x1” and puts out 4000 lumens - quite bright and enough to fill the entire room with

[time-nuts] KSC big clock

The KSC clock might just use fluroscent tubes in a 7 segment display configuration.Pretty easy to do, just put a set of relay contacts inplace of the starter in the circuit, close the contact, fluro turns off, current flows through heater / filiment keeping them warm.Open the contact, fluro