Re: Nixie clocks: possibly an AH clock?

Nixies all burn out eventually, so I would build a nixie clock with sockets
for easy replacement. Usually the calculators have 8 or more digits so you
would have some spares. Ebay nixies usually go for around $25/dozen, so
buying them new is not cost prohibitive either.

The funny thing about nixie clocks is that they did not really exist in the
heydey of nixies - nixies and the electronics needed to drive them were way
too expensive to waste on a clock. Even now they don't really make "sense"
at a cost of $150 or so, when you can buy a perfectly nice LED alarm clock
for $10. But they are kind of neat.





"John S." <hjsjms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jack Denver wrote:
>> I also remember them from the old Monroe desk calculators. If you are
>> lucky
>> you can pick these up in non-working condition at flea markets, garage
>> sales, etc. for $1 or 2 and harvest the nixies.
>>
>
> Good idea, but those calculator nixes might be close to the end of
> their life! If I was building a Nixie clock I would probably pay for
> the good ones.
>


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