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Registered Member #4603
Joined: Wed Apr 25 2012, 07:33PM
Location: Austria
Posts: 159
Thanks!
Some people use leds to illuminate the bottom of the Nixie tube. But i don't like this at all.
A few days ago i ordered some Z566M tubes. Those are coated with a red varnish which can be removed easily as described on this german website: What do you guys think, should i remove the varnish or should i keep it??
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RateReducer, since it is easier to remove than to re-apply the red varnish maybe build it red and if you do not like it then take the irreversible step.
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Love anything with Nixie's too, I don't think people will look at l.e.d's in that manner in another 50 years time. Really nice build also by the way.
The red varnish is there to give better contrast isn't it? So easier to read in bright light, if its not badly scratched or pealing off, see how it looks first. You can light one up as a test if your worried about not be able to remove it once their fixed to the board.
How does it keep its time? Is it just relying on a register/counter that crystal clocked, or does it sync to some external time standard?
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Thanks, TwirlyWhirly555. I also think clear tubes look better (on the pictures). I have not seen any caoted tubes in real life jet. Maybe they look good ^^
Sulaiman, thats the way to go! Thanks!
The red varnish is there to give better contrast isn't it?
I will find out ^^ i use a RTC (real time clock). That´s a temperature compensated clock module with a battery also known as hardware clock.
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