Newcomer interested in Nixie clocks

[Johnny]

Hey all!

I saw Nixie tubes on some movie and got really interested, so I decided to buy one, or maybe even make one some day. After collecting some info, I come here to ask you people for your webshops, as you seemed like you have some quality clocks to sell, unlike some chinese clocks I've seen around.
So please share your webshops so I can snoop around a bit :)

Thank you!

[Terry Kennedy]

On Sep 10, 4:00 am, Johnny <johnc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I saw Nixie tubes on some movie and got really interested, so I decided to
> buy one, or maybe even make one some day.

Welcome to the group!

> After collecting some info, I
> come here to ask you people for your webshops, as you seemed like you have
> some quality clocks to sell, unlike some chinese clocks I've seen around.

This is definitely the right place, as many people here design Nixie
clocks, either for themselves or as kits / assembled units for sale.
You can get quite a feeling of accomplishment by assembling a clock
from a good kit, and it will give you good practice and background if
you decide to design your own clock later on.

I've purchased kits from a number of people in this group (and also
pre-assembled clocks). Some of the ones I've assembled are:

TubeHobby - Several kits using either IN-14 or IN-18 tubes -
http://tubehobby.com/store.php?cat=1
Nixiekits - Various kits with different VFD and Nixie tubes -
http://nixiekits.eu/
MOD-SIX - Amazing clock using giant B-7971 Nixies -
http://badnixie.com/BadNixie.com_Welcome.html

The MOD-SIX is absolutely amazing (and even more goodies in the next
version), but uses the 6 of the incredibly expensive B-7971 tube (over
$100 each) and mostly surface-mount components, so definitely not a
kit for beginners.

That is just a sampling of the kits available, based on ones I have
direct experience with. Other members will surely recommend some
additional kits.

You might want to take a look at http://www.tubeclockdb.com/ as it has
reviews (often with video included) of many present and past clock
designs, both fully-assembled and from kits.

Also look at http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/different/nixie-tube-links.htm
- a huge list of many Nixie tube-related sites.

[dr pepper]

Welcome to the forum Johnny.

If your a newbie to electronics then your right to build a kit
firstoff.

I've built various clock gizmo's, some nixie, some led some mechanical
its an addictive interest.

On 11 Sep, 03:47, Terry Kennedy <terry+googleb...@tmk.com> wrote:
> On Sep 10, 4:00 am, Johnny <johnc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I saw Nixie tubes on some movie and got really interested, so I decided to
> > buy one, or maybe even make one some day.
>
> Welcome to the group!
>
> > After collecting some info, I
> > come here to ask you people for your webshops, as you seemed like you have
> > some quality clocks to sell, unlike some chinese clocks I've seen around.
>
> This is definitely the right place, as many people here design Nixie
> clocks, either for themselves or as kits / assembled units for sale.
> You can get quite a feeling of accomplishment by assembling a clock
> from a good kit, and it will give you good practice and background if
> you decide to design your own clock later on.
>
> I've purchased kits from a number of people in this group (and also
> pre-assembled clocks). Some of the ones I've assembled are:
>

> TubeHobby - Several kits using either IN-14 or IN-18 tubes -http://tubehobby.com/store.php?cat=1
> Nixiekits - Various kits with different VFD and Nixie tubes -http://nixiekits.eu/
> MOD-SIX - Amazing clock using giant B-7971 Nixies -http://badnixie.com/BadNixie.com_Welcome.html

>
> The MOD-SIX is absolutely amazing (and even more goodies in the next
> version), but uses the 6 of the incredibly expensive B-7971 tube (over
> $100 each) and mostly surface-mount components, so definitely not a
> kit for beginners.
>
> That is just a sampling of the kits available, based on ones I have
> direct experience with. Other members will surely recommend some
> additional kits.
>

> You might want to take a look athttp://www.tubeclockdb.com/as it has

> reviews (often with video included) of many present and past clock
> designs, both fully-assembled and from kits.
>

> Also look athttp://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/different/nixie-tube-links.htm

[kay486]

You can find really neat kits here, i got my first clock from Pete too: http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php

[Sean Voisen]

Welcome! And now the shameless plug since you asked :)

Not nixies per se, but you can find my numitron clocks on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/GizmologistCreations

I'll be offering kits within a month. I specifically designed the kit
to be very easy to assemble (all through-hole and low voltage). It's
also fully open source. You can get the schematics, firmware source
code, parts list and (beginnings of) assembly instructions all at
Github: https://github.com/svoisen/bluenumi

Cheers,
Sean

[Nicholas Stock]

Sterling! Will definitely be interested in one of those kits Sean, nice work!

Cheers,

Nick

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