Nixie Clock with Magic Eye
Updated 9/2/2011
Michael Barile sent in another work of electronic art. This is a modified version of his MOD_SIX nixie clock except this one has a magic eye in the center.
From the description:
Designed around the Carl Ott/Michael Barile MOD-SIX_7971, the Mod-SIX Magic sports a custom-built all aluminum case built by me and in the center of it all is a beautiful EM-71 Magic Eye tube. The driver circuit for the EM-71 was designed by Jurgen Grau of Mister Nixie Fame and the MOD-SIX software was tweaked a little by Mr. Ott to give me the square wave out I needed to operate the Eye at the right speed. I've always wanted to build a Nixie Clock and incorporate one of these gorgeous emerald green beauties from the past.
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Apple TV Nixie Clock
As Apple launched its redesigned Apple TV, many users are wondering what to do with their first generation model.
Daniel Kurth (www.kurth.lu), designer of the Nixie Concrete Clock (www.nixie-concrete.com) came up with the idea of recycling its body to build the ATV 1 Nixie Clock (www.kurth.lu/nixie).
Kurth has reused every structural element, integrated a nixie controller board, tube holders and replaced the top acrylic plate with a new CNC routed PVC plate. The heavy duty tissue cable doubles as power cord and wall mount string. Similar to the Nixie Concrete Clock, the rearranged tubes allow the user to enjoy the playful interaction between the six tubes.
All electronic components in the fully functioning clock are assembled by hand.
Technical specifications:
- Recycled Apple TV 1 body
- 12 / 24 hr mode
- 108 cable connections
- Up to 200.000 hours tube lifespan
- 9 V AC/500mA
- Eco-saver automatic dimming function/automatic OFF
- Auto Detection of 1Hz, 50Hz or 60Hz clock pulse input mode
- DCF77 Module can be added externally
- 6 x Z560M Nixie Tube (unused) running at 170 VDC
- Dimming via push button
- Handmade assembly of all electronic components
- CNC routed tube holders (DIBOND) and cover plate (PVC)
- Made in Luxembourg
- Wallmount possible
MORE INFO ON THE MICROWEBSITE:
(via press release)
Cogwheel B7971 x8 Demo
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I'm pretty sure that this is the largest nixie clock currently for sale. With 8 B7971 tubes, this thing is impressive. I'm working on a video review but in the meantime, here is a software demo. Bob was kind enough to post his demo Perl script online. Enjoy! As usual, if you have any questions, post them in the comments and I'll try to answer them.
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Axiris.be Software Nixie Clock
Peter from Axiris.be clued me in to a software nixie clock that he made. It is a Windows / Linux piece of software that emulates a six digit nixie clock. If you don't want to bring your real nixie clock to work, this might just be what you need :)
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Axiris also sells a few actual nixie clocks as well - both the Manuela and Marcel designs. Go check it out: (Their website is in Dutch but Google Translate works great.)
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