***Official Electronics Thread of Officialness (it starts off with lots of Nixie Tube Clock goodness

  • Thread starter Thread starter Aod
  • Start date Start date
Anyone picked up a 12v adapter for their kit? If so what did you go for. I thought I'd have one somewhere in the ton of adapters knocking round at home.. but have yet to find one that's spot on. I have one that is rated at 11.5V, would that be suitable? Only 0.5V off what's recommended :P

Also just noticed your signature Aod :) What's life like outside the concrete prison of Cov? I have yet to formulate an escape plan! hehe
 
Last edited:
11.5V should be fine as long as it's rated to supply 300ma or more.

Life outside Coventry is nice! i occasionally get to see the sky! :D :p
 
Awesome! you going to do a build-log? i'm assuming you've got a nice multimeter (with Ohmmeter function?) and read through the instructions?
 
Yes I have a good multimeter, if I can find it lol. I'll take a few photos as I go. Going to get a better soldering iron from my friend later, as mines really old and too big for this. Hopefully have it done next week sometime. Then I'll start thinking about a case :)
 
Just opened up the box to see what was inside. Exciting times!

SAM_1294.jpg

SAM_1295.jpg

SAM_1296.jpg

SAM_1297.jpg

SAM_1300.jpg


Wanted to resize images, but could only work out how to get thumbnails. Let me know if they are too big
 
Nah they're fine!
Looks great matey, yours came in a box... mine only came in a padded manilla! :p

...Didn't even say "do not bend" on it... :( :p :D

<edit>
Suggestion; when you're building the clock, when you get to the stage of putting the nixies in, start in reverse order (from NX6 to NX1 instead of the other way round) because NX6 has the least free space around the terminals and NX1 has the most :)
 
Toothy1911 said:
My kit arrived this morning! less than about 17 hours after ordering!!
I did choose recorded delivery though, might have got it to me quicker. Excellent service from PVElectronics!
Click to expand...

Looks like you got lucky with the post - I also paid the extra for recorded delivery but still nothing. I guess it'll be monday.

Kit looks great, have fun with it :)
 
These look sweet!

Could one of these be built by a complete noob with no electronics or soldering experience at all? I wouldn't have a clue what resistors etc to use unless there are clear instructions.

I hope someone takes a few build photos, would be interested to see it going together.
 
Mark A said:
These look sweet!

Could one of these be built by a complete noob with no electronics or soldering experience at all? I wouldn't have a clue what resistors etc to use unless there are clear instructions.

I hope someone takes a few build photos, would be interested to see it going together.
Click to expand...

the instructions tell you what resistor values to use, you need to work out which resistors are which :)

you can either do it with a multimeter that can measure resistance or you can look up the resistor values by their colour bands.

I'd say that if you didn't have any soldering experience you'd struggle to build the kit, simply because soldering is fairly challenging if you've never done it before. That said, i wouldn't dissuade you from trying to learn, it's an excellent skill to have :)
 
I have a Parkside 48w adjustable soldering iron with a flat and pointed tip. I have done a little bit of soldering but nothing on this scale. I haven't really soldered on a pcb, mainly just joining wires for various things on my PC and Rc car etc.
 
you should be okay then :) 48W will be waaaaay too hot but as long as it's adjustable you should be A-okay :D

you'll want to use the pointed tip *thumbsup*
 
I'm thinking that next time i try an electronics project i'll probably buy an Antex XS25W, or maybe a CS18W. My HP 30W was just a poor choice, far too large to do precision work with and the tip reflects that. Plus i've left it on too long since i didn't know what i was doing, and i didn't tin the tip before i used it so it's not very useful now :(

Really though, i do not have any luck (or, more likely skill) when it comes to electronics. Everything i've tried has failed miserably. Hence why i don't really want to spend £60 on something which would only really be a gimick (well, that and that's how much i have in my bank account). Are there any simple radio projects out there?
 
the UK's only highstreet electronic-parts retailer, who's name sounds vaguely cartographic sell loads of simple little electronics kits which are a good way of developing your skill. :)

18W probably isn't hot enough in my experience.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom