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Hey guys,

 

Was wondering if anyone has any things lying around that contain Nixie tubes. They've become a new fascination of mine, its like they hypnotize me every time I see them :P

I was thinking of getting a Nixie clock at some point to start a collection! The large tubes look especially beautiful but even the tiny little front facing ones are just wonderful. For anyone who hasn't seen one before they look like this:

 

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They usually display the digits 0-9 and some have decimal places too. They're becoming pretty popular again nowadays despite ceasing production quite a long time ago. Seems that everywhere I look I see something that has a Nixie tube in it!

 

Shame they're so damned expensive for anything taller than an inch :( 

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Shame they're so damned expensive for anything taller than an inch :(

 

 

Ebay is your friend.

 

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Ebay is your friend.

 

 

Usually I'd be straight on eBay but for something like these tubes I'm a little wary of receiving duds. I guess I'd just have to find a reputable seller who performs checks on the tubes they sell. Also, funny you posted that video! I'm subscribed to Tested but that didn't show up in my inbox. Thanks Youtube...

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I have a nixie tube clock from coldwarcreations

 

Sorry its not my own pic but I am travelling on business so can't take any for a couple of weeks. I'll check my potato to see if there are any pics of it on there to post up.

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I do absolutely love it though and the quality is fantastic. I am a big fan of an anime called Steins;Gate and a nixie tube device (specifically a divergence meter) appears in that - which is what triggered my desire to own something that used them.

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I have a nixie tube clock from coldwarcreations

 

Sorry its not my own pic but I am travelling on business so can't take any for a couple of weeks. I'll check my potato to see if there are any pics of it on there to post up.

3be5b2d62a077007ab2d09ab1bede382.jpg

 

 

I do absolutely love it though and the quality is fantastic. I am a big fan of an anime called Steins;Gate and a nixie tube device (specifically a divergence meter) appears in that - which is what triggered my desire to own something that used them.

 

El Psy Congroo

 

Yea, I'm a fan too ;)  Looks like a very nicely made design. That casing looks great. I'll check them out

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I have a nixie tube clock from coldwarcreations

 

Sorry its not my own pic but I am travelling on business so can't take any for a couple of weeks. I'll check my potato to see if there are any pics of it on there to post up.

3be5b2d62a077007ab2d09ab1bede382.jpg

 

 

I do absolutely love it though and the quality is fantastic. I am a big fan of an anime called Steins;Gate and a nixie tube device (specifically a divergence meter) appears in that - which is what triggered my desire to own something that used them.

 

 

wow that looks amazing, but that prize... damn...

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wow that looks amazing, but that prize... damn...

 

Yup, the prices are pretty extortionate. They are collectors items though I guess. They'll only continue to rise in price as the number of working tubes slowly drops! I think the lowest price I've seen for a full PCB with 6 tubes included is about £120.

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I want a set of those in my case to show my CPU temps. X0P

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El Psy Congroo

 

Yea, I'm a fan too ;)  Looks like a very nicely made design. That casing looks great. I'll check them out

The case on it is very high quality. If you expect it to be made out of plastic you'd be mistaken. The crazy guy that made it used glass and cut/sanded it himself.

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I am building my own from scratch I will make a build log if you guys want. Altogether it cost me maybe 60-75$.

I'd love to see this. Are you going just for a clock or have any plans for something a bit different?

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I just got a kit a few days ago! Got some ZM1082 Mullard-Phillip tubes

 

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I'll make a post with the construction of it in the next month or so. Need to find my soldering iron and all the other stuff to assemble it. Should be a fun project!

 

 

I am building my own from scratch I will make a build log if you guys want. Altogether it cost me maybe 60-75$.

 

Sounds good, I'll keep a look out for it :)

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The main part of it is shift registers an rtc and relays lots and lots of relays.

 

here are some pics

 

sorry for the bad img it was from my flip phone nokia :P

 

this is just a small part the voltage amp i made takes around 12v in and out puts around 175~185

 

in my build log i will have more details along with the code so you can make one too 

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/367001-nixie-tube-clock-build-log-and-plans/

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I'd love to see this. Are you going just for a clock or have any plans for something a bit different?

A steam punk clock that lets out steam on the hour 

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/367001-nixie-tube-clock-build-log-and-plans/

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Usually I'd be straight on eBay but for something like these tubes I'm a little wary of receiving duds. I guess I'd just have to find a reputable seller who performs checks on the tubes they sell. Also, funny you posted that video! I'm subscribed to Tested but that didn't show up in my inbox. Thanks Youtube...

Dont be wary of duds i bought 12 and i have tested all of them and 0 duds !

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they come in sets of 6 so even if you get a dud you still can make a clock with out the seconds(mine came on some pcb so it took me like 30 min to desolder just a waning)

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