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Make your own Retro Nixie Clock with an RTC!

2019-12-15

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More project information (schematic, pictures,.....) on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Own-Retro-Nixie-Clock-With-an-RTC/

Parts list (incomplete, see Instructables for more, affiliate links):

Aliexpress:

4x IN-14 Nixie tube: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dYxadSB

4x K155ID1 Nixie tube driver: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dZ02DLv

1x LM7805 5V regulator: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTT11Yx

1x Arduino Pro Mini: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dWjf2yn

1x DS1307 RTC: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d6iyPCF

SMD Capacitors (1206 10uF, 100nF): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSt10Z1

Male+Female Header: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d8CsUsJ

4x 10kΩ Resistor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dVrRxir

1x 170V DC Supply: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTNNUVZ

1x DC Input Jack: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Bf7oDayn

Websites which were shown in the video:

https://tubehobby.com/store.php?cat=2

https://tubehobby.com/show_det.php?det=13

https://tubehobby.com/datasheets/in14.pdf

https://tubehobby.com/datasheets/k155id1.pdf

In this project I will show you how to create a retro nixie clock. That means I will show you how you can control nixie tubes with a high voltage DC power supply and then I will combine 4 nixie tubes with an Arduino, a Real Time Clock (RTC) and a custom 3D printed enclosure in order to create the nixie clock. Let's get started!

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Music:

2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

Killing Time, Kevin MacLeod

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Intro
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Nixie Tubes
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Power Supply
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Components
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PCB
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Testing
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Final Assembly
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