Nixie Tubes (2015)
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Nixie Tubes (2015)
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#2Iconic time clock used in the time-travel anime 'Steins;Gate'.
Wikipedia says it is "considered one of the best anime series of all time by critics and fans alike.". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate_(TV_series)]
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#3There is still a small company building new tubes: https://www.daliborfarny.com/
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#4There is still a small company building new tubes: https://www.daliborfarny.com/
Curious, the article author is Czech, and so is this Dalibor Farny. Is Czech Republic a nixie tube superpower?
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#5There is still a small company building new tubes: https://www.daliborfarny.com/
Their youtube channel is well worth checking out:
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#6There is still a small company building new tubes: https://www.daliborfarny.com/
A website that gives off an instant impression of care and attention to detail.
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#7There is still a small company building new tubes: https://www.daliborfarny.com/
Curious, the article author is Czech, and so is this Dalibor Farny. Is Czech Republic a nixie tube superpower?
There was a Nixie manufacturer there called “Tesla”. But I think volume wise other countries produced more. Many you can find in old stock are from the former Soviet Union countries.
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#8Love to see Diode Gone Wild here! One of the best YouTube electronics channels
MORE SALT?
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#10I wanted a nixie clock and there are three options:
1) Build yourself, using second-hand tubes (typically 'new old stock' which means Soviet-era but unused) and your own PCB or a kit. Lots of these kits online, but be warned it involves high voltages, so not a good beginner project. IN-12 tubes are small and easy to find, larger tubes are more expensive.
2) Pay someone else to make a hand-made one - very expensive
3) Buy a Chinese one. Some of these use real nixie tubes (add 'IN-12' to your search) and cost $50-ish. There are many products titled nixie tube that actually use LCD screens and look terrible.
I settled on the PV electronics QTC kit and some tubes from eBay that were pre-soldered to QTC mounts. They can literally just be plugged into the kit and replaced easily if they fail.