A nixie tube clock

An alarm clock, based on a nixie tube display.


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The clock has "IN-8" tubes, and uses the ArduiNIX shield on top of an Arduino board for generating the high voltages required to run the tubes.
Stained wood, etched brass switch label.


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Blue LEDS are under the tubes as an indication that the alarm is on.
At the rear (not seen) is a Light Dependent Resistor, the value of which is read by the Arduino, as a means of controlling the brightness of the nixie display in different light conditions (ie. less bright in a darkened room).


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The colon in the middle is made from two "grain of wheat" light bulbs, running at low voltage.


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Seen at the front, the alarm is a 10 tone analog sequencer, based on the Baby10 design.



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