Big Nixie Gadget

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Mac Doktor

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Feb 15, 2025, 1:29:00 PM2/15/25
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Wow:


Now all I need is the decimal display version. I wonder how much it weighs...


Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
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"If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."—Roy Batty, Blade Runner

Rik Declercq

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Feb 15, 2025, 2:56:30 PM2/15/25
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What a beauty... And a beast at the same time!

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Mac Doktor

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Feb 15, 2025, 5:19:03 PM2/15/25
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On Feb 15, 2025, at 2:56 PM, Rik Declercq <rikde...@gmail.com> wrote:

What a beauty... And a beast at the same time!

I showed it to a friend of mine and this was his answer:

<name> has the trochotron version with military markings. It weights a LOT. You cannot lift it. 150+ pounds.

Now I'm really jealous. But where would I put it??


Terry Bowman, KA4HJH

Peter Hall

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Feb 15, 2025, 6:37:04 PM2/15/25
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Only 110lbs! Its portable 😂

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gregebert

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Feb 16, 2025, 4:20:30 PM2/16/25
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It will also function as a space-heater. Interesting mix of "cordwood" and single-sided PCB. I dont recall seeing any other vacuum-tube based equipment with nixies, perhaps because transistors were coming out of the woodwork around the same time.

My first nixie device (Microdot model 412A FM signal generator) was similar size and weight, though 100% solid state. Initially I scrapped it for the 550Mhz frequency counter, and later it became my first nixie clock. 

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