Nixie Dice

Tavis Hord

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Mar 4, 2021, 5:18:11 PM3/4/21

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Hey all,

I thought some of you might like this project I finished last weekend.

I had a couple of N-12's and wanted to do something different with them other than a clock to a watch etc. So I durned them into some dice.

The left tube is one Die and the right tube is the other... you shake the device to "shuffle" and then set it down to "roll" once it lands on both numbers, it totals them up and shows the result.

I made a video demonstrating them here: https://youtu.be/OjV2rZLKhQE

Nick Andrews

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Mar 4, 2021, 7:26:47 PM3/4/21

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Pretty cool. Is it set up as two 6-sided dice?

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Michail Wilson

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Mar 4, 2021, 7:55:21 PM3/4/21

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From watching the video, it appears it is. Then holds the display for the 2 die and then adds them together for a total for another second or two.

Nice use of Nixies other than a clock.

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Pretty cool. Is it set up as two 6-sided dice?

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 4:18 PM Tavis Hord <tavis...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey all,

I thought some of you might like this project I finished last weekend.

I had a couple of N-12's and wanted to do something different with them other than a clock to a watch etc. So I durned them into some dice.

The left tube is one Die and the right tube is the other... you shake the device to "shuffle" and then set it down to "roll" once it lands on both numbers, it totals them up and shows the result.

I made a video demonstrating them here: https://youtu.be/OjV2rZLKhQE

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Tavis Hord

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Mar 4, 2021, 9:36:14 PM3/4/21

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Yeah, six sided. some people have mentioned having it do other types. Could add a button to cycle through different modes i suppose. It wasn't on my mind at the time it was just more of a "what can I do that's different with two nixie tubes.."

Tavis Hord

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Mar 4, 2021, 9:36:34 PM3/4/21

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Exactly! :)

Paul Andrews

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Mar 5, 2021, 2:37:22 PM3/5/21

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That's cool. A pretty complete concept, with a battery too. What did you use for the charger?

Tavis Hord

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Mar 5, 2021, 5:11:39 PM3/5/21

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Arduino Pro Micro

K155ID1 Nixie Tube Driver x 2

MPSA42 High Voltage Transistor

20K Resistor x 3

NCH8200HV High Voltage DC-DC Boost Converter

GY-521 3 Axis Accelerometer

TP4056 Type-C USB 5V 1A Battery Charger Module

3.7V 240mAh Lipo Battery 5mm x 20mm x 30mm

1A Latching Push Button Switch 12 x 8 x 8mm

Tavis Hord

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Mar 5, 2021, 5:12:43 PM3/5/21

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The transistor is used to drive the decimal point...

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