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Homemade Panaplex Display

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RateReducer
Tue Feb 02 2016, 08:26PM Print
RateReducer Registered Member #4603 Joined: Wed Apr 25 2012, 07:33PM
Location: Austria
Posts: 159
Hi!
I just built a very simple 7 segment panaplex display. The Anode is made of aluminum fly screen and the cathodes are made of metal wire. PCB Material was used as a feed-through. I drilled holes, soldered small wires into the PCB material and removed the copper around the feed-through with a dremel tool.
It works quite well cheesey



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Sigurthr
Tue Feb 02 2016, 10:55PM
Sigurthr Registered Member #4463 Joined: Wed Apr 18 2012, 08:08AM
Location: MI's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 597
Very nice! Now find a way to pump and seal it permanently, then do it 3x more and make yourself an awesome clock!
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RateReducer
Wed Feb 03 2016, 09:56AM
RateReducer Registered Member #4603 Joined: Wed Apr 25 2012, 07:33PM
Location: Austria
Posts: 159
Thanks!
I already have a nice way to seal such "tubes" wink

Next step is to drive this panaplex display with a Arduino.
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Myke
Thu Feb 04 2016, 06:52AM
Myke Registered Member #540 Joined: Mon Feb 19 2007, 07:49PM
Location: MIT
Posts: 969
Awesome results! Is it back filled with a noble gas or is it low pressure air?
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RateReducer
Thu Feb 04 2016, 10:12AM
RateReducer Registered Member #4603 Joined: Wed Apr 25 2012, 07:33PM
Location: Austria
Posts: 159
I used a propane-butane mixture from my Bunsen burner... ^^
Probably not the best stuff but it worked better than low pressure air! The display was noticeable brighter.
For the next experiments i want to use Krypton gas. I have a small amount of this gas at home.
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Dr. H.
Thu Feb 11 2016, 04:54AM
Dr. H. Registered Member #931 Joined: Mon Jul 30 2007, 05:25PM
Location: Bulgaria
Posts: 486
Hi there

great results ! What kind of voltages are required to lit up a segment ?
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