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ALDER STAINED COLOR CASE

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About Nixie Tubes and Nixie Clocks:

Nixie tubes are vacuum tubes displays widely used in electronic equipment during the Cold War Era.
Developed in the mid '50s by Burroughs, nixie tube displays were the very first electrical numeric displays.
Nixie tubes utilizes the phenomenon of glow discharge of neon gas when high voltage is applied.
Their principle of operation is basically the same as a regular neon lamps widely used in light switches.
One major difference is that the nixie tube uses ten cathodes-digit resembling handwriting numerals.
During Cold War Era nixie tubes were commonly used in first computers and measuring devices.
In the late '80s nixie tubes were superseded by more modern LED, VFD, and LCD displays.
However, in post-Soviet Union states nixie tubes were still being mass-produced till the late '90s.
New Old Stock nixie tubes (NOS) can be still found in old military surplus warehouses in Russia.
Unlike LED, VFD or LCD displays, nixie tubes have this unique, mesmerizing and mysterious orange glow.
Nowadays nixie tubes are once again revived in unique clocks, which bring memories of the Cold War Era.
Because of this nixie clocks are increasingly popular among steampunk and retro enthusiasts.

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Direct price including international standard shipping is $129
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Item description:

Nixie tube clock displays time in HH:MM format on a single Z566M large nixie tube.
Every 1s tube displays a respective digit of a current time.
I.e. time 12:34 is displayed by showing following digits 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Orange LEDs indicate which digit is displayed at any given moment.
Red LED indicates PM or ALARM is on.
Offered clock is assembled with the use of new, high quality parts and tested.
Clock's case is made from wood stained to alder color and painted with durable lacquer and black acrylic top.

Clock features:

• Hours and Minutes display

• Clock utilizes precise DS3231 RTC chip for measuring time (ensures high accuracy)

• Built-in battery for time backup during power interrupts

• Settings are stored in nonvolatile EEPROM memory
  
  
• Selectable digit crossfade feature
  

• Selectable 24 or 12 hours time displaying format

• Selectable 2 modes of red LED (indicates PM or ALARM ON)

• Simple time, alarm and menu setting using only two buttons

• Alarm function
  
  
• Selectable timed blanking mode during night time
  
  
• Selectable automatic brightness mode
  

• Auto increase of adjusted value after holding button for 2s (for quick setting)

• Seconds are reset during setting for precise time

• Selectable 5 level tubes brightness

• Selectable LED backlight following tubes brightness

• One button for switching LED backlight on/off

Clock condition: new

Backlight color: blue

Case color: alder

Clock model (SKU): 1XZ566M-B-ALDER

Clock dimensions: 3.15x3.15x3.55in (80x80x90mm)

            Tube type: Z566M with red filter removed for better backlight visibility, tube is new

            Nixie tube life expectancy: averages up to 200 000h (22 years) and more

Digits height:  30mm / 1.18in (owing high contrast digits are easily readable even from a far distance)

Power adapter with EU plug (and US/UK plug adapter depending on buyer location) is included.

Clock is not dependent on mains voltage or frequency which means it will work in any country.

Power consumption averages 3W

Power supply requirements:

- output voltage: 9V DC (regulated output voltage)
- input voltage: 110-230V AC (depending on your location) 
- minimal output current: 500mA or more
- power plug: US, EU, UK, AU (depending on your location)
- end plug: barrel plug 5.5mm/2.1mm ( + inside, - outside)