Comments on: Nixie counter clock http://hackaday.com/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/ Fresh hacks every day Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: neoxide http://hackaday.com/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-30953 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:44:17 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/#comment-30953 Ah, non-destructive. Just as well that I have loads of nixie tube frequency counters. They fit well on a bookshelf.

]]> By: Sonar240 http://hackaday.com/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-30952 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:51:20 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/#comment-30952 Hahah Nixie Tubes. Ya know in the Navy we still use those for the display on our fathometers.

]]> By: lerneaen hydra http://hackaday.com/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-30951 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:37:17 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/#comment-30951 mattos – I decided to waste energy because I needed something quick to make it work and because I have one of those new generators with rare-earth magnets that’s mounted in the center of the front wheel, I can’t tell when it’s on or off, there’s no noticable drag at all.

]]> By: O Mattos http://hackaday.com/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-30950 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:32:17 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/01/05/nixie-counter-clock/#comment-30950 I don’t understand his circuit here:
http://www.lerneaenhydra.net/images/rsgallery/original/scematic.png

It seems there’s lots of things there which waste significant power, especially the design of the circuit to prevent the capacitors overcharging. It seems he’s decided to always load the dynamo, which is going to make it much harder to ride the bike.

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