[time-nuts] Digital Clock kit - no Integrated circuits!

[Steve Rooke]

2010/1/10 Magnus Danielson <magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org>:
> Steve Rooke wrote:
>>
>> 2010/1/9 Tom Clifton <kc0vsj at yahoo.com>:
>>>
>>> http://transistorclock.com/  has a very interesting (though a bit
>>> expensive) kit for sale.  A 10" x 11" circuit board sporting nearly 200
>>> transistors and 600 diodes to drive six seven-segment displays.  Suitable
>>> for framing...  As delivered runs on 60hz but there is a note about
>>> conversion to 50hz mains.  You can buy a  bare board, just the components or
>>> a full kit.
>>>
>>> You must see it to believe it!
>>
>> Bah humbug! Stupid modern day design, it'll never be any good, you
>> need to use valves to make real gear :-)
>
> Bha! Mechanics, relays and transductors... tubes are so unreliable!

Ah, you old fogies!!!

:-)

Cheers,
Steve

> Cheers,
> Magnus
>
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-- 
Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD
A man with one clock knows what time it is;
A man with two clocks is never quite sure.