Jürgen just sent in a new clock that he will soon be selling as a kit on his website. It is an IV-12 based vacuum fluorescent tube clock with a clean looking sandwich style acrylic enclosure. The kit will also include a power supply, lead forming tool and gloves. The completed enclosure should be 196mm X 65mm X 23mm.
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Features:
Fading digits with adjustable speed
Leading zero suppression
Scrolling date with adjustable speed and frequency
Two levels of brightness
Software adjustable correction of the crystal's deviation
Alarm with adjustable tone and snooze time
Soft flashing column LEDs with simulated VFD colors (RGB type LEDs)
Built in RGB controller for many lighting styles and millions of colors
Jürgen sent in some great photos and a video of the clock in action.
UPDATES: 8/8/201:
Jürgen sent in nearly-finished product shots. The only difference between the photos and the final product will be the PCB color. The finished design will be blue with white printing.
Here is a great series of clocks by
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from Germany. Electronically, they are based off of Jürgen's designs but Heiko elaborated on the design and sells them directly via his eBay store. Be sure to check out his different designs below; they all share a common feature set.
Features:
Selectable 12 or 24 hours format
Selectable leading zero suppression between 0:00 and 10:00
Selectable digit cross fading
Automatic date display with selectable display frequency
Scrolling date with adjustable speed
Automatic digit cycling with various effects and selectable frequency to prevent cathode poisoning
Adjustable standard display brightness
Dimmer control with start time and duration to save tube's life
Alarm with indicator, adjustable tone and snooze option
Adjustable correction of the clock's precision for a deviation of less seconds within a year (!) therefore no need to use an external timekeeping receiver
Background tubes lighting (can be switched off) on some clock models
1F SuperCap power backup for timekeeping > 1h in the event of mains failure
Easy to set up with 3 + 1 push buttons
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199 EUR
Nixie CLock Gracia: Type of tubes: LC513..Digits height: 15,5 mm..LED back light with fixed or slow changing color..Enclosure size: 170 x 90 x 58 mm..veneered walnut enclosure (can also made from oak or cherry) with brassiness decoration rings around the tubes and engraved type l
179 EUR
Nixie Clock Catalina: Type of tubes: IN-8..Digits height: 18mm..No LED back light and aluminum decoration rings around the tubes..Enclosure size: 200 x 63 x 25 mm..Di bond stainless steel optic with black Röhm Plexiglas top face
189 EUR
Nixie Clock Sharonna: Type of tubes: IN-8..Digits height: 18mm..No LED back light and brassiness decoration rings around the tubes..Enclosure size: 200 x 63 x 25 mm..veneered walnut enclosure (can also made from oak or cherry)
429 EUR
Nixie Clock Claire: Type of tubes: Z5660..Digits height: 30mm..Neon colon separators, no LED back light..Enclosure size: 240 x 75 x 25 mm..Di bond stainless steel optic with black Röhm Plexiglas top face
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I wanted to post a quick update. Dennis T build Jürgen's in-12 kit and sent in some photos and left a mini-review on the comments. Suffice to say, it is a winner. Check out his comments on the original post and his photos below:
