I've been working on creating a logo image for this site using a series of Burroughs 5971 Alphanumeric tubes to spell out the letters of the title.
As a proof of concept, I simply wired the correct cathodes together to manually spell out the characters. This would have worked if I had a power supply that could supply enough current. I am using one of these as a source (not shown in the video) and several 9V batteries connected in series to power it. However, I quickly discovered that it would only illuminate a few random letters when both halves were connected. In the video below, you can see me connecting "TUBE" and "CLOCK" with mixed results. (Generally, all that is shown is UBE / CLOC)
Moral of the story, I need a better setup to accomplish this!
The TubeClockDB / Tube Clock Database is a collection of nixie clocks, vfd clocks, vacuum fluorescent clocks, crt clocks, scope clocks and oscilloscope clocks. We will feature just about anything: fully assembled clocks ready to purchase, kits, or even individual nixie tubes. If there is something that you think would make this a better resource, please contact us.
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