[time-nuts] Any nixie project people out there?

[David Medin]

   I appreciate the assistance I've gotten here in getting my Tbolts set
   up and generating that beautiful traceable 10 MHz for my benches at
   home and work.

   I've got a giveback IF someone plans to put it to good use. My
   faithful Ballantine 5700A 9 digit nixie frequency counter isn't
   counting so well in its upper range as of last week, and as much as I
   have some affinity for it (I've had it for over 20 years), I have no
   time to repair it and have a more modern counter with my Tbolt now
   driving the reference. If anyone out there is looking for a nixie
   project for a clock or just simply wanting to use the parts, let me
   know. I'm not really looking for anything for it, but I'd rather just
   drop it off at a UPS shipping store and have them package and send it
   at your cost, and that would be your only obligation. It has a 1 MHz
   (I believe, because the external reference is 1 MHz) ovenized
   oscillator on a PC board, 9 digits of working nixies soldered to the
   PCB, a gate to 10 seconds, and a range of 10 Hz to 512 MHz, although
   the upper octave is not working properly and indicating about twice
   the applied frequency. It is chock full of ECL and TTL including the
   nixie driver TTL, most in sockets, so it should be real accessible for
   those wanting to turn it into something else where just the drivers
   and divider chain would be of use. The case comes together with Dzus
   on top and bottom, and has a few dents and also a spot where the NASA
   inventory tag used to be years ago. It does work, top range aside. I
   do NOT have a manual.

   No takers, and the nixie driver chips will go on ebay, but I'd rather
   give it to someone who can use it in only the whacky way a Time Nut
   can.

   Thanks.

   Dave Medin
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