Well, I know I said I gave up on the point to point wiring version, but it kept on dragging me in...
Anyway, few hiccups...
The am/pm didn't work as planned, the final 4017 CO never actually goes low, so i wired the 4013 into the reset line instead.
It works.
also, I had the polarity switched on the 4011, that took a couple evenings to un-mess up
the left nixie power supply died, multiple times. the first couple I fixed by replacing the FET, the last one was a problem somewhere else holding the FET on, and I didn't find it within 10 minuets, so I wired it into the other one, and all is well
now all I need to do is move the power jack, wire in a wall-wart, and add a 9 volt clip
(and a case, my dad has decided to put himself in charge of that portion. He wants to steampunk it, and I'm more than willing to let him knock himself out)
I also credit the artists rattatat and the strokes for helping. for some reason I can actually think when I listen to them
And some piano music- helen jane long
finally, pics and vids
pics attached, youtube is uploading, I'll link when it's done
edit- if you want to see the underside, and all its spaghettified glory, i can provide pics
edit 2- video!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPdEz3aDGY
Anyway, few hiccups...
The am/pm didn't work as planned, the final 4017 CO never actually goes low, so i wired the 4013 into the reset line instead.
It works.
also, I had the polarity switched on the 4011, that took a couple evenings to un-mess up
the left nixie power supply died, multiple times. the first couple I fixed by replacing the FET, the last one was a problem somewhere else holding the FET on, and I didn't find it within 10 minuets, so I wired it into the other one, and all is well
now all I need to do is move the power jack, wire in a wall-wart, and add a 9 volt clip
(and a case, my dad has decided to put himself in charge of that portion. He wants to steampunk it, and I'm more than willing to let him knock himself out)
I also credit the artists rattatat and the strokes for helping. for some reason I can actually think when I listen to them
And some piano music- helen jane long
finally, pics and vids
pics attached, youtube is uploading, I'll link when it's done
edit- if you want to see the underside, and all its spaghettified glory, i can provide pics
edit 2- video!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPdEz3aDGY
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