24 Jul
2001
24 Jul
'01
1:23 p.m.
--- "Cini, Richard" <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com> wrote:
Hi:
I have one of these clocks, but haven't opened it in a while. I
believe that it's an extruded Al case that would prevent you from expanding
the case vertically. If it weren't for the display, the PCB could fit in the
Hayes 300 case.
That makes sense, given how that style of case goes.
As far as the display, it looks to be a Futaba clock
display.
Problem is is that no one carries them. Jameco has one, but it's only
4-digits.
I've never tried to hack right to a VFD. I've only ever played with
ones that have controllers.
I take it the day of the week display is part of the flourescent, not
LEDs behind the "Sun...Sat" labels, right?
If I were retrofitting/rebuilding the clock, and $$$
wasn't an
issue, I'd use a Noritake serial VFD display with a custom font and a PIC
for the clock.
That's more or less what I'm leaning towards. I have a Matrix Orbital 20x4
VFD from Linux Central that is currently mounted behind a disk drive bay
bracket. It is easily movable.
-ethan
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