Make your own Retro Nixie Clock with an RTC!
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4x IN-14 Nixie tube: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dYx...
4x K155ID1 Nixie tube driver: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dZ0...
1x LM7805 5V regulator: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTT...
1x Arduino Pro Mini: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dWj...
1x DS1307 RTC: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d6i...
SMD Capacitors (1206 10uF, 100nF): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSt...
Male+Female Header: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d8C...
4x 10kΩ Resistor: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dVr...
1x 170V DC Supply: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTN...
1x DC Input Jack: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Bf7...
Websites which were shown in the video:
tubehobby.com/store.php?cat=2
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tubehobby.com/datasheets/in14...
tubehobby.com/datasheets/k155...
In this project I will show you how to create a retro nixie clock. That means I will show you how you can control nixie tubes with a high voltage DC power supply and then I will combine 4 nixie tubes with an Arduino, a Real Time Clock (RTC) and a custom 3D printed enclosure in order to create the nixie clock. Let's get started!
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2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats
Killing Time, Kevin MacLeod
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@yuhihe 4 роки тому
This clock is so cool. El Psy Kongroo.
@officer_baitlyn 4 роки тому
affirmative
@ZyndarYT 4 роки тому
This is the choice of Steins;Gate.
@haruakatsuki6874 4 роки тому
Kurisuuutinaa
@suryanshusharma3227 4 роки тому
Maaddo Scientistooo !!!
@baronvonbeandip 4 роки тому
Bwaaaahahahahaha
@atlasgames4275 4 роки тому
@GreatScott! In the future a handy trick for dealing with components that have lots of flexible legs is to cut each one slightly shorter than the one next to it so it ends up like a spiral so that way you can insert one leg at a time and not have to deal with trying to get all the legs in at once. This makes working with these sort of components significantly easier.
@jamesnunieza4790 4 роки тому
First thing that comes in mind is Stein's Gate
@velho6298 4 роки тому
Was waiting to see on which world we are
@thevoldy5730 4 роки тому
El psy Kongroo!
@baronvonbeandip 4 роки тому
I'm glad I'm not the only person who clicked on this thinking the same thing.
@Orcristy 4 роки тому
John Titor, are you?
@filipmajorek5201 4 роки тому
I'm wondering in which world line are we now
@n3wty 4 роки тому
This mans knowledge makes me feel sad I wasted my life playing video games, instead of learning things. Awesome video I really like how you highlight stuff lol.
@bemysugardaddy596 4 роки тому
Thanks for your comment. I needed this right now. I actually have learned this a semester ago but I just tried to pass the exam. I don't know shit even though I should. I feel like trash.
@jaws0.o373 3 роки тому
@@bemysugardaddy596 what is this even called
@dimitrijekrstic7567 3 роки тому
@@jaws0.o373 electronics? What do you mean exactly?
@jaws0.o373 3 роки тому
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 nevermind i was probably on drugs
@dimitrijekrstic7567 3 роки тому
@@jaws0.o373 lol
@markawbolton 4 роки тому
I built the Elektor Nixie Clock and I love it. I especially love watching the seconds ticking so I would have to have 6 digits. The way you have done yours is very nice. I might have a go at building one based on your design. What a great project. Many Thanks.
@Astri.electronics 4 роки тому
Actually a video about snubber capacitors would be cool XD
@greatscottlab 4 роки тому
Sooner or later :-)
@warlounercomia7558 4 роки тому
@@greatscottlab we will wait for it Brother! =)
@puhairsoft 4 роки тому
DiodeGoneWild has entered the chat.
@bashaaksema94 4 роки тому
Yes please
@regisdixit 4 роки тому
@@greatscottlab This is your best video so far - Nixie is so on brand for you.
@varunsreedharan5347 4 роки тому
I finally bought from JLCPCB and I am not disappointed. The boards truly are high quality. I desoldered and resoldered components and all the solder pads remained intact and everything remained functional.
@MrConminer 4 роки тому
I was at one of the electronic labs in my university last week and saw nixie clocks. Thought they look awesome and that I need to build one myself. What a coincedence Scott has a new video about this topic how awesome is that!
@libertyprime656 2 роки тому
I wanted to say thank you for inspiring me to do this project. I designed my own 6 tube multiplexed clock and it is amazing
@blackturbine 4 роки тому
Me: finds rare nixie tubes My cat: *push*
@rahulsawant_pikachu 4 роки тому
*pop*
@xConundrumx 4 роки тому
Solution, connect 170v to your cat instead. ffs don't it's a joke!
@blackturbine 4 роки тому
@@xConundrumx she lights up in nice amber colour but the digits are all fuzzy Getter are probably not flashed enough
@roberthousedorfii1743 4 роки тому
@@xConundrumx "If that thing had 9 lives, she just spent 'em all..." 20 Geek points for the first to reply with the movie. Yes, it IS easy. It's Xmas!
@mcb187 4 роки тому
For gods sake, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Make it harder.
@tjkoker 3 роки тому
In the 1980s, working and building projects like this took a great deal of research. Now, you make it look so easy. Great videeo. Thanks.
@DezeTimisTim 4 роки тому
OMG I’ve been looking into Nixie tubes for the last two weeks in order to DIY one myself. Unfortunately not a single DIY Nixie video. And here you are! Awesome!
@adrianmerrall 4 роки тому
Just when I thought you couldn't get any better you hit it out of the park. Thanks for this. Outstanding as always.
@worlddomin623 4 роки тому
This guy really knows his stuff. The diversity of knowledge displayed in his videos is amazing. This is what electrical engineers should really be able to do. Awesome!
@hardikminocha3149 4 роки тому
This has to be one of the coolest retro builds that people have tried using modern tech.
@javilarg 4 роки тому
I own a clock with IN-12b nixie tubes. They are beautiful. That “5” of russian nixie tubes 😄... it’s really a flipped “2”. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍🏻
@fi89298 4 роки тому
Recently I've finished nixie clock HH:MM:SS on Z566M tubes, it looks great. Also nice video. Cheers.
@GabrielMoscardiPauka 4 роки тому
Hey Scott! Nice project! I have already built a nixie clock myself... and all documentations warned me about a “cathode poisoning effect”. If a nixie tube displays a number for too long, it can have a negative effect on all the other numbers. It can make them a little bit faded over time. This happens for the tubes displaying the hours! A solution is to cycle all numbers in the nixie clock every 5 minutes. My clock does this.
@Yashuu96 Рік тому
Can you please share the resources for your clock? Code or any documentation?
@TanveerAhmad-km4gk Рік тому
Can you provide all documents regarding your nixie clock?
@smash7777- 4 роки тому
I have 10 nixie tubes in my drawer and a few different small nixie power supplies to go with them but didn't know how to build a clock from scratch. Now I know how to use them properly I may attempt a clock myself. Great video! 👍
@JuraganLED 4 роки тому
I like the way you present the video along with your mistakes so we can have experiences about that common mistakes.
@onkelberra3166 4 роки тому
Man I am so happy now having a face to the voice I've heard for months xD
@erygion 4 роки тому
This is so cool I could barely hang and that wood filament... great touch, I really want to make my own. Thank you, another masterpiece!
@bmmaia81 Рік тому
do you know how much filament would be required for this box? just to have an idea.
@gwesco 4 роки тому
I built a similar clock a year ago but took a different approach. It uses a Raspberry pi zero w and gets the time from an ntp time server. I also went with 6 digits so I can see the seconds as well. BTW, cutting the tube leads in a spiral length allows you to get the tubes in the board one hole at a time. I like clock projects and even have one that uses 4 inch Burrough nixies that I built in 1973.
@FilipMunk 4 роки тому
I got some old small nixie tubes that somebody didn't want, and I wanted to build a nixie clock for a bit of time, so this video will definitely help alot.
@SimonCoates 4 роки тому
Nixie Tube Financial Director: flip the '2' to make a '5', we'll save $$$
@nightsaber2272 4 роки тому
Country where this tubes manufactured is no longer exists from 1991.
@varunsreedharan5347 4 роки тому
@User It was made in the USSR
@birseyleryap 4 роки тому
@@varunsreedharan5347 ukposts.info/have/v-deo/r6h9aHujmaWa1nU.html
@patrickfle4485 3 роки тому
yes, it's a shame, the five is very ugly for ridiculous economic gain.
@worawatli8952 3 роки тому
@@patrickfle4485 But I think it is really cool, it tells the story of how engineering was in USSR.
@georgievvladimir 4 роки тому
3:56 impressive. A German guy is using USSR IC
@sphagnumrex9008 4 роки тому
It seems they are already made in Russia.
@maxb3000 4 роки тому
Я тоже удивился)
@maxb3000 4 роки тому
@@sphagnumrex9008 ..made in USSR 💪
@sphagnumrex9008 4 роки тому
@@maxb3000 1827 во второй строке маркировки - это дата изготовления: 18й год, 27я неделя.
@playzday53 4 роки тому
@@sphagnumrex9008 норм бизнес стратегия, пойти купить фирм магазе интеграла 155 за сущие копейки и втюхать на ебее или амазоне
@DarkElectronics 4 роки тому
Awesome! Recently I ordered my PCB for lab bench power supply to JLCPCB by your introduction and its quality was very good :-)
@99Duds 4 роки тому
Been here for years and it is still the best DIY channel on the tubes.
@ShomiTheGreat 4 роки тому
6:55 - immersion gold on through-hole pads can be hellishly frustrating to solder to if you do not make copper around those pads extra wide and make the holes also wider. + if you use extra flux, black solder mask requires lots of isopropyl alcohol to clean up.
@vitcenek8611 4 роки тому
I have already build 8 of them :D I have never used arduino, I always use radio transmitted time from Frankfurt.
@space_0027 4 роки тому
Vít Cenek do you have more info about this? Sounds awesome!
@Moonwalker917 4 роки тому
@@space_0027 Google DCF77 or TDF time signal for more details
@AndersJackson 4 роки тому
Using TDF as a source to adjust time are not excluding Aurdino. Or using any other source for the time or adjusting time, which is what you do, adjusting time. You still need a time source to adjust. As someone already wrote. 😜
@douglascampbell9809 4 роки тому
@Lassi Kinnunen It's the way they transmit the time on the atomic clocks used to set standard times for large areas. I'm sure it's a standardised component. It's simple antenna and receiver to decode the information in the signal and set the clock's time accurately. All that you have to do is set the time zone.
@NGC1433 4 роки тому
@@AndersJackson You can also just display the time received, without any digital IC, code, and all other unnecessary complexity you kids are so addicted to.
@BobHolowenko 4 роки тому
Amazing! We appreciate the level of effort that must have gone into this project!
@TimmSchn 4 роки тому
I just recently started watching Travelers, where this clock seems to be a central setpiece and I always thought it looks so cool, I want one too.
@vaclav6666 4 роки тому
Nice project! I would recommend you add spinning all digits feature to the program. This will prevent to poisoning of the cathodes. Btw. sorry for my English
@TheAechBomb 4 роки тому
your english is good
@andrewkieran8942 4 роки тому
@@TheAechBomb He speaks English better than I speak any other language.
@TheAechBomb 4 роки тому
@@andrewkieran8942 same here
@jfrphoto01 4 роки тому
@@TheAechBomb He speaks english very well! So much better than Joe Biden.
@AlessioSangalli 4 роки тому
What is the cathode poisoning?
@BinManSays87 4 роки тому
I made one of these years ago and I love it....my case is made out of Lego though and got my clock as a kit
@neetujain6451 4 роки тому
Is that weed you are smoking 😂😂?
@mikestanley9176 3 роки тому
My uncle built one using discrete components( transistors,diodes,resistors and capacitors). he built it it 30 years ago and it's still working.
@salutoitoi 4 роки тому
I saw them on youtube and wondered how they were made. Thank you for that !
@SaintTrinianz 4 роки тому
You can purchase both Nixie clocks and Nixie Clock kits on Etsy. No doubt, following this video's instruction is preferable if you have the skills. Not impressed with this base but that should be easily substituted
@petermuller5031 4 роки тому
Really cool project! It‘s sad that nobody produces those tubes anymore. They look really nice and, as you showed, it isn’t that hard to built a clock with them.
@blueberry1c2 Рік тому
Look up Dalibor Farny, his company makes them. They're expensive but they are in production
@ADraco 8 місяців тому
@@blueberry1c2 Expensive is an understatement. They're not sold separately, but as already assembled clocks and the prices basically work out to $320 - $400 a tube. Compare that to current price of IN-14 tubes of around $11 a tube and the difference is staggering. But the soviet tubes won't be around forever and they have already gone up in price significantly. For example in 2018 I bought IN-12 tubes for $1.25 a piece but nowadays you'd be lucky to find them at $4 a piece. Eventually the prices of soviet tubes are gonna catch up to the brand new ones and maybe even overtake them. Honestly buying Nixie tubes seems like a good investment - probably better than gold lol.
@SenkJu 7 місяців тому
@@ADracoMillclock is also producing their own (very large) Nixie tubes. They look amazing but at $130 each are very expensive as well.
@thatsagoodthing 4 роки тому
Sorry for my poor english. I have build one 6 digits nixie clock a few month ago. With one PIC18F2420 micro controller, one RTC module, and eight 74HC273 to drive HV transistors for control each numbers of 6 tubes. I even added a HC-05 bluetooth module for micro controller, that can connect with your phone for sync the time to RTC module or do some tricks.
@guitarman513 4 роки тому
Thanks for posting failures first as always. Helps tremendously!
@29C1C 4 роки тому
Scott : High voltage is dangerous ! ( Scott at 3:06 ) : "Turns the circuit on while holding it from the High voltage side"
@chrisakaschulbus4903 3 роки тому
uhm i'm pretty sure he turned the power on after he connected the krokoclamps
@Stefano91ste 4 роки тому
A clock with Nixie Tube is a perfect project... great!
@greatscottlab 4 роки тому
Thanks :-)
@Stefano91ste 4 роки тому
Thanks to you :)
@regisdixit 4 роки тому
@@TheEmbeddedHobbyist that is the most expensive handmade nixie tube on the planet. It is a reproduction of the last Czech nixies made in the 70's. These are basically works of art that belong in museums and galleries, not in your DIY project.
@johneckert1690 4 роки тому
I found a nixie clock kit on the net that use no Integrated Circuits, all functionality is achieved using discrete transistor-diode logic. This kit is great if you like soldering, or want to practice your soldering as you will need to make 2917 good solder joints to have the clock work. I'm 62 years young and love old tech. I don't know why except it is an art form.
@trollenz 4 роки тому
Awesome project, awesome realisation, awesome result, awesome video... Thanks for the quality of your work and your explanations !
@familyguy0398 4 роки тому
Considering that the RTC is holding the date as well, it wouldn't be hard to have the clock toggle between showing the date, and any other info you wanna show. Like using a DHT11 and throwing a humidity/temperature on there too!
@deadbird99 4 роки тому
Excellent, as always👍🏻
@greatscottlab 4 роки тому
Thanks :-)
@batterylow1101 4 роки тому
I built one of these a few years ago. There is a company that used to sell box kits that you could build yourself or come prebuilt. The one I have has hours minutes and seconds and would also flash over to the month day and year after a predetermined time.
@poliproto2023 4 роки тому
Great video! Recently I made nixie clock on my own, but I used only one nixie driver and optocuplers to drive anodes so I can multiplex nixies.
@Tsnafu 4 роки тому
That's the first time I've seen a project box made of the wood fibre filament - can't say that I'm impressed :(
@towers3372 4 роки тому
Snafu I thought it looked nice
@zaprodk 4 роки тому
I think it's hard to print without it clogging up the nozzle. You should preferably use a bigger nozzle (0.6 or 0.8) for it to not clog up. The standard 0.4 won't cut it.
@nothingtoseehere4026 4 роки тому
You could sell this as a complete kit. Very cool.
@md.samiulazam7977 4 роки тому
You have patience and knowledge. So, You are genius
@Yukuaimeiguoren 4 роки тому
i am extremely impressed by your project and your knowledge of electronics and electronic parts. i enjoy watching the videos.
@braydenbrockmiller9912 4 роки тому
I wanted to make or get one for my grandpa, because he is an amateur ham radio operator, and he love old tech and such.
@D4no00 4 роки тому
go for making it, he will be more happy that you made it yourself.
@BharatMohanty 4 роки тому
"Risk".... Let's give electroboom this idea..and we can have fun⚡⚡
@technicalideas1234 4 роки тому
Yes plz it would be awesome
@sanketpatro7611 4 роки тому
Yaa its very correctly said
@Pott_AV 4 роки тому
funny
@CEDrsgaming 4 роки тому
I can see that from there. Ok, to proper driver nixie tube, you need high voltage. Let's connect it to the tube, *electric ark sound with some smoke*. High voltage is painfull, always manipulate it carefuly. :D
@BharatMohanty 4 роки тому
@@CEDrsgaming wow it feels like I am watching mehdi live...
@cheaterman49 4 роки тому
I like that you're just wiring together COTS breakout boards that should be easy enough for us to get. Also the gold-on-black look of the ENIG finish on black solder mask is fantastic :-) I usually get simple HASL but it doesn't look as good.
@sapolsaikrasun2270 4 роки тому
I personally love Nixie tubes, they are relaxing to watch. But I especially loved it if they ran through each digits before stopping on one digit
@Berengal 4 роки тому
I've been working on a nixie tube clock for about a month now as my first electronics project. Instead of the BDC chips I'm using transistor arrays and shift registers since my tubes weren't too happy with the cathode voltage being clamped to 50-60V, which I think the BDC chips do?. Also instead of an arduino and a separate battery-powered RTC I'm using an ESP32 which has built-in RTC and WiFi for NTP time synchronization. It's been a huge project considering I knew very little about electronics and C and embedded programming at the beginning. Now I've completed the electronic design and PCB layout, learning KiCad in the process, and I'm very close to finishing the programming. I've yet to design a case, which I'll use as an excuse to learn CAD.
@jordanjohnson714 4 роки тому
Berengal Update on the project? A nixie clock is an ambitious first project.
@Berengal 3 роки тому
@@louisdelvecchio388 I got 90% done pretty quickly, then have only been working on it in stops and starts since. Other things keep getting in the way, plus when I'm almost done there's not much more to learn from the project so my motivation isn't always there. I have controlled nixie tubes with the shift registers and transistor arrays, and I have gotten the esp32 to get the time via NTC and output it correctly on the shift registers, but that was both on breadboards. I have finished soldering the PCB, but I have some code tweaking left to fix some of the issues I ran into. I know what to do, it's just getting around to it.
@apurvsharma1261 4 роки тому
HEY SCOTT
@suryanshusharma3227 4 роки тому
Pahle mujhe bhi interest nhi tha digital electronics mein, but pichle 1 saal se tagda wala interest aaya hai. Btw i am also a CS major.
@apurvsharma1261 4 роки тому
Suryanshu Sharma it’s fascinating isn’t it
@suryanshusharma3227 4 роки тому
@@apurvsharma1261 definitely, it is !!!
@davidc9441 9 місяців тому
Beautiful project - and a lot of work. Well done. Absolutely beautiful
@elmoreglidingclub3030 3 роки тому
Seriously impressed. Great job! Thank you for sharing!
@diyexplorer8728 4 роки тому
Thank you for sharing your project with us. Nobody can get away from errors even the best of the best will fail sometimes. btw, How's your collab with DIY Perks, is there any update?
@greatscottlab 4 роки тому
Mistakes happen. No updates yet.
@MariomasterNSMBHD 4 роки тому
Nice project! Though an ESP would have been better here. It could sync the time via wifi and allow changing settings via BT.
@freedom2000 4 роки тому
Yes it works with an ESP32 ! I made one last year See it here : www.thingiverse.com/thing:3624970
@Gastell0 4 роки тому
DCF77 is also cool if you're in Germany or nearby
@freedom2000 4 роки тому
@@Gastell0 Or even a GPS, they are so cheap nowadays
@konayasai 4 роки тому
@@freedom2000 You get much better reception on DCF77 if you're in the area of coverage, though. At least in my experience.
@cashe18 4 роки тому
I love the arduino. I didn't know about those issues. But wood filament!!! My mind was blown
@stuartg40 4 роки тому
An interesting project. I'd have loved a real wooden enclosure, but can appreciate benefits of the 3D printed one. Thanks for the video.
@aryanshankar17 4 роки тому
"The numbers mason what do they mean?"
@Tomazack 4 роки тому
First of all, I love this project, been thinking about building something like this for years. On this note, I just want to point out a few thoughts I have, on how to improve on this project, no hating thought, I admire your capabilities to troubleshoot and complete these things, hence why I've been following your channel for years. Big fan from Norway. Now, I'd hate to look at this clock and see those 4 screws at the top of each corner. This could have been done way better, preferably with countersunk screws mounted from the side, covered with brown caps to keep them hidden. A thought regarding the tubes themselves, cathode poisoning. This probably isn't a big problem for cheap components such as these, but it could be mentioned, and a code could be added to lengthen the life of these. Lastly, brightness. A button to toggle between night time and daytime brightness, or just add a code for switching between these two modes at a specific time of day, or add a photocell and have it dim the light relative to its environment, could make it even more appealing.
@AlessioSangalli 4 роки тому
I think the screws like he used them are pretty good looking, what I don't like it the fake wood texture. And no I wouldn't want to dim the luminosity of the device automatically, a fixed value is better. Can you describe the cathode poisoning effect?
@Tomazack 4 роки тому
@@AlessioSangalli Screws a ugly and protruding, not associated with a good finish. Dimming is a personal preference, why shouldn't it be an option? If you don't like it, don't incorporate it/don't use it, simple as that. Cathode poisoning is very well explained on tube-tester.com, so google cathode poisoning and see for yourself. Good text and visuals for explanation, far better than I can give in a comment.
@suomi35 4 роки тому
Super cool project! It's nice when the issues are relatively rest to fix 😎
@Kamakazii 4 роки тому
this is super cool, just ordered all the parts and gonna try to go for a 6 tube clock with seconds
@TheAechBomb 4 роки тому
Can confirm, 170 volt pulsed DC *HURTS* it was just shorted across my fingertip, though, so I'm ok
@LiveeviL6969 4 роки тому
ditto!
@longhairddingus6970 4 роки тому
Try 20kv DC across your balls, powder coating guns are no joke when the part ain't grounded
@witchofengineering 4 роки тому
Hacking to the gate!
@javalin597 4 роки тому
DAKARA IMA, ICHIBYOU GOTO NI SEKAISEN WO KOETE
@Kurumi_6_10th 4 роки тому
IT'S SO COOOOOOOL!
@realname2404 4 роки тому
Hey Great Scott! I love your work. It helped me learn a lot about electronics!
@alanb76 3 роки тому
Nice job. Three suggestions - cut the nixie tube wires each to a slightly different length - staggered - so you are only dealing with one wire alignment at a time, use a DS3231 clock module, Pi Zero W with NTP or low cost GPS module for clock accuracy.
@tyvaughnholness1985 4 роки тому
Honestly, how long do these projects take, including researching, ordering and shipping and actual execution? Lol there were so many levels in this video
@georgezanfir 4 роки тому
Hahaha :)) @ I got excited because I am really intersted in snubber capacitors and snubber circuits :D. on topic: wow those nixie tubes are awesome :O
@greatscottlab 4 роки тому
Haha, well, the snubber capacitor video will follow someday.
@georgezanfir 4 роки тому
@@greatscottlab I will gladly wait for this one
@gudenau 4 роки тому
It's pretty cool that you show a condensed version of debugging on these videos.
@thiagofreitas3412 4 роки тому
This is amazing! Amazing video, man. Congratulations 👏🏻
@thechoripankiller 4 роки тому
can we talk about that neat handwriting
@Darknamja 4 роки тому
Left-handed at that. :D
@misha.michael 4 роки тому
I'm surprised you used Soviet ICs
@matteol.7311 4 роки тому
All of your projects are interesting, but this is fascinating
@rohitkumar-jv9ym 4 роки тому
You are very specific in making things
@VaclavNemec70 4 роки тому
DIY or Buy: Christmas Lights?
@karthikrkashyap3915 4 роки тому
Anyone noticed how he retraces everything that he has already written.
@HandFromCoffin 4 роки тому
it drives me nuts and makes it look bad.. but.. eeh.. it's his thing I guess.
@Domdoesstuff58 3 роки тому
That is an elegant design, I love that. I built one of these clocks about a year ago. My advice for anyone wanting to improve the design is to use shift registers to control the Nixie driver IC's. That will allow you to include a seconds display so you can watch the digits cycle. Additionally, shift registers open up more inputs and outputs so theres room for expansion. You can add buttons for time adjustment, a temperature sensor, or an alarm. In my design, I even included a sound sensor to extend the life of the tubes (clapping turns the clock on momentarily) and a relay to imitate an analog clock's tick. On a similar note, I've found that those RTCs sometimes lose track of time and after a few months they'll be off track. This may be due to my poor programming skills but it may also be the RTC itself. Not to mention they don't account for daylight savings time (if you're in North America) so half the year it'll be an hour off. Overall, I really like the design in this video. I only mention these issues/solutions so anyone who wants to try building one can learn from my mistakes. Edit: Whoops this video came out a year ago, I actually finished my version a few months before his :D
@rexsceleratorum1632 2 роки тому
What's another year... Another option might be to use six 4017 decade counters, that will require 12 gpios (reset+clock). Or even just two gpios if you feel adventurous and cascade them
@craigmanning2439 4 роки тому
I knew a guy that modified his early solid state pinball machine to use nixie tubes for the score displays. It was pretty cool
@minayoussef7227 4 роки тому
Can you please make "make your own 3d printer" Thanks
@hanchen4721 4 роки тому
Me: *Sees Nixie tube from USSR* My mind: *USSR anthem intensifies*
@user-um5zp6sp6l 4 роки тому
СОЮЗ НЕРУШИМЫХ РЕСПУБЛИК СВОБОДНЫХ
@chrisakaschulbus4903 3 роки тому
@@user-um5zp6sp6l gesundheit
@f800gt76 3 роки тому
drivers are also made in USSR К155ИД1 is quite old IC I guess this logic utilizes bipolar transistors, not even FET like К176 or further series
@bigwie52 3 роки тому
@@chrisakaschulbus4903 so unwitzig man xD
@chrisakaschulbus4903 3 роки тому
@@bigwie52 ich weiß, nichtmal ansatzweise originell ^^
@SVladimirjb 3 роки тому
This was an excellent project and video. Thnx for sharing
@jlucasound 3 роки тому
I was admiring your accent when I noticed your shirt. I said, "I would like one of those". Actually I said, "Oh, have got to get me one of those!". I am going to get one and "I Will See You NEXT TIME!". :-) (Love it). You don't look like you sound! ;-) Very knowledgeable and thorough, you are. Keep up the GREAT work, Scott.
@Contemelia 11 місяців тому
El Psy Kongroo
@mikewolf78 4 роки тому
1 3 : 3 6 You monster.
@NomenNescio99 4 роки тому
Couldn't agree more!
@efeyzee 4 роки тому
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@Vaati 4 роки тому
lol
@Lau140695 4 роки тому
@@efeyzee It would've been nice if it said 13:37 instead, because this would say 'leet'
@dushyantverma8890 4 роки тому
Keep saying and i alrrady know the right time is 11:45
@cjayduy4510 4 роки тому
Your content has improved so much! nice camera work, keep it up dude
@yokoharu Рік тому
Extremely helpful. Thank you for the detailed step by step.
@Ahmad.S_Y05 4 роки тому
Is that me or he is breathing hard after each sentence Nice video tho👌
@eborrr 4 роки тому
why the fuck did you mention that i cant unhear it now
@piyushnagawat24 4 роки тому
I saw him first time.... Wow... I thought he was a nerdy looking fat guys... But to my disappointment he is handsome.....how????
@shinesanthosh 4 роки тому
Coz he's a power electronics specialist and not a programmer😁😁
@borayurt66 4 роки тому
I am working on my own Nixie clock these days. I will be 6 digits, with seconds and uses a DSP12F module as a MCU. I also have a RTC in my project so most of the time keeping will be done with RTC but the MCU will also update the time from the internet once in every 24 hours. I like your simple but very clever design too. If I were you, I would prefer DS3231 as the RTC since it has an internal TCXO and keeps the time much more accurately than DS1307. Also the HV power supply link you provided gives a different unit than what you used in the project. The one in the link is the one I intend to use, but I am very much interested in the one you got from Tindie. Although it seems a bit on the expensive side, looks better quality and maybe it can provide a little more current since I will be driving 6 tubes instead of 4. Good project, thanks for sharing!
@DigitalIP 4 роки тому
Its kinda funny that I had watched a guy a while back make one of these from scratch last night and you end up makin a vid
@StopaskingformynameYouTube 4 роки тому
that looks SO plasticky. Could've just used real wood tbh.
@maksdm007 4 роки тому
Голимая пародия Alex'a Gyver'a.
@maxb3000 4 роки тому
Алекс тоже далеко не первый кто сделал такие часы)) Для немцев это новинка))
@alexbeardmore3588 4 роки тому
Great video as always. Thanks for showing that you make the same mistakes as everyone! "what do you mean you didn't know the unique quirk of this particular pin in this unusual condition?"
@oldeharbinger 4 роки тому
A nixie clock is my next big project. My amazon wish list is full of parts for it. Gonna do hours, minutes and seconds with small nixie bots in between. Have to scrounge the money together first. Expensive project...
@ahsnsb 4 роки тому
his face doesn't match his voice 😂
GreatScott!
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