Nixie tachometer for my 1967 Ford Mustang

patric

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Mar 14, 2012, 3:00:51 PM3/14/12

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Hi folks,

like to share this with you: a tachometer built with Nixies. Still in prototype stage but some nice pictures and videos:

http://www.vinciworx.com/en/projekte/nixie-drehzahlmesser

Enjoy and leave a reply on my page!

cheers Patric

Mich...@aol.com

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Mar 14, 2012, 3:32:00 PM3/14/12

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Very nice.

I can't find the Order Form. :)

Need it for the 66 Mustang :)

PS. The videos, when clicking on them from the page, show that they are "private" videos. Can't watch them.

Michail

Nicholas Stock

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Mar 14, 2012, 3:34:03 PM3/14/12

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Excellent! I should put one in my '68.....

Nick

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patric

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Mar 14, 2012, 3:53:10 PM3/14/12

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Try again, forgot to tick the public option.

On Wednesday, 14 March 2012 20:32:00 UTC+1, Michail wrote:

Very nice.

I can't find the Order Form. :)

Need it for the 66 Mustang :)

PS. The videos, when clicking on them from the page, show that they are "private" videos. Can't watch them.

Michail

Nick

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Mar 14, 2012, 3:55:16 PM3/14/12

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Lovely work - small point - there are those here who have made nixie speedos etc. for motorbikes & cars (but not as nice as yours), but most had problems with vibration damaging the nixies and/or their connectors - nixie is parallel to the road and puts pressure on the pins - over time, springs receptacles weaken, dry joints can occur and the nixie itself can become damaged (cathode mounts fail & cathodes/anode shorts).

It might well be worth fitting anti-vibration mounts internally to the unit...

Nick

Terry S

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Mar 14, 2012, 4:04:50 PM3/14/12

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Very nice. Why not pick up the data off the vehicle OBD connector?

Terry

Terry S

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Mar 14, 2012, 4:05:28 PM3/14/12

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Oh never mind .. '67 Mustang. No OBD connector.

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Ryan McDonald

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Mar 14, 2012, 8:45:11 PM3/14/12

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You sir, ROCK.

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J Forbes

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Mar 14, 2012, 11:58:32 PM3/14/12

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This is a really neat thing. I've been wanting a Nixie display to use
in at least one of my old cars for a long time, but never got up the
ambition to make one. Recently I discovered the fun of connecting a
MegaSquirt EFI controller to an old car to use only for data
logging....of course it could be modified to drive a Nixie display, or
just borrow the input circuitry and programming to make whatever kind
of custom dashboard you want.

A single 4 digit display, with a large rotary switch to select which
parameter to display, might look appropriately old fashioned for a
1950s car.

Thanks for sharing!

Jim

Dennis

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Mar 15, 2012, 12:40:04 AM3/15/12

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Really great stuff Patric. The soft glow at night will be terrific.

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