1 Mar
2008
1 Mar
'08
4:18 a.m.
On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 04:40:02AM -0500, M H Stein wrote:
Ethan Dicks wrote:
Yeah... I read the specs. I'm know about nixies and plain neon tubes,
etc., but I don't know anything about "keep-alive anodes".
There is a vendor and part number etched on the
face: Sperry SP-738.
A little tricky to interface because of the high voltage, keep-alive
anodes, etc. I may have some of the driver chips though if
you're serious.
I would love to make this do something useful. The display was
free (I got it in a pile of parts from a friend who retired and
left the State), but I've always wanted to do something interesting
with it. Perhaps an AVR-controlled, Dallas 1-wire thermometer
display?
-ethan
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