Felt somewhat out of the loop of knowledge of historical electronics objects when I happened upon this CHRONOTRONIX V400 NIXIE TUBE CLOCK. I am fascinated by the look of this wonderful object/clock. It really looks like an art piece, both vintage and modern at the same time. A nixie tube is an electronic device for displaying numerals or other information. The glass tube contains a wire-mesh anode, and multiple cathodes in the shape of numerals or letters. Applying power to one cathode surrounds it with an orange glow discharge. The tube is filled with a gas at low pressure. Devices like these date back as far as the 1920s, but were first introduced in 1954 by the Burroughs Corporation.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Going Tubular
Felt somewhat out of the loop of knowledge of historical electronics objects when I happened upon this CHRONOTRONIX V400 NIXIE TUBE CLOCK. I am fascinated by the look of this wonderful object/clock. It really looks like an art piece, both vintage and modern at the same time. A nixie tube is an electronic device for displaying numerals or other information. The glass tube contains a wire-mesh anode, and multiple cathodes in the shape of numerals or letters. Applying power to one cathode surrounds it with an orange glow discharge. The tube is filled with a gas at low pressure. Devices like these date back as far as the 1920s, but were first introduced in 1954 by the Burroughs Corporation.
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