Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Tube Time

Location:   Expo Green   

The Nixie tube wall clock with chime, has several other small Nixie clocks, and some clocks constructed using vintage oscillograph cathode ray tubes! You will also see vintage oscillograph instruments, including one model dating to 1935. Learn how to make vintage-style paper capacitors out of cardboard toilet paper tubes

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Topic(s): Engineering

Tags: nixie clock cathode ray tube oscillograph vintage capacitor

About the Maker(s)

Eric Schlaepfer
Eric Schlaepfer has messed around with electronics for as long as he can remember. He currently enjoys building novelty clocks using unusual or archaic display technologies.

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