@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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 👍🏻
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
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.
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 😜
@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.
@@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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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! 👍
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
@@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.
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...
A nice addition to this would be a DCF77 receiver to keep the RTC in sync... Or maybe using an ESP8266 to drive the whole thing, pull the time from some webserver, show temperature and things like that.
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?
I love nixie tubes ! so much nicer than boring old lcd or led displays , i used to watch on in amazement at the meter in the taxis back in the 1970s when i was a kid and nixie tubes were the in thing back then ! Dalibor Farney has a channel where he shows how he makes nixie tubes and some of the projects he is making with them .
I don't know but I will find out and I will change the future, you can try to stop me but you won't succeed, it's a time paradox I will change the future
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?"
I worked on a very similar project for months, making my own driver circuit and everything, but I had some issues with ghosting (digits from one tube slightly visible on others), so I abandoned it. After years I still feel sad about it and plan to redo the whole thing properly from scratch.
If you are attempting this be aware that the US Amazon link for the Arduino is incorrect. It does not have the 3 holes at the bottom for Gnd, A6, and A7. You can actually use the board in the link if you do not attach a header and wire the PCB connection to the alternate pins on the Arduino controller as noted in his video.
Before LED's all of our test equipment had Nixie tube displays. We'd set a counter to a high speed, then stop it at random, play poker with what you got in count on the five fastest displays. Got to kill time some how.
my suggest to counter the insufficient output pins: arduino--->74hc595n x 2 (daisy chain)---->nixie tube driver ic now you only use 3 pins from arduino
Never mind the Nixie Clock! I've always loved your voice and your accent! And I see you have a very handsome face to go with it! 👍😂💜 I have a Nixie Clock, but I bought it, because I'm not as clever, or as handsome as you! 😂😂😂
@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.
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.
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.
@@bemysugardaddy596 what is this even called
@@jaws0.o373 electronics? What do you mean exactly?
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 nevermind i was probably on drugs
@@jaws0.o373 lol
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!
This clock is so cool.
El Psy Kongroo.
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This is the choice of Steins;Gate.
Kurisuuutinaa
Maaddo Scientistooo !!!
Bwaaaahahahahaha
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.
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 👍🏻
First thing that comes in mind is Stein's Gate
Was waiting to see on which world we are
El psy Kongroo!
I'm glad I'm not the only person who clicked on this thinking the same thing.
John Titor, are you?
I'm wondering in which world line are we now
Actually a video about snubber capacitors would be cool XD
Sooner or later :-)
@@greatscottlab we will wait for it Brother! =)
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Yes please
Yesss!!!
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
your english is good
@@TheAechBomb He speaks English better than I speak any other language.
@@andrewkieran8942 same here
@@TheAechBomb He speaks english very well! So much better than Joe Biden.
What is the cathode poisoning?
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.
Can you please share the resources for your clock? Code or any documentation?
Can you provide all documents regarding your nixie clock?
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!
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
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
Me: finds rare nixie tubes
My cat: *push*
*pop*
Solution, connect 170v to your cat instead.
ffs don't it's a joke!
@@xConundrumx she lights up in nice amber colour but the digits are all fuzzy
Getter are probably not flashed enough
@@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!
For gods sake, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Make it harder.
Man I am so happy now having a face to the voice I've heard for months xD
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.
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.
3:56 impressive. A German guy is using USSR IC
It seems they are already made in Russia.
Я тоже удивился)
@@sphagnumrex9008 ..made in USSR 💪
@@maxb3000 1827 во второй строке маркировки - это дата изготовления: 18й год, 27я неделя.
@@sphagnumrex9008 норм бизнес стратегия, пойти купить фирм магазе интеграла 155 за сущие копейки и втюхать на ебее или амазоне
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.
Nixie Tube Financial Director: flip the '2' to make a '5', we'll save $$$
Country where this tubes manufactured is no longer exists from 1991.
@User It was made in the USSR
@@varunsreedharan5347 ruclips.net/video/wxL4ElboiuA/видео.html
yes, it's a shame, the five is very ugly for ridiculous economic gain.
@@patrickfle4485 But I think it is really cool, it tells the story of how engineering was in USSR.
Recently I've finished nixie clock HH:MM:SS on Z566M tubes, it looks great. Also nice video. Cheers.
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
I like the way you present the video along with your mistakes so we can have experiences about that common mistakes.
Just when I thought you couldn't get any better you hit it out of the park. Thanks for this. Outstanding as always.
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.
I have already build 8 of them :D
I have never used arduino, I always use radio transmitted time from Frankfurt.
Vít Cenek do you have more info about this? Sounds awesome!
@@space_0027 Google DCF77 or TDF time signal for more details
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. 😜
@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.
@@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.
This has to be one of the coolest retro builds that people have tried using modern tech.
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.
Look up Dalibor Farny, his company makes them. They're expensive but they are in production
@@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.
@@ADracoMillclock is also producing their own (very large) Nixie tubes. They look amazing but at $130 each are very expensive as well.
Been here for years and it is still the best DIY channel on the tubes.
A clock with Nixie Tube is a perfect project... great!
Thanks :-)
Thanks to you :)
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!
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.
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.
Scott : High voltage is dangerous !
( Scott at 3:06 ) : "Turns the circuit on while holding it from the High voltage side"
uhm i'm pretty sure he turned the power on after he connected the krokoclamps
My uncle built one using discrete components( transistors,diodes,resistors and capacitors). he built it it 30 years ago and it's still working.
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.
Berengal Update on the project? A nixie clock is an ambitious first project.
@@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.
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! 👍
"Risk".... Let's give electroboom this idea..and we can have fun⚡⚡
Yes plz it would be awesome
Yaa its very correctly said
funny
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
@@CEDrsgaming wow it feels like I am watching mehdi live...
I love the arduino. I didn't know about those issues. But wood filament!!! My mind was blown
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!
do you know how much filament would be required for this box? just to have an idea.
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
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!
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.
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.
go for making it, he will be more happy that you made it yourself.
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.
That's the first time I've seen a project box made of the wood fibre filament - can't say that I'm impressed :(
Snafu I thought it looked nice
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.
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.
"The numbers mason what do they mean?"
nixie tubes might be the most satisfying invention.
You could sell this as a complete kit. Very cool.
His handwriting is so good it’s not fair
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
Is that weed you are smoking 😂😂?
Excellent project 👍 I like it
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.
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?
@@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.
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...
HEY SCOTT
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.
Suryanshu Sharma it’s fascinating isn’t it
@@apurvsharma1261 definitely, it is !!!
Nixie tubes are awesome
Excellent, as always👍🏻
Thanks :-)
A nice addition to this would be a DCF77 receiver to keep the RTC in sync... Or maybe using an ESP8266 to drive the whole thing, pull the time from some webserver, show temperature and things like that.
Can confirm, 170 volt pulsed DC *HURTS*
it was just shorted across my fingertip, though, so I'm ok
ditto!
Try 20kv DC across your balls, powder coating guns are no joke when the part ain't grounded
Amazing! We appreciate the level of effort that must have gone into this project!
Hacking to the gate!
DAKARA IMA, ICHIBYOU GOTO NI
SEKAISEN WO KOETE
IT'S SO COOOOOOOL!
An interesting project. I'd have loved a real wooden enclosure, but can appreciate benefits of the 3D printed one. Thanks for the video.
can we talk about that neat handwriting
Left-handed at that. :D
at first I tought I've clicked the wrong video, good to know you are not just a pair of hands and a voice
Nobody is
@@pug6871 ask master hand
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?
Mistakes happen. No updates yet.
I love nixie tubes ! so much nicer than boring old lcd or led displays , i used to watch on in amazement at the meter in the taxis back in the 1970s when i was a kid and nixie tubes were the in thing back then ! Dalibor Farney has a channel where he shows how he makes nixie tubes and some of the projects he is making with them .
WHAT WORLD LINE ARE WE ON!?
I don't know but I will find out and I will change the future, you can try to stop me but you won't succeed, it's a time paradox I will change the future
i am extremely impressed by your project and your knowledge of electronics and electronic parts. i enjoy watching the videos.
I'm surprised you used Soviet ICs
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?"
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
Haha, well, the snubber capacitor video will follow someday.
@@greatscottlab I will gladly wait for this one
Man these tubes sky rocketed in price now
I worked on a very similar project for months, making my own driver circuit and everything, but I had some issues with ghosting (digits from one tube slightly visible on others), so I abandoned it. After years I still feel sad about it and plan to redo the whole thing properly from scratch.
If you are attempting this be aware that the US Amazon link for the Arduino is incorrect. It does not have the 3 holes at the bottom for Gnd, A6, and A7. You can actually use the board in the link if you do not attach a header and wire the PCB connection to the alternate pins on the Arduino controller as noted in his video.
You have patience and knowledge.
So, You are genius
Great video! Thanks for not putting blue leds under the nixies. Don’t know why people do that, it ruins the look
Me: *Sees Nixie tube from USSR*
My mind: *USSR anthem intensifies*
СОЮЗ НЕРУШИМЫХ РЕСПУБЛИК СВОБОДНЫХ
@@atomic-power-man gesundheit
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
@@chrisakaschulbus4903 so unwitzig man xD
@@bigwie52 ich weiß, nichtmal ansatzweise originell ^^
Awesome project mate, but I think if you put the screws to the bottom side and cover it with rubber feet would be even more awesome!
Awesome!
Recently I ordered my PCB for lab bench power supply to JLCPCB by your introduction and its quality was very good :-)
1 3 : 3 6
You monster.
Couldn't agree more!
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lol
@@efeyzee It would've been nice if it said 13:37 instead, because this would say 'leet'
Keep saying and i alrrady know the right time is 11:45
putting the nixie through the pcb is true test of patience. I cut all the legs in different lengths and put them one by one
El Psy Kongroo
Those nixie tubes are awesome 😍😍😍
Can you please make "make your own 3d printer"
Thanks
Nice. Making me want the orange glow near my bedside....
FYI: Took me a sec to figure out bolt=screw....
Is that me or he is breathing hard after each sentence
Nice video tho👌
why the fuck did you mention that i cant unhear it now
Let me say this in a gentle manner: This clock looks dope. I need to make one myself.
I saw him first time.... Wow...
I thought he was a nerdy looking fat guys... But to my disappointment he is handsome.....how????
Coz he's a power electronics specialist and not a programmer😁😁
It's pretty cool that you show a condensed version of debugging on these videos.
that looks SO plasticky.
Could've just used real wood tbh.
Before LED's all of our test equipment had Nixie tube displays. We'd set a counter to a high speed, then stop it at random, play poker with what you got in count on the five fastest displays. Got to kill time some how.
his face doesn't match his voice 😂
so the voice belongs to this handsome man
Голимая пародия Alex'a Gyver'a.
Алекс тоже далеко не первый кто сделал такие часы)) Для немцев это новинка))
Dude I hope in the future, maybe with neuralink or something, we will be able to download handwriting. Bcuz dude, your handwriting made me blush
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.
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.
my suggest to counter the insufficient output pins: arduino--->74hc595n x 2 (daisy chain)---->nixie tube driver ic
now you only use 3 pins from arduino
Never mind the Nixie Clock! I've always loved your voice and your accent! And I see you have a very handsome face to go with it! 👍😂💜 I have a Nixie Clock, but I bought it, because I'm not as clever, or as handsome as you! 😂😂😂
Thanks for posting failures first as always. Helps tremendously!