This is what you will have, after you have assembled the kit (Copper Case Option)
What is Nixie QTC?
Nixie QTC takes a new path for Nixie Clocks for mid-sized solder-in tubes.
Learning from our past experiences of thousands of kits sold, we recognise a major customer concern and possibly the biggest drawback with solder-in tubes: They are soldered in!
Previously, a failed tube always meant a difficult operation to delicately remove the tube whilst trying to preserve all traces intact. Whilst this was certainly possible, It was never easy, and made it uncomfortable to give a Nixe Clock as a gift in case a tube ever failed. With Nixie QTC (‘Quick Tube Change’), each tube is soldered only to its own mini ‘tube cell’ PCB. A tube can be changed in minutes with no danger to the main PCB. The small addition in cost is dwarfed by the huge advantage this gives. A single main board is capable of driving tens of different types of solder-in Nixie Tube. You can even completely change the tube type of your clock by installing new tube cells and tubes.
Complete PCB before mounting in the included case
· Hours, Minutes and Seconds display
· 12 or 24 hour modes
· Uses a Quartz Crystal Oscillator as the timebase
· Programmable leading zero blanking
· Date display in either DD.MM.YY or MM.DD.YY format
· Programmable date display each minute
· Scrolling display of date or standard display
· Alarm, with programmable snooze period
· Dedicated DST button to switch between DST and standard time
· Supercapacitor backup. Keeps time during short power outages
· Simple time setting using two buttons
· Programmable leading zero blanking
· Five programmable neon colon settings (Flashing AM/PM indication, illuminated AM/PM indication, both flashing, both on, both off)
· Seconds can be reset to zero to precisely the set time
· Programmable night mode - blanked or dimmed display to save tubes or prevent sleep disturbance
· Rear Indicator LEDs dim at night to prevent sleep disturbance
· Weekday aware ‘Master Blank’ function to turn off HV/ tubes on weekends or during working hours
· Separate modes for colon neons during night mode
· Standard, fading, or fading + scrollback display modes
· ‘Slot Machine’ cathode poisoning prevention routine
· Programmable RGB tube lighting – select YOUR favourite colour palette
· 729 colours possible. Have a different colour of your choice every hour, or autochanging colours
· Not AC frequency dependent – works in all countries
· All user preferences stored to non-volatile memory
All electronic components are provided, including:
6 X IN-14 Nixie tubes, with 18mm digit height
6 X Tube cell components for mounting the tubes
All transistors, resistors, capacitors, ICs, diodes
2 X Neon bulbs for hours:minutes:seconds separators
Double sided, plated - through - hole PCB with red solder resist.
Fully pre-programmed PIC microcontroller, with socket
Piezo alarm sounder
RGB Tube Lighting LEDs
12V DC Power adapter to suit your shipping location
Your Choice of Case:
Hobby Kit of Electronic Components. To be soldered together
Case is Precision CNC Machined then Copper Anodised. It is solid, high quality piece
Full color RGB Tube Lighting under each tube RGB Tube lighting can be disabled if you prefer