Forum Home
PC World Chat
 
Thread ID: 118709 2011-06-17 09:04:00 Nixie Tubes The Error Guy (14052) PC World Chat
Post ID Timestamp Content User
1210096 2011-06-17 09:04:00 Having a look at stuff on wikipedia about some cold cathode tubes and stumbled across nixie tubes.

Hell I thought. These things could be awesome for a clock... turns out i'm a bit late. Plenty of nixie clocks around :D

Anyway, where is a good place to scavenge some nice tubes. No particular size atm. Just some good cheap nixies (if that applies really) Maybe just where can I get 'em :p cheap does not apply to awesomely cool but out of productions tubes I guess

Cheers
The Error Guy (14052)
1210097 2011-06-17 09:26:00 Perhaps ask these guys
www.cnccreations.com.au
The tubes apparently come from the Ukraine, and haven't been made for thirty years!
www.electricstuff.co.uk
feersumendjinn (64)
1210098 2011-06-17 09:43:00 cheers, ill have a look The Error Guy (14052)
1210099 2011-06-17 09:55:00 dang. They look pretty hard to get hold of. I wounder if anyone manufactures anymore The Error Guy (14052)
1210100 2011-06-17 10:11:00 en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
Found nothing at Jaycar (Silicon Chip magazine did a project kit through them a few years back)
www.siliconchip.com.au
feersumendjinn (64)
1210101 2011-06-17 10:15:00 cursed nixies, so hard to find grrrr. Might go scavenging for nixie electronics. Unlikely to find any though The Error Guy (14052)
1210102 2011-06-17 10:20:00 Just brought one of these...

www.decadecounter.com

I know it's not a nixie tube clock, but still cool :D
pine-o-cleen (2955)
1210103 2011-06-17 10:22:00 Video review here:

www.tubeclockdb.com
pine-o-cleen (2955)
1210104 2011-06-17 10:28:00 nice. The Error Guy (14052)
1210105 2011-06-17 10:48:00 Hmm, seems it is a type of nixie tube.

:pf1mobmini:
pine-o-cleen (2955)
1 2