Ever seen a rackmount clock?

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

Erm...

So neither fun nor exotic ideas forthcoming, then? A slide-out emergency Hobnob storage tray?

[Sam Spoons]

I don't know, the Nixie Tube Clock Nigel linked too should be far out enough to fulfil anybodies fantasies....

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

Yes but not in a 1U rack space!

[Sam Spoons]

true.....

[Drew Stephenson]

Erm...

So neither fun nor exotic ideas forthcoming, then? A slide-out emergency Hobnob storage tray?

This ^^^

[Sam Spoons]

No..... that'd need 2U

[Drew Stephenson]

I wasn't going to put anything else in the rack at all...

[N i g e l]

https://cpc.farnell.com/streetwize/swc2 ... 7?st=clock

Dimensions: 67 x 40 x 13mm

1U is just > 40mm

CPC probably do a selection of 19" panels too.

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Anyway back to Nixies - I had imagined that clock sitting on top of the rack but its old hat anyway using old NOS Nixies.

Dalibor Farný makes brand new Nixies for only $150
[each, not for a set of 6]

https://www.daliborfarny.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxL4ElboiuA

[Sam Spoons]

https://cpc.farnell.com/streetwize/swc2 ... 7?st=clock

Dimensions: 67 x 40 x 13mm

1U is just > 40mm

I think I've got one knocking about somewhere, it doesn't tick so I'll probably never find it.....

[Folderol]

Well, it took me a while to find, but some of these would make a fantastic clock and (just) fit into 1U
P.S. scroll down to see what they look like when running

[ConcertinaChap]

I use the Canford Audio clock - the one that is always accurate and gets its signal from the Atomic Clock - and less than £30.

Oh, WOW! I'm a sucker for this sort of thing, John. Where's me credit card ...

CC

[N i g e l]

Well, it took me a while to find, but some of these would make a fantastic clock and (just) fit into 1U
P.S. scroll down to see what they look like when running

Well cool !

[Eddy Deegan]

Not rackmount, but when I need the time I ask my mate on the desk:



He doesn't keep great time, so for a bit more accuracy I have a Gixie clock:



It doesn't come out well on my phone pics but is as clear as a bell to the eye. As its light-sources are LEDs it's also possible to change the hue to virtually anything, as well as set custom hues for each digit if you want (though I've had issues working that last one out using an android phone app. I'll figure it out eventually).

[The Korff]

Erm...

So neither fun nor exotic ideas forthcoming, then?

http://www.model42.com/2010/01/rmv420/

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

Wow, that's certainly out of left field! Hugh's 'exotic' box definitely ticked with that!

Loving Eddy's toys too! Can't beat a bit of steampunk.

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

No..... that'd need 2U

Not if you laid them flat or at a jaunty angle. A 1U drawer would be fine. Hobnobs, or their superior Aldi equivalent at least, never stay around long enough here to be in danger of going stale.

[John Willett]

Actually - this Bresser version seems very nice and less than £20

It's £41 John.

Oops - I was looking at the price of the round clocks before clicking on the LED option.

[Sam Spoons]

One of these might do it? https://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=140

[John Willett]

If you are going to have a studio clock it *should* be accurate - which is why I use a radio controlled clock which getrs its signal from the Atomic Clock.

Always accutate - switches automatically for winter and summer time - only have to change the battery every couple of years and watch as the hands scroll around as the clock gets the correct time.

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

and watch as the hands scroll around as the clock gets the correct time.

Not a lot going on in the Willett household then!!

[John Willett]

and watch as the hands scroll around as the clock gets the correct time.

Not a lot going on in the Willett household then!!

It''s only once every couple of years.

[N i g e l]

Not rackmount,
It doesn't come out well on my phone pics but is as clear as a bell to the eye. As its light-sources are LEDs it's also possible to change the hue to virtually anything, as well as set custom hues for each digit if you want (though I've had issues working that last one out using an android phone app. I'll figure it out eventually).

Eco-awesome ! That is ingenious, sort of like a fibre-optic slice per character ?

[Martin Walker]

Just to prove it can be done, here's the LCD clock I mentioned earlier, which I've just placed on a 1u blank panel:

I've had this clock about 20 years, and bought it from Tandy (Radio Shack)

Good luck tracking one down!

Martin

[Dr Huge Longjohns]

Found a couple on ebay now. Can't remember what I changed my search to, but it worked. Looks good like that, cheers.

[Eddy Deegan]

As its light-sources are LEDs it's also possible to change the hue to virtually anything, as well as set custom hues for each digit if you want

Eco-awesome ! That is ingenious, sort of like a fibre-optic slice per character ?

Each 'tube' is just a nice clear perspex (or something like it) shell and inside there are thin sheets of clear plastic, each of which is etched with a single digit. The LEDs are in the main body, shining upwards and have one segment per etched sheet of plastic.

So really, it's just cycling through the segments on the LEDs, illuminating each sheet of etched plastic in turn. Surprisingly effective and quite beautiful to look at. If you hold one of the buttons then you can cycle slowly through all the hues and pick one you like, so I tend to go between purple, dark blue and classic sepia depending on my mood!