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Re: Any good summer electrical projects?

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
hmmmm....I just got done putting together a computer, which involved some welding, as well as assembling an electronic kit (the clock).

http://www.selectric.org/ibmpc/atxpc.html

Several years ago I built a "homebrew" Nixie clock, but I have sources for old parts, which you may not have available.

http://www.selectric.org/nixie/index.html (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

You might not want to get into this high voltage stuff until you understand the necessary safety precautions.

When I was young, we had Heathkits available, although we never had enough money to buy them ourselves. Dad bought a TV kit that my brothers and I put together when we were in Jr. High, I still have the TV, it still works.

My guess is that getting into electronics now, is not the same as it used to be....everything now is so small! All the ICs are surface mount, etc. And vacuum tubes are pretty much gone, even as displays.
That's really cool! I'd love to do something like that, but I don't think I have a good way of getting any nixie tubes...

anyway, I think I've got a decent idea of what I'll be doing this summer, and I also found my dad's old EE texts, so I should be good for the next couple months. I would like to know if there's a particular model of Arduino I should get if I should go in that direction, or if it's really more of a "what fits my budget" kind of deal. either way, I'm making a parts run tomorrow