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Iconic 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) ]
A "divergence meter".
Yes, one of the best anime. The original, not the sequels.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944794242/timeless-ele...
I 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)…
An additional point on 1): if you buy a DIY kit online, be prepared to get a package full of SMT chips, not ones that can be soldered by hand unless you have very stable hands. You'll need a reflow oven, heat gun, or some other way to get SMTs onto a PCB.
The only types where I'd reach for a heat gun are packages like TO-252 and TO-263 where the backside is soldered directly to a pad on the PCB, but for hobbyist purposes I think even that could be doable with a powerful iron and a large tip.
The Nixie Tube Watch I received from Kickstarter is as wonderful as it looks: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944794242/timeless-ele...
The Nixie Tube Watch I received from Kickstarter is as wonderful as it looks: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944794242/timeless-ele...
Does anyone know the significance of the letters for the symbol tubes? > All symbols of Tesla ZM1047 (T S F N Z Y G H M X). Are those letters particularly useful?
X, Y, Z for a digital readout on a CNC machine
M, G, T are SI prefixes
S, F, N, H are units
It’s also likely that they have meanings in German or another language I’m not familiar with. Large tubes like these have been used in elevators, so they could be floor designations.
The Nixie Tube Watch I received from Kickstarter is as wonderful as it looks: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944794242/timeless-ele...
Very cool. Any idea if it contains mercury?
Does anyone know the significance of the letters for the symbol tubes? > All symbols of Tesla ZM1047 (T S F N Z Y G H M X). Are those letters particularly useful?
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I 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)…
I 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)…
An additional point on 1): if you buy a DIY kit online, be prepared to get a package full of SMT chips, not ones that can be soldered by hand unless you have very stable hands. You'll need a reflow oven, heat gun, or some other way to get SMTs onto a PCB.
Just an iron with a suitable tip is what I have required so far.