Ice Tube clock - VFD tube

Ice Tube Clock

Folder: Electronics
Ice Tube Clock by Adafruit
Ice Tube clock - VFD alignment

Ice Tube clock - VFD alignment

26 Sep 2009 105
Ice Tube clock - VFD soldered

Ice Tube clock - VFD soldered

26 Sep 2009 92
Ice Tube clock - VFD attached

Ice Tube clock - VFD attached

26 Sep 2009 114
Ice Tube clock - VFD attached

Ice Tube clock - VFD attached

26 Sep 2009 102
Ice Tube clock - nut hack

Ice Tube clock - nut hack

26 Sep 2009 114
Clipping off some parts of the nuts makes them flush with the acrylic. This is necessary on the right side where the VFD tube is mounted. Otherwise the nuts collide with the PCB.
Ice Tube clock - DONE

Ice Tube clock - DONE

26 Sep 2009 110
Ice Tube clock - It's alive

Ice Tube clock - It's alive

27 Sep 2009 81
The tube is green. Blue would've been much nicer.
Ice Tube clock - strange error

Ice Tube clock - strange error

27 Sep 2009 96
Some of the digits weren't lit up evenly, so I tried some things here and there , but I ended up with THIS. Epic failure !
Ice Tube clock - voltage reg. 4

Ice Tube clock - voltage reg. 4

25 Sep 2009 105
Ice Tube clock - VFD driver socket

Ice Tube clock - VFD driver socket

25 Sep 2009 105
Ice Tube clock - backup battery 3

Ice Tube clock - backup battery 3

25 Sep 2009 99
Ice Tube clock - electronics fully assembled

Ice Tube clock - electronics fully assembled

25 Sep 2009 103
Ice Tube clock - VFD PCB

Ice Tube clock - VFD PCB

25 Sep 2009 73
This little trick can be used to align the PCB.
Ice Tube clock - VFD PCB

Ice Tube clock - VFD PCB

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