VFD (Retro)

PJAllen

Bought a couple of these a long time ago.· Got around to putting one through its paces.· Its version of an "S" looks like a backward "Z".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7L4jqeU8MQ

Agent420

I'm a display freak, with special fetishes for glowing things.· Bonus points if they're incased in glass. So I love VFD's [noparse];)[/noparse]· They are certainly attention getters for projects.· I must be getting old... the 'wonder' lcd seems rather ho-hum these days [noparse];)[/noparse]

Nice job!


Fwiw, you can usually salvage some of these things from older equipment...·· I·documented a·project with a RG5-1366 board (1 x 16 VFD + buttons) from an old HP printer at the link below...· I just checked ebay and these boards can be found for ~ $8.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=112110


BG Micro often has easy-to-use surplus VFD's for a good price...

http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=12312



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Oh yeah, don't forget the individual vfd digit display tubes [noparse];)[/noparse]

http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/different/bl-100/sylv.htm







Post Edited (Agent420) : 5/5/2008 2:29:16 PM GMT

Chris Savage

Very cool demo PJ...I did get a little seasick watching it though! [noparse];)[/noparse]

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