We've got our hands on a working pre-release version of the IV-12 VFD Uhrenbausatz / Clock Kit Jenny from NixieKits.eu. As usual, full review coming shortly!
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I just got my IV-17 Four Letter Word generator. It has a dictionary of 5,400 words including common acronyms and a few proper nouns too. For those of you keeping this at your office, it even has a word filter to prevent offensive words from being shown. Be sure to check out the video and photos below. Learn more here.
Operation is pretty simple. There are two exposed buttons that are used to set the time. The alphanumeric nature of the display makes this a much easier task than on a nixie clock. There are also a few hidden settings internally. Using a jumper, you can set the transitions between words, change the frequency that the time is displayed, and enable or disable the NSFW filter.
The kit comes pre-assembled and costs $120. For the amount of engineering that went in to this, it is a pretty good deal. Now go check out Pete's site.
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Here is a build up animation of the base of the clock. It is composed of several layers of laser-cut acrylic and PCB. The final PCB is in production and should be done shortly.
It looks like the PCBs are in. Jürgen just emailed me a photo of them.
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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P.S. Be sure to check out his IN-12 Nixie clock too.
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