- Clock displays time on 4 USSR IN-12 nixie tubes (Cold War era neon gas displays)
- Handcrafted wooden case with transparent acrylic enclosure, black glossy finish
- High quality power adapter with plug suitable for buyer’s location is included
- Each clock is carefully hand assembled with new high quality parts
- 4 brightness levels of tubes with On/Off blue LED backlight
CHRONIX Nixie Tube Clock
Handcrafted, fully assembled clock, with 4 USSR IN-12 vintage nixie tube displays.
Nixie Tube Clock is an intriguing connection of modern electronics with old school vacuum tubes.
Nixie tubes are no longer produced, neon gas displays from Cold War Era.
Warm, orange glow of nixie tubes makes this clock a special and unique timepiece.
Clock’s case is made of wood, painted with durable black glossy lacquer and acrylic enclosure.
Tubes come from new old stock (NOS), which guarantees their long life expectancy.
Quartz oscillator and software time correction ensures accurate timekeeping.
Each clock is assembled by hand from new parts and tested to ensure failure-free operation.
Clock features:
- Displays time in HH:MM format
- Selectable 12H/24H format
- Software time correction (+/- 9.9s/day with 0.1s res)
- Alarm – 4 brightness levels of tubes & backlight
- Tubes blue LED backlight (can be turned On/Off)
- Leading zero blanking (can be turned On/Off)
- Auto increase of adjusted value for fast time setting
- Seconds can be reset to zero for precise time setting
- Simple setting using only three buttons
- Settings are preserved during power interrupts
- Built-in accumulator for time backup during short power interrupts
- Tubes can be dimmed or extinguished for programmed period of time (extends nixie tubes lifespan)
- Selectable 4 cycling routines: digits scroll, digits scroll & shift, slotmachine activated every: 1, 10, 60min or midnight
(prevents cathode poisoning and extends nixie tubes lifespan)
Technical details:
Clock dimensions: 6.7×3.1×3.1in
Digits size: 0.7in
Nixie tubes condition: new old stock (NOS)
Nixie tubes life expectancy: 22years
Average power consumption: 3W
Power supply requirements: 9V DC, 500mA
English user manual and power adapter with plug suitable for buyer’s location are included