1 The Art of Making a Nixie Tube
Dalibor Farny's start to finish look at handmade nixie production, shared as an inspiring example of how far a small workshop can take this craft today.
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Dalibor Farny's start to finish look at handmade nixie production, shared as an inspiring example of how far a small workshop can take this craft today.
Technology Connections' piece is linked whenever old numeric displays come up, as a handy account of how Numitron devices work and where they sit in display history.
A clip of Steve Wozniak showing a Nixie tube wristwatch, cited as proof that such a watch exists rather than as build guidance.
Dave Jones's EEVblog series on designing a nixie clock is recommended for its discussion of driver circuits and the practical difficulties these tubes present.
Recommended as a multi-part EEVblog project showing electronics design from schematic through prototype to assembly, and one reader learnt a lot by following it to make a clock.
Offered as a thorough primer on how nixie tubes work and how to drive them, with one builder checking its switching section against their own design.
GreatScott! builds a nixie tube clock, suggested to people wanting to make their own clock or reuse old tubes for a glowing display.