#nixie — Public Fediverse posts

How many different cathodes would one need to make a Nixie tube capable of displaying all of the Stargate glyphs?

#AskingForAFriend #Stargate #SG1 #StargateSG1 #electronics #SteamPunk #Nixie #NixieTube

The Nixie Tube Multimeter That Almost Made a Comeback https://hackaday.com/2024/11/01/the-nixie-tube-multimeter-that-almost-made-a-comeback/ #nixiemultimeter #RepairHacks #multimeter #Teardown #avometer #teardown #nixie #da14 #AVO

The Nixie Tube Multimeter That Almost Made a Comeback - In a world of digital monotony, the Avo DA14 digital multimeter, with its vintage ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/01/the-nixie-tube-multimeter-that-almost-made-a-comeback/ #nixiemultimeter #repairhacks #multimeter #teardown #avometer #nixie #da14 #avo

In the Grimms' Fairy Tale 'The Nixie of the Mill-Pond,' a poor miller promises to give whatever had "just been born in [his] house" to a water spirit in return for wealth. Unfortunately, the newborn in his house was not a dog or cat as he assumed but his own son. #WyrdWednesday

🎨: H. J. Ford

#Folklore #FairyTale #GrimmsFairyTale #Nixie #TheNixieOfTheMillPond #GermanFolklore

Random Number Generator is a Blast from the Past - Hackers love random numbers, or more accurately, the pursuit of them. It turns out... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/02/random-number-generator-is-a-blast-from-the-past/ #linearfeedbackshiftregister #classichacks #nixietube #nixie #prng #rng

These Fake Nixie Tubes Have a Bootup Screen - [IMSAI Guy] bought a fake Nixie clock, and luckily for all of us has filmed a very... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/15/these-fake-nixie-tubes-have-a-bootup-screen/ #clockhacks #fakenixie #bootup #parts #clock #nixie #oled

1320984756.
What is that sequence of digits?
"Nixie Tubes and Clock: long before there were 7 segment LED displays there was the Nixie- cold cathode tubes with a wire mesh and 10 cathodes shaped in the form of numerals 0-9 that illuminate through neon glow discharge. [...] The “Numeric Indicator eXperimental 1” or NIX 1 was introduced in 1955 by Burroughs Corporation and manufactured until the 1990s. [...] the Russian version called the ИH-14A where the numbers are stacked so the front symbols obscure each lighted cathode minimally: from back to front 1320984756."
#neon #nixie #nixietube #nixieclock #physics #physicsfun #physicstoy #emissionspectra #excitation #spectra #breakdownvoltage #paschenslaw #glowdischarge #glowdischargetube #highvoltage #science #scienceisawesome

Binary Clock Lets the Nixies Glow - We’re not here to talk about another clock. Okay, we are, but the focus isn’t abou... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/28/binary-clock-lets-the-nixies-glow/ #2021hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #nixietubeclock #nixiedriver #clockhacks #nixietubes #custompcb #nixietube #timepiece #clock #nixie

State of the Art for Nixies Gets a Boost from Dalibor Farny’s Supersize Prototype - Never one to pass up on a challenge, artisanal Nixie tube maker [Dalibor Farný] has been undertaking... - https://hackaday.com/2020/09/28/state-of-the-art-for-nixies-gets-a-boost-from-dalibor-farnys-supersize-prototype/ #manufacturing #glassblowing #mischacks #prototype #cathode #anode #nixie

Steampunk Brushless Motor Demo Pushes All the Maker Buttons - We’ll be honest right up front: there’s nothing new in [David Cambridge]’s brushless motor and con... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/05/29/steampunk-brushless-motor-demo-pushes-all-the-maker-buttons/ #commutation #tachometer #mischacks #brushless #steampunk #casting #brass #nixie #bldc #wood

BCD To I2C: Turning A Nixie Counter Into Whatever You Want It To Be - Whenever a project calls for displaying numbers, a 7-segment display is the classic and straightfo... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/03/28/bcd-to-i2c-turning-a-counter-into-whatever-you-want-it-to-be/ #nixieclock #mischacks #nixietube #pcbdesign #counter #nixie #bcd

“Glixie” Puts a New Spin on Glow-In-The-Dark Displays - For as many projects as we see using Nixie tubes in new and unusual ways, there’s a smaller but of... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/03/20/glixie-puts-a-new-spin-on-glow-in-the-dark-displays/ #phosphorescent #glowinthedark #mischacks #dotmatric #nixie #led #uv

Random Numbers From Outer Space - Need a random number? Sure, you could just roll a die, but if you do, you might invite laughter from... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/20/random-numbers-from-outer-space/ #randomnumbergenerator #decadecounter #classichacks #randomnumber #geigertube #nixie #muon

A Nixie Radio Clock Fit For a Victorian Mad Scientist - [Ioszelos] built a nixie clock with a dizzying array of features.
Do you ever wish that you could lo... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/17/a-nixie-radio-clock-fit-for-a-victorian-mad-scientist/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #clock #nixie

Custom Nixies Perform When Cranked Up to 100,000 Hertz - With the popularity of Nixie clocks, we’d be forgiven for thinking that the glowing tubes are only... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/12/custom-nixies-perform-when-cranked-up-to-100000-hertz/ #highspeedcamera #gasdischarge #groundstate #clockhacks #half-life #nixie #timer #neon