I just finished assembling this clock from scratch which included a couple of hours of soldering , I always enjoy the soldering part of these DIY type projects, anyhow I wanted to thank you for making this video, I learned a few valuable tips from it, i.e. inserting the numbers from 9 to one (from the back to the front) , or not to forget to install the battery but the most important tip was to see what the initial "self check" test (once all the soldering is done) should look like, at first my clock did not do a self check so I knew I did have a short somewhere, got it fixed but it would have taken me a lot more time to trouble shoot the problem without watching your video, thank you so much , BTW, you are the only one on youtube with a "how to" for this clock.
life saver!! i bought one from china, not knowing i had to self install it. at least i can watch your video and learn.. but i do not even have a soldering iron
I built one of these from the full kit. I do have some experience with SMD construction but it was quite a challenge to solder the microprocessor. I ended up with an invisible short between some of the output pins, but managed to clear it up with solder braid and lots of flux. I put black card behind and on top of the display to improve contrast in the dayllight, and it looks really good now.
Thank you for posting this video. Mine came with no instructions. None. It didn't even tell me to take the partially assembled kit apart to remove the protective film from the lower pieces and install the CR2023 battery. Once together, it's nice. I'm going to replace the top 8 screws. The kit has screws designed to be countersinked. I'll replace with filister head screws like the ones on the bottom of the clock.
Ik dacht het al te horen, grappig... had deze ook paar jaar geleden gekocht. Was benieuwd of er nu ook software bij zat wat sommige anderen ook hebben.
RGB Led - Glow Clock Kit.I have the same, but I can not adjust the clock several manipulations you can please do a little tutorial on how to set thank you
@@TonyAlbus I just bought one of these clocks fully assembled...the programming instructions are very sketchy. Would you please SLOWLY issue a very detailed video??
Ik heb deze ook in elkaar gezet alleen de led pixels van de rij waar plaatjes met nummer een boven zitten laten geen groene kleur zien enige manier om dit op te lossen? Er zitten geen kortsluitingen en alles is gesoldeerd
@@TonyAlbus inderdaad, vind het aleen jammer dat ik nou weer zo'n pech heb. Daar leer je weer van natuurlijk, ik snapte eerst helemaal niet hoe ik de tijd moest instellen dus kwam ik hier terecht. Als nog bedankt ik heb echt overal gekeken maar kortsluiting is het niet.
I bought one very similar to this one, but I had to solder all the leds and parts onto the board. The quad flatpack chip was a nightmare to hand solder. I only started doing surface mount soldering by hand recently, but a few years ago I worked for a company who used machines to do the same thing. But by hand it's a lot harder to do.
@@TonyAlbus So far soldered the chip, and the leds then realised the instructions didn't include any of the 80 surface mount soldered parts. I then read the instructions when they emailed them to me. Hopefully I will get a working clock out of this mess. I subscribed to your channel because of this project. I enjoyed your video and look forward to more.
@@fuzzybobbles I think i have a link to the latest manual in the video description, this manual is better translated and is full English the older was still half Chinese. Thanks for the Sub.!
I just finished assembling this clock from scratch which included a couple of hours of soldering , I always enjoy the soldering part of these DIY type projects, anyhow I wanted to thank you for making this video, I learned a few valuable tips from it, i.e. inserting the numbers from 9 to one (from the back to the front) , or not to forget to install the battery but the most important tip was to see what the initial "self check" test (once all the soldering is done) should look like, at first my clock did not do a self check so I knew I did have a short somewhere, got it fixed but it would have taken me a lot more time to trouble shoot the problem without watching your video, thank you so much , BTW, you are the only one on youtube with a "how to" for this clock.
Thank you! and have fun with this nice clock.
life saver!! i bought one from china, not knowing i had to self install it. at least i can watch your video and learn.. but i do not even have a soldering iron
Thanks and you are Welcome!
Hello: thank you for your help, had a good day, I'm from FRANCE, it's raining, thank you.
You are welcome! .. i love france, i visit many times.. have a good day.
hello I loved your video, I bought a kit from China but they didn't send me the pdf, do you have a link where to get it?
Thank you! a link to the pdf is in the video description.
where i can download firmware for this clock ? i mean stc 8g2k64s4 firmware
if its not in my discription links, i don't have it.
I built one of these from the full kit. I do have some experience with SMD construction but it was quite a challenge to solder the microprocessor. I ended up with an invisible short between some of the output pins, but managed to clear it up with solder braid and lots of flux. I put black card behind and on top of the display to improve contrast in the dayllight, and it looks really good now.
Thanks for sharing, yes brave to do all the SMD too, and i like the black card solution. Well done
Thank you for posting this video. Mine came with no instructions. None. It didn't even tell me to take the partially assembled kit apart to remove the protective film from the lower pieces and install the CR2023 battery. Once together, it's nice. I'm going to replace the top 8 screws. The kit has screws designed to be countersinked. I'll replace with filister head screws like the ones on the bottom of the clock.
Welcome,, yes nice idea....
Ik dacht het al te horen, grappig... had deze ook paar jaar geleden gekocht. Was benieuwd of er nu ook software bij zat wat sommige anderen ook hebben.
Heel eerlijk gebruik ik hem niet, ik heb zoveel klokken, die ELEKSMAKER staat wel altijd aan. samen met die oscilloscoopbus klok...
RGB Led - Glow Clock Kit.I have the same, but I can not adjust the clock several manipulations you can please do a little tutorial on how to set thank you
Hi Renzo, in the video description i left the manual in PDF for you to download
Good you found it!
Wish you would make video on how to go through the settings and transitions
Hello, i have added the manual in the video description, it has been a while, i am not sure i still have this clock or maybe sold it allready.
@@TonyAlbus I just bought one of these clocks fully assembled...the programming instructions are very sketchy. Would you please SLOWLY issue a very detailed video??
@@thorntongarth9198 Hi, i dont remember it needed programming. but it has been awhile.
@@thorntongarth9198 The manual is in the description i see
Ik heb deze ook in elkaar gezet alleen de led pixels van de rij waar plaatjes met nummer een boven zitten laten geen groene kleur zien enige manier om dit op te lossen? Er zitten geen kortsluitingen en alles is gesoldeerd
Hi, oh geen idee ik was leu en heb hem gesoldeerd gekocht.. eerste gedacht was kortsluiting of verkeerd gesoldeerd. grappige klok toch?
@@TonyAlbus inderdaad, vind het aleen jammer dat ik nou weer zo'n pech heb. Daar leer je weer van natuurlijk, ik snapte eerst helemaal niet hoe ik de tijd moest instellen dus kwam ik hier terecht. Als nog bedankt ik heb echt overal gekeken maar kortsluiting is het niet.
@@Retrograde99 misschien heb je ene paar 1 kleuren ledds gehad, de kwalitijd controle laat vaak te wensen over
I bought one very similar to this one, but I had to solder all the leds and parts onto the board. The quad flatpack chip was a nightmare to hand solder. I only started doing surface mount soldering by hand recently, but a few years ago I worked for a company who used machines to do the same thing. But by hand it's a lot harder to do.
Oh no... you are a brave man... that is really special work, well done!
@@TonyAlbus So far soldered the chip, and the leds then realised the instructions didn't include any of the 80 surface mount soldered parts. I then read the instructions when they emailed them to me. Hopefully I will get a working clock out of this mess. I subscribed to your channel because of this project. I enjoyed your video and look forward to more.
@@fuzzybobbles I think i have a link to the latest manual in the video description, this manual is better translated and is full English the older was still half Chinese.
Thanks for the Sub.!
This one is not for me. I saw one with color oled that was super interesting. Eleksmaker??
yes i tried so you don’t have to Mark.. way to much Holywood :)). but needed to try myself..
@@TonyAlbus here is the one ruclips.net/video/ygjonCPPcGM/видео.html
More money but interesting
Thanks Mark... will absolutely have a look... cool
@@markgreco1962 Love it!.. you can even make that HP dotted digits if you design yourself..
@@TonyAlbus you sold me on it with that.
Yeah change out the battery and reset the display - No Thanks - How about running two small wires and have a remote battery
yes! good option, thank you